Business Development Assistant
Remote Recruitment · Remote (Worldwide) · Sales
Remote (Worldwide)Full-timeJuniorZAR 23K – ZAR 25K/mo
About the role
Salary: R23 000 – R25 000 per month
Remote Recruitment is hiring a Business Development Assistant for a UK-based employer, fully remote from South Africa. You will own the groundwork behind a UK sales team’s new business — researched prospect lists, clean CRM data and follow-ups that actually happen.
This suits someone curious and persistent who wants a route into business development with a UK company from home in South Africa.
Key responsibilities
- Research and build target prospect lists
- Qualify inbound enquiries and route them to the right person
- Send follow-up emails and LinkedIn messages to warm contacts
- Keep CRM records and activity notes accurate
- Book meetings into the sales team’s diaries
- Prepare simple market and competitor summaries
What you'll need
- Experience in a sales support, lead generation or research role
- Experience with a CRM such as HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive
- Confident written English for outbound emails
- Organised, with the persistence to follow up properly
- A reliable fibre connection, a working laptop and a quiet place to work
Nice to have
- Experience with LinkedIn Sales Navigator or Apollo
- Exposure to B2B or UK markets
- Experience with email sequencing tools
What's on offer
- 100% remote — work from anywhere in South Africa
- Working hours of 09:00–17:00 UK time (11:00–19:00 SAST), Monday to Friday
- Long-term placement with a stable UK employer
- Ongoing support from the Remote Recruitment team throughout your placement
If this sounds like your kind of role, apply with your CV and we'll be in touch.
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