Business Development Specialist EDPNC

North Carolina Economic Development Association; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

North Carolina Economic Development Association is seeking a Business Development Specialist in Raleigh, NC (Hybrid). The role supports the BD team by generating, nurturing, and qualifying leads, and coordinating promotional activities to develop new recruitment opportunities.

You will collaborate with Marketing to establish client relationships, manage scheduling, and coordinate meetings at conferences and tradeshows, while handling direct outreach and campaign development.

Qualifications

• Experience providing BD or marketing support.
• Ability to collaborate with BD and Marketing teams to nurture and qualify leads.

Responsibilities

• Assist the BD team to identify, develop, and secure new recruitment opportunities.
• Establish client relationships and coordinate promotional activities.
• Manage individual scheduling and coordinate meetings at conferences and tradeshows.
• Direct outreach and campaign development for targeted audiences.
• Work on special projects that may involve confidential information.
• Plan and organize workload with independent judgment.

Skills

Lead generation

Relationship building

Communication

Project coordination

Job description

SUMMARY:

Location: Raleigh, NC (Hybrid)
Position: Business Development Specialist

Position assists with lead generation effectiveness by providing support for the Business Development (“BD”) team whose mission is to identify, develop, and secure new recruitment opportunities. The individual would work with the BD and Marketing teams to help generate, nurture, and qualify leads; establish client relationships; and coordinate promotional activities. In addition, he/she would manage individual scheduling, and perform duties such as coordination ofinitialmeetingsatconferenceand tradeshows, direct communication outreach,campaign developmentand working on special projects that maycontainconfidential and sensitive information.He/she would also deal with a diverse group of important external clients and partners as well as internal contacts at all levels of the organization.Independent judgment isrequiredto plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload.