Odin Ed Business Development Associate

Jendmark; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Odin is seeking a Business Development Lead to engage corporate decision-makers and direct funding into education solutions. You will have intelligent conversations, identify readiness to move, and become the expert in the room with coaching from the BD Lead.

Based in Johannesburg, you will build a rapid-moving pipeline, attend in-person meetings as required, and surface new opportunities while shaping the growth of Odin's education solutions in South Africa.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years in commercial, sales, account management, or client-facing roles.
• Ability to hold confident, structured conversations with senior decision-makers.
• Johannesburg-based with own transport.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured virtual discovery calls with inbound corporate leads.
• Qualify prospects against defined criteria and assess readiness to engage.
• Communicate the Odin value proposition clearly and confidently.
• Accurately record where each prospect is in their decision-making process.
• Escalate live, ready-to-engage opportunities to the Business Development Lead.
• Maintain an organised, up-to-date pipeline of all contacts and conversations.
• Attend in-person meetings in Johannesburg as required.
• Surface additional opportunities that emerge through conversation.

Skills

Commercial experience

Executive communication

Organised and methodical

Professional presentation

Job description

Introduction:

Odin is building the future of education in South Africa - connecting forward-thinking corporates with high-impact education solutions and growing a rapidly expanding client base. Our aim is to triple that base within two years. Our compliance funding vertical is the engine driving that growth, and this role is at its centre.

Position Summary:

You will engage corporate decision-makers and introduce them to an opportunity that is changing how forward-thinking companies deploy their B-BBEE investment - directing compliance funding into education solutions that drive genuine change.

Your job is to have intelligent conversations, understand where each company is in their thinking, and identify who is ready to move.

You do not need to know this sector before you start. The BD Lead will coach and immerse you from day one. What you do need is commercial instinct, genuine curiosity, and the drive to become the expert in the room.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct structured virtual discovery calls with inbound corporate leads
• Qualify prospects against defined criteria and assess readiness to engage
• Communicate the Odin value proposition clearly and confidently
• Accurately record where each prospect is in their decision-making process
• Escalate live, ready-to-engage opportunities to the Business Development Lead
• Maintain an organised, up-to-date pipeline of all contacts and conversations
• Attend in-person meetings in Johannesburg as required
• Surface additional opportunities that emerge through conversation

What We're Looking for?

We are not looking for a sector specialist. We are looking for the right person. Sector and product knowledge is learnable - the right attitude and commercial wiring are not.

• 3-7 years of experience in a commercial, sales, account management, or client-facing role - sector does not matter
• The ability to hold a confident, structured conversation with a senior decision-maker
• Genuine curiosity and strong listening skills - you ask the right questions and hear what is behind the answer
• Organised and methodical - you manage your pipeline, follow through, and do not drop the ball
• Professional presentation and written communication
• Johannesburg-based with own transport
• Commercially hungry - motivated by building something, not by finding a comfortable corporate seat

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

This role suits someone who:

• Wants to develop genuine expertise in a specialist, high-value space - and is willing to put in the learning to get there
• Finds real satisfaction in qualifying and understanding a situation, not just in closing
• Takes their pipeline seriously and holds themselves accountable without being managed
• Sees coaching as an advantage and is the kind of person who runs with what they are given
• Is motivated by building something with long-term commercial value

What We Offer:

• Performance incentive structure tied to pipeline outcomes
• Direct coaching and mentorship from the BD Lead - structured, hands-on, and ongoing
• Full immersion in a fast-moving sector at the intersection of education, technology, and corporate investment
• Direct exposure to senior corporate deal-making from day one
• A defined path to owning your own revenue space as the business scales

Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998

Jendamark Automation reserves the right not to make an appointment. Applications will not qualify the applicant to an interview or appointment, as only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please kindly consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted three weeks after submission/closing date.