Business Development Officer/ Business Advisor

1 week ago


Polokwane, South Africa Sigma International Full time

The organization is looking for an experienced Business Development Officer/ Business Advisor/ Coach with experience in community/ rural tourism business development experience, and whom will be able to empower rural tourism businesses to achieve sustainable growth and community development. This position is full-time, contract-based (9 to 10 months till 31 March 2025) and is for Sigma’s rural tourism business Incubator programme, currently being implemented across Vhembe and Mopani Districts of Limpopo province. Business support is required to be rendered in a physical contact-based environment to incubator beneficiaries. The following job spec applies:
1. An experienced Business Development Officer/ Business Mentor/ Coach is required, who has experience in and is able to advise, develop, coach and mentor rural tourism businesses, located within Mopani District and Vhembe District, respectively.

**2. Must be able to speak and have good conversational skills in the local languages Xitsonga, Tsepedi, Venda, Lobedu, respectively.**

3. Must be in possession of holistic SMME (including Cooperative) business development experience and able to advise SMMEs in areas of strategy, operations, cooperative governance, conflict management, compliance, marketing, finance, HR)

4. A track record in community/ rural SMME business development is important. Key to this experience is knowledge and experience of working with Royal households.

5. Be in possession of good community engagement skills and be able to work with semi-literate communities.

6. Tourism sector-based knowledge and experience is an advantage, in particular knowledge of the Limpopo tourism landscape and ecosystem.

7. Must have a passion for business development, and be able to converse with community cooperative groups.

8. Be in possession of a suitable business management degree, with honours being an advantage.

9. Business coaching certification from an accredited association is an advantage.

10. Minimum 5 years business development/ business advisory/ mentorship/ coaching experience

11. Able to write business strategies, business operational plans, funding plans.

12. Be able to facilitate business mentorship/ training/ advisory sessions for the businesses, based on business need (face-to-face business advisory sessions)

13. Strong business administration skills

14. Can confidently engage stakeholders and experience in partnerships development.

15. Be in possession of very strong report-writing, and presentation skills.

16. Strong computer literacy (MS Office, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint) and the use of AI (artificial intelligence tools)

17. Be able to travel to meet clients to their places of business to provide business advisory/ mentorship support (driver’s licence and own vehicle mandatory)

18. Possess excellent communication skills and able to work in a team.

19. Market-related salary offered.

Application Deadline: 2024/05/15



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