Corporate Business Development Associate

About the role

Enroute54 is looking for a Corporate Business Development Associate to join its Corporate Travel Department in Accra, Ghana. The role identifies new business opportunities, generates leads and nurtures strategic partnerships by approaching and securing corporate clients for professional travel management services. It is a one-year fixed-term contract reporting directly to the Corporate Head.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and pursue potential corporate clients such as embassies, multinational companies, national organizations, public sector departments, financial institutions and law firms.
• Visit organizations to present Corporate Travel services and build relationships with HR, procurement officers, key managers and other executives.
• Generate new corporate accounts and follow leads through to conversion and onboarding.
• Prepare and deliver proposals, quotations, service agreements and pitch materials.
• Customize service offerings with management and represent the company at client meetings and networking events.
• Record leads, meetings and correspondence in internal systems and give weekly sales updates and monthly business development reports.
• Follow up with existing clients for retention and growth, and work with the travel operations team to ensure good service.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in direct sales, marketing, business development, account management or an equivalent client-facing role.
• Proven ability to build a pipeline, approach new clients and close deals.
• Nice to have: experience in travel, hospitality or corporate services; experience with embassies or multinational institutions; CRM software and Canva knowledge.

What we offer

• Fixed monthly salary and fixed monthly transport allowance.
• Fixed annual health contribution and a discretionary annual bonus.
• Merchandise and statutory annual holiday.
• The role may involve travel within Ghana and some early or late client calls across time zones.