Business Development Assistant

Remote Recruitment

Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
Remote

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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