Business Development Manager and Business Development Officer

Job Description

Unicaf University is currently seeking to recruit two qualified candidates for the positions below:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement business plans and strategies to achieve organisational goals.
• Conduct market research to identify potential leads, assess risks, and evaluate opportunities with partners, agents, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Identify and pursue new recruitment and partnership opportunities, including individuals, organisations, and educational institutions.
• Prepare presentations, proposals, and other documentation for corporate clients, partners, and stakeholders.
• Attend meetings, events, and other functions to represent Unicaf and promote its programmes to partners, agents, and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partners, agents, and stakeholders.
• Monitor performance against targets and provide regular reports to HQ management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Previous experience in Business Development, Sales, Recruitment, Partnerships, or a similar role, preferably within the education sector.
• Proven ability to identify new business opportunities, develop strong partnerships, and consistently achieve targets.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, networking, organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Responsibilities:

• Support recruitment and partnership activities to achieve business development targets.
• Identify and follow up on new opportunities while maintaining strong relationships with agents and partners.
• Promote Unicaf University through partner support, meetings, events, and regular performance monitoring.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong communication, negotiation, relationship-building, and organisational skills.
• Proactive and results-oriented, with the ability to identify and pursue new opportunities.

Location:

The positions are for the Unicaf University campus in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Method of Application:

Interested candidates should submit an up-to-date CV, contact details of two referees, and copies of academic and professional qualifications, quoting the position applied for, to:

[email protected]

Unicaf University is a BAC-accredited institution.

Deadline:

Applications must be submitted by 9th October, 2026.

Address: Unit 1, Shoppers Mall, Area 4, Plot 67, P.O. Box 1420, Lilongwe, Malawi
Tel: 0111 755 333
Website: www.unicafuniversity.ac.mw