Business Development Executive/manager

**Introduction to SIP**:
Social Innovation Park Ltd (SIP) is an internationally acclaimed **global platform for social innovation, **pioneering an exciting new venture, **Unicorns for Good. **We are creating a platform uniting a global community of **world-class leaders, technologists, investors and philanthropists, **to create transformative impact through technology.

Founded in 2006 by former Member of Parliament in Singapore and social innovation thought leader, Hon. Penny Low, SIP has pioneered various platforms of change to build a more inclusive, sustainable and mindful world. We have **educated over 13 Million people, partnered with over 200 global institutional partners **and our past corporate partners include DBS, JP Morgan, McKinsey, Accenture, etc. We strive to make a sustainable and transformative impact both locally and globally.**Key Benefits of Joining SIP**
- Access to **world-class leaders **, experts, and successful entrepreneurs
- Work in a **vibrant, supportive and innovative team **, pioneering impactful new projects, where possibilities are only bound by imagination
- **Credibility **through SIP platform, with our network of SIP distinguished fellows including **late former President of Singapore, S.R. Nathan, famous actor and philanthropist, Jet Li **and many others.
- Opportunities to **learn **from SIP Founder, former Member of Parliament of Singapore, Ms. Penny Low, and **accelerate personal development
**Key projects:
**_SIP Academy _**
- SIP Academy is SIP’s knowledge hub, which provides mindfulness-based programs to empower people, businesses and government to become mindful leaders and make more impactful and sustainable decisions and policies, to create an inclusive and sustainable world.**_Unicorns for Good _**

**Role Introduction
SIP is looking for a highly motivated and energetic Business Development Manager (BDM) to join our team with a focus on generating high returns to people, planet and profits.

BDM will also build meaningful partnerships across People, Private and Public (3Ps) Sector, and create the network and community for further leads. This entails developing strategies for engaging prospects and crafting proposals to develop a healthy pipeline.

The BDM shall promote SIP’s agenda to enhance, empower and educate changemakers to build a more inclusive, sustainable and mindful world, by bringing about social innovation through cross-sector and high impact collaborations with your contribution.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop and implement strategy-based lead generation, generating sales for SIP Academy
- Work on innovation, market development, and product development, focusing on value creation.
- Manage a methodologically directed pipeline to ensure steady revenue expansion while attaining positive social impact.
- Undertake thorough market research to identify emerging opportunities and trends within the market.
- Innovate new products that serve the diverse different markets while promoting social impact.
- Develop and sustain strong connections and partnerships with pivotal stakeholders in the community, such as collaborators, clients, and industry leaders.
- Prepare prospect engagement strategies and proposals, negotiate agreements, programme design and implementation, and post-closing follow-ups.
- Source for and manage relevant grants.
- Monitor and report on key performance metrics to track progress towards goals, including social impact metrics.

**Preferred Requirements & Experience**
- **Strong entrepreneurial mindset and spirit**: creative, resourceful and willing to go above and beyond to achieve goals
- At least 3 years of experience in Sales or Business Development
- Excellent strategic and analytical acumen with an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset; a natural problem solver.
- Strong motivation, drive, energy and ambition to achieve revenue and social impact growth.
- Flexibility and adaptability, with strong inclination for driving growth through innovative thinking.
- Ability to build strong relationships and networks with all stakeholders.
- Outstanding communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Proven track record of success in developing and executing business strategies that contribute to strong financial and social impact.
- In-depth comprehension of market research and analysis, with particular emphasis on opportunity identification.
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced setting and oversee multiple projects concurrently.
- Passion for creating positive social impact.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
- Fresh grads are welcome to apply._