Business Development (Property) at Currency Partners

Job Description
This role is for a business consultant that will focus on the Property industry and, their clients, to move funds in and out of South Africa.

Minimum requirements for this opportunity:

Key Responsibilities:

•  Delivery of both annual, quarterly and monthly sales targets in coordination with the company´s sales strategy to ensure sustainable growth and business development.
•  Lead and develop relationships with key clients to build long term sales opportunities and an effective distribution network of regional contacts and influencers in the foreign exchange market.
•  Maintains, acquires and develops key relationships with real estate agents and their clients.
•  Develops and maintains a strong business pipeline for regional Accounts and expands on activities.
•  Responsible for generating and closing a consistently high level of sales opportunities with clients by identifying needs, developing FX relationships, and providing appropriate FX solutions and services.
•  Assisting Introducing Partners from the point of enquiry to trade completion by facilitating registration, gathering KYC documentation and managing the client to the point of "trade readiness"

Requirements
Core Competencies:

•  Adhering to good practice and ethical Principles and Values.
•  Demonstrates consistent usage of ethics and values; raises potential violations in others.
•  Delivering results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
•  Modifies approach in the face of new demands: helps others (both internally and externally).
•  Supports change initiatives, adjusting their actions appropriately when presented with additional information.
•  Demonstrates ability to relate well to people at all levels.
•  Makes timely decisions and accepts accountability for own actions.
•  Comprehensive knowledge of FX sales, systems and processes
•  Provides an annual sales plan and providing monthly and quarterly updates, revisions and modifications to the plan.

Benefits
Key Competencies:

•  Must be target driven and be able to work under pressure
•  Fast Learner
•  Good communication skills (verbal & written) as well as excellent phone manner with an effective ability to cold call
•  Bilingual English and Afrikaans would be advantageous
•  Committed to targets and deadlines
•  Willing to go extra mile
•  Must have a very high level of motivation and commitment
•  Team player willing to work within a small team
•  Open, friendly and approachable with excellent interpersonal skills
•  Self-starter with initiative
•  Organized with excellent diary and time management skills
•  Neat, tidy, presentable and professional in appearance and manner
•  Display gravitas & emotional maturity & confidence to influence and persuade and lead and guide at all levels

Qualification:

•  Qualifications – Matric + regulatory exams (RE) + FAIS compliancy
•  A relevant business/legal qualification could be helpful.

Experience:

•  Sales experience in the property industry would be advantageous
•  Entrepreneurial experience would be advantageous