Business Development Manager
Location – Douala, Cameroon
About Bongalo
Bongalo is an innovative travel & accommodation platform that empowers travelers to experience Africa with ease and comfort while enabling hosts the ability to receive payments seamlessly. Bongalo is growing very rapidly and has recently been backed by Google via its Google for Startups Black Founders Fund. We’ve been featured on BBC, CNN, and Quartz as the company taking on Airbnb in Africa.
Who we are
With the growth and penetration of mobile money technology, Africa has seen a tremendous financial technology inclusion. We’re leveraging Momo payment to provide you with an unbeatable booking service that secures your transaction and avoids double charges while also opening doors for hosts in Africa to list their property on our platform, receive an increase in bookings and get paid out directly to their Momo Accounts.
We are a passionate and diverse team of travel and tech experts from across multiple African countries. We understand the needs and wants of every traveler across the continent, looking for where to stay. Our team is proof of our travel experience and building technologies in Africa to grow the continent.
Looking to book a place to stay that influences your comfort and price? We are here for just that. With Bongalo, you can book rooms in apartments, entire apartments, guest homes, and private rooms. We dedicate time to verify all listings before approving them on our platform, ensuring their authenticity and credibility. We get you the finest, comfortable, and affordable homes on your trips at amazing prices.
Our Mission
Connect travelers to affordable, comfortable, and most convenient accommodation options across Africa.
Our Vision
Enhance travel across the African continent.
Our Values
Bongalo builds innovative products centered on users and that will push the boundaries of feasible short-term home solutions in Africa. Our core values guide our working relationships with our partners and our team collaboration.
Team Work
Many hands do more. Alone we go fast, but together we go far. We support each other. We work together across multiple boundaries satisfy users and help our company grow.
Passion
We are focused and passionate at what we do. We strive to provide a high level of personalized service, whether you want to rent a place for a long or short stay
Resilience
We are always of high-spirit. We stay strong no matter the situation. We fight till the very end.
Job Description
Bongalo is looking for a rockstar business development manager, to identify new business opportunities in order to generate revenue, improve profitability and help the business grow. This is an opportunity to evolve in a fast-growing multi-stakeholder ecosystem and grow with a really young company through lots of opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Research and identify market opportunities:
Keep up-to-date with the travel, tourism, and tech market, attend events, publish reports, identify trends
Identify new cities and areas for expansion – or new ways of reaching existing targets in Cameroon.
Close deals with hosts: lead the process from lead generation to contract signature, including phone and face-to-face follow-up.
Close partnerships with African-based companies with accommodation needs to drive revenue growth. Draw up simple client contracts – depending on the kind of partnerships or engagementsStrongly contribute to Bongalo’s marketing strategy to increase awareness and drive growth: influencers’ strategy, events, etc.
Key Requirements
You’re the ideal candidate if you;
Never give up; you’re resilient and results-driven.
Are a people-person: you love interacting with people and building strong and lasting relationships
Are passionate about shaping the future of travel in Africa.
Are interested about travel with a blend of technology to serve Africa and unlock Africa as a tourist destination to the rest of the world.
Enjoy working for startups, being creative, and learning on the journey.
Can use Slack, Trello, Google Workspace, and other productivity tools.
Can excellently manage your time, communicate effectively, and lead.
Are strategic, creative, innovative, and collaborative.
Have some past experience in this role or similar positions.
What to expect
You’ll usually work a regular 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday week, though you may on occasion have to work longer to meet a project deadline or when attending an event or conference.
You’ll work in an office environment, but will frequently travel within the day for face-to-face meetings with customers and other business partners.
You’ll be expected to dress smartly, especially for meetings, though slightly more relaxed business casual attire may be acceptable at other times.
Occasional out-of-town travel may be required on company cost.
Role Benefits:
Work every day with a smart, driven, international dynamic team of young professionals with lots of passion and a clear vision in a fast-growing startup.
We love to grab lunch together as a team and talk sports, dreams, and deeper things.
Unlimited access to conversations with our team of Bongalo Advisors.
Flexible working hours, optional remote days, and flexible vacation policy as long as objectives are met.
Deadline: 16/06/2022
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