BUSINESS GROWTH

PENEXUS CONSULTING WE ARE HIRING BUSINESS GROWTH & CLIENT PARTNERSHIPS ASSOCIATE Build relationships. Create opportunities. Drive growth. Penexus Consulting is looking for a commercially minded, digitally savvy and relationship-driven professional to join our growing team. This is NOT a traditional sales role. You will help us identify business opportunities, engage prospective clients, build strategic relationships and convert opportunities into long-term corporate partnerships. --
- THE ROLE As our Business Growth & Client Partnerships Associate, you will contribute directly to the growth of Penexus Consulting by:
- Identifying and researching potential corporate clients and partnership opportunities.
- Developing and nurturing relationships with prospective clients.
- Creating engaging email marketing campaigns and professional follow-up sequences.
- Driving meaningful engagement across LinkedIn, Instagram and other digital platforms.
- Researching organisations and decision-makers and developing personalised approaches.
- Supporting lead generation, client acquisition and pipeline development.
- Preparing proposals, introductory communications, presentations and other client-facing materials.
- Following up strategically with prospects and converting conversations into meetings and opportunities.
- Representing the Penexus Consulting brand professionally at meetings, events and online.
- Tracking leads, engagement, meetings and conversion activities. --
- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS The ideal candidate must: ✓ Have a minimum of 2 years' relevant professional experience in business development, client engagement, partnerships, marketing, communications, consulting, customer success or a related field. ✓ Be highly proficient in email marketing, including prospecting, campaigns, follow-ups, segmentation and basic performance tracking. ✓ Be adept at social media engagement, particularly LinkedIn, Instagram and other professional/digital platforms. ✓ Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. ✓ Be confident communicating with CEOs, HR Directors, business owners, executives and institutional decision-makers. ✓ Demonstrate strong business development and relationship-building skills. ✓ Be able to research prospects and organisations and develop personalised client-engagement strategies. ✓ Have excellent follow-up, organisation and relationship-management abilities. ✓ Understand basic concepts such as lead generation, conversion, sales pipelines, client acquisition and revenue growth. ✓ Be digitally proficient and comfortable using CRM systems, email marketing platforms, LinkedIn tools, Google Workspace/Microsoft Office and AI-enabled productivity tools. ✓ Be able to prepare professional proposals, presentations, quotations and client communications. ✓ Possess a consultative mindset—understanding a client's needs before recommending a solution. ✓ Be self-motivated, proactive and capable of working independently with minimal supervision. ✓ Be professional, presentable and capable of representing the Penexus Consulting brand to high-value clients. --
- DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE You will have an advantage if you have experience in:
- B2B sales or business development
- Professional services or consulting
- Corporate training and learning & development
- HR or organisational development
- LinkedIn prospecting / social selling
- Corporate partnerships and institutional relationships
- Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot, Zoho CRM or similar platforms
- Canva, content creation or digital marketing
- Lead generation and client acquisition
- Developing proposals and winning corporate business --
- THE PERSON WE WANT We are looking for someone who is: COMMERCIAL — understands how activities translate into business growth. CURIOUS — researches people, organisations and opportunities before making an approach. DIGITALLY SAVVY — knows how to use digital platforms to create meaningful engagement. RELENTLESS — understands that great opportunities often require intelligent follow-up. RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN — builds trust rather than simply pushing products. PROFESSIONAL — can confidently represent Penexus Consulting before senior executives. RESULTS-ORIENTED — measures progress and takes ownership of outcomes. --
- WHY JOIN PENEXUS? MEANINGFUL WORK Work with an established consulting firm helping organisations strengthen leadership, people and institutional performance. CAREER GROWTH Develop valuable expertise in business development, consulting, digital engagement and strategic partnerships. EXPOSURE Interact with professionals, executives, business leaders and organisations across multiple industries. IMPACT Your work will directly contribute to the growth and expansion of a growing professional services brand. --
- THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY If you are ambitious, commercially intelligent, digitally capable and passionate about building relationships that create business opportunities, we want to hear from you. APPLY NOW Send your: CV + Brief Cover Letter to: hr@penexusconsulting.com Subject: Application – Business Growth & Client Partnerships Associate --
- PENEXUS CONSULTING Building People. Strengthening Institutions. Driving Sustainable Performance. Empowering Leaders to Drive Sustainable Success www.penexusconsulting.com