Business Development Specialist

🚀 We’re hiring: Business Developer | Egypt (Regional Hub) ABOUT MENTORS’ Mentors’ is a strategic partner for enterprise transformation. Founded in the Netherlands in 2011, with a MEA hub in Egypt, we serve 15,000+ clients and work with 327+ partners worldwide. Through eight practices and our Diagnose, Design, Develop approach, we help large organisations compete, transform and grow. THE ROLE Grow our client and partner base across MEA from our Egypt hub: open boardroom-level conversations, turn them into long-term mandates, and bring our partner ecosystem into every opportunity. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 🔹 Originate opportunities in manufacturing, energy, financial services, retail, public sector, agribusiness, tech and education across MEA and Africa 🔹 Lead first executive conversations on ambition, constraints and value at stake, and frame them into a mandate 🔹 Work with practice leads to match each need to the right practice 🔹 Support proposals and value cases, negotiate terms and close long-term engagements 🔹 Grow relationships with international, governmental and private-sector partners, our ambassadors and Advisory Board 🔹 Bring in our capital advisory and Venture Studio when funding, M&A or venture building is needed 🔹 Hand over signed mandates smoothly and find follow-on work 🔹 Own the pipeline: track it in the CRM, forecast revenue and report to leadership 🔹 Track sector trends, policy changes and competitors to sharpen our offers REQUIREMENTS ✅ 3+ years in at least one of these fields: Entrepreneurship: founded a venture or led a product or market launch, winning first customers Supply chain: sourcing, procurement, logistics or vendor management, with negotiation exposure Legal: commercial, contracts or corporate work (law firm or in-house), with deal negotiation HR: talent, HR operations or advisory, ideally selling or delivering HR services or tech AI: applied AI, data or ML roles, including selling or implementing AI solutions ✅ Bachelor’s in Business, Economics or a related field (a master’s is a plus) ✅ Proven ability to train and mentor, with the depth for complex capacity-building ✅ Proven track record securing grants or international funding ✅ Good written and verbal communication skills ✅ Arabic and English required, French is a plus ✅ Familiar with AI tools, with strong presentation skills and tools ✅ Good knowledge of the Egyptian market and key local players in at least one of: Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain, Legal, HR, AI ✅ A college internship in a relevant topic is a plus WHY MENTORS’? Real economic impact in the Egyptian SME and startup sector A high-profile international Advisory Board A collaborative culture that values honesty, empowerment and strategic innovation HOW TO APPLY Send your CV and a short cover letter, naming your field, to [redacted email] by the 26th of Oct. Show more Show less