Business Development Representative
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R40,700 – R61,050 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
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Role: Business Development Representative60786230373
Priority Location: South Africa
Working Hours: 40 hours per week (Mon - Fri) EST
Salary Range: $2,200 - $3,300 USD ($) per month(The final offer is at the client’s discretion and depends on the candidate’s interview result, skills, and experience.)
Type of contract:Independent Contractor
Type of job:Remote
About the Role:
The Business Development Representative will be responsible for generating new business opportunities and supporting the organization's growth objectives.
This is not a junior SDR position. The client is looking for an experienced BDR who can quickly integrate into an existing sales methodology, execute consistently, and contribute to pipeline generation with minimal handholding.
The successful candidate will work closely with leadership and participate in daily sales stand-ups while owning outbound prospecting, relationship development, and opportunity creation activities.
Key Responsibilities:
* Execute outbound prospecting campaigns across multiple channels
* Identify and qualify prospective clients
* Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline
* Book qualified meetings for senior leadership
* Maintain accurate CRM records and activity tracking
* Participate in daily sales meetings and reporting
* Follow established outreach methodologies and processes
* Collaborate with leadership on pipeline strategy
* Consistently achieve outreach and pipeline KPIs
* Use Google Alerts and similar sources to find relevant news, like:higher ed newsnew program launchesinstitution names
* higher ed news
* new program launches
* institution names
* Craft personalized outreach based on that context, for example:contacting a Dean after a new business program launchpitching interviews for a studyinviting people onto a podcast
* contacting a Dean after a new business program launch
* pitching interviews for a study
* inviting people onto a podcast
Required Qualification & Skills:
* 3+ years of BDR, SDR, or business development experience
* Proven track record of generating qualified opportunities
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Experience working within structured sales processes
* Comfortable with outbound prospecting and relationship building
* Self-motivated and results-driven
* Strong organizational and follow-up skills
* HubSpot experience preferred
Your Working Style:
You are someone who:
* takes direction well
* executes methodologies easily
* can do more custom thinking
* is strong in English
* has enough experience to be effective
* drives the sales method and the team implements it.
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R40,700/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($2,200/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 686 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →