# Business Development Assistant

> Remote Recruitment · South Africa (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-14

**Salary:** unknown currency 23,000–25,000

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

**Salary: R23 000 – R25 000 per month**

Remote Recruitment is hiring a Business Development Assistant for a UK-based employer, fully remote from South Africa. You will own the groundwork behind a UK sales team’s new business — researched prospect lists, clean CRM data and follow-ups that actually happen.

This suits someone curious and persistent who wants a route into business development with a UK company from home in South Africa.

**Key responsibilities**

-   Research and build target prospect lists
-   Qualify inbound enquiries and route them to the right person
-   Send follow-up emails and LinkedIn messages to warm contacts
-   Keep CRM records and activity notes accurate
-   Book meetings into the sales team’s diaries
-   Prepare simple market and competitor summaries

**What you'll need**

-   Experience in a sales support, lead generation or research role
-   Experience with a CRM such as HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive
-   Confident written English for outbound emails
-   Organised, with the persistence to follow up properly
-   A reliable fibre connection, a working laptop and a quiet place to work

**Nice to have**

-   Experience with LinkedIn Sales Navigator or Apollo
-   Exposure to B2B or UK markets
-   Experience with email sequencing tools

**What's on offer**

-   100% remote — work from anywhere in South Africa
-   Working hours of 09:00–17:00 UK time (11:00–19:00 SAST), Monday to Friday
-   Long-term placement with a stable UK employer
-   Ongoing support from the Remote Recruitment team throughout your placement

If this sounds like your kind of role, apply with your CV and we'll be in touch.

## Apply

[Apply at Remote Recruitment](https://apply.workable.com/remote-recruitment/j/28155E5B9D/apply)

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