The Thomson Reuters Foundation stands for free, independent journalism, human rights, women’s empowerment, and the rule of law. We expose corruption worldwide and play a leading role in the global fight against human trafficking. We use the skills, values, and expertise of Thomson Reuters to run programmes that trigger real change and empower people around the world, including free legal assistance, journalism, media and communication training, coverage of the world’s under-reported stories, and the Trust Women Conference.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is seeking a Head of Business Development (HBV) to join its Media Development team in London. The Media Development team supports journalists and media outlets to produce and distribute high quality journalism in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
Job Description:
The Head of Business Development will be responsible for identifying and developing commercial opportunities that ensure incremental revenue in support of the Foundation’s core philanthropic activities. He/she will position Thomson Reuters Foundation as a key provider of media, journalism and communication training to the corporate world and the international development sector.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the commercial strategy for all journalism, media and communication training
- Develop new courses and curricula
- Identify untapped market opportunities
- Build a pipeline of proposals and coordinate response to tenders
- Drive sales and marketing activity
- Manage a broader team of 4 responsible for supporting these objectives
- Represent Thomson Reuters Foundation at relevant industry and sector-specific events
- Cultivate business development opportunities through ongoing meetings with key prospects
Required Skills:
The candidate should have experience in the following:
- Extensive experience in journalism/media organization, international relations and international development
- Delivery to both the corporate world and the international development sector
- In depth knowledge of competitive bidding processes and sector specific methodology
- Coordination of high quality proposals
- Strong writing skills in English – this will be tested if you are shortlisted for the role
- Management of successful projects, ideally with an international element
- Budget development and financial management, including fluency in Excel
- Need assessment and quality control
- Demonstrated managerial skills
- At ease with sales and selling situations
- Strong communication skills in English
- Working under pressure and tight deadlines
Desired Skills:
- The role requires close cross collaboration between different functions within Thomson Reuters Foundation and an ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
- The candidate should be confident and experienced with concluding sales interactions
- Other languages are a plus.
Deadline for applications is 4th July 2016. To apply for this position, send your CV and covering letter describing how you meet the specifications for this role and what you bring to it to media.foundation@thomsonreuters.com with subject line “Head of Business Development –JREQ063197”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Head of Business Development, Media Development
Fri, 17 Jun 2016Job Details:
Organisation:
Deadline Mon, 4 Jul 2016
Job type: Permanent
Location: United Kingdom
The Thomson Reuters Foundation stands for free, independent journalism, human rights, women’s empowerment, and the rule of law. We expose corruption worldwide and play a leading role in the global fight against human trafficking. We use the skills, values, and expertise of Thomson Reuters to run programmes that trigger real change and empower people around the world, including free legal assistance, journalism, media and communication training, coverage of the world’s under-reported stories, and the Trust Women Conference.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is seeking a Head of Business Development (HBV) to join its Media Development team in London. The Media Development team supports journalists and media outlets to produce and distribute high quality journalism in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
Job Description:
The Head of Business Development will be responsible for identifying and developing commercial opportunities that ensure incremental revenue in support of the Foundation’s core philanthropic activities. He/she will position Thomson Reuters Foundation as a key provider of media, journalism and communication training to the corporate world and the international development sector.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
The candidate should have experience in the following:
Desired Skills:
Deadline for applications is 4th July 2016. To apply for this position, send your CV and covering letter describing how you meet the specifications for this role and what you bring to it to media.foundation@thomsonreuters.com with subject line “Head of Business Development –JREQ063197”. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.