Business Development Manager

Who is Futuregrowth?

Futuregrowth has been South Africa’s leading developmental, responsible and fixed-income investor for over 25 years. We manage a range of fixed interest and development funds and play a key leadership role in the South African asset management industry. We are committed to investing our clients’ funds in a responsible manner, with the interests of our clients always coming first.

Purpose of the position

As part of a team, the successful incumbent will represent the Futuregrowth brand while driving sales, servicing existing clients, seeking new markets and opportunities, and influencing product development. In addition, the incumbent will build confidence in Futuregrowth through strong client and stakeholder relationships and networks, in order to result in increased assets under management.

Key responsibilities of the position

• 1. Establishing the investor relations capability;
• 2. Raising capital for each product line as per the set targets (with team support);
• 3. Retaining existing institutional business;
• 4. Utilising, embedding and managing clear South African client relationship management systems and processes, while ensuring these optimally support the delivery of strategies;
• 5. Identifying threats to the existing institutional business and driving appropriate actions to retain these assets;
• 6. Building and maintaining key client and potential client relationships across the institutional segment;

7. Building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships within the company group; and

8. Operating, maintaining and improving the client relationship management process.