Location: Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (with extensive travel across Northern Mozambique)

Reports to: Head of Business Development

About Field Ready

Field Ready is transforming workforce development across Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa.

We partner with governments, energy companies, mining operators, EPC contractors, employers and development partners to solve one of Africa’s biggest challenges: connecting people to meaningful employment while helping organisations meet their Local Content commitments.

Our integrated platform combines workforce intelligence, employer engagement, technical training, employability services and digital technology to create sustainable talent pipelines for major industries.

As Mozambique enters one of the largest industrial investment cycles in its history, Field Ready is positioned to become the country’s leading workforce development partner.

The Opportunity

Northern Mozambique is at the centre of one of Africa’s most significant industrial investment programmes.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and commercially driven Business Development Manager to lead Field Ready’s growth across the Northern Region.

Reporting to the Head of Business Development, you will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, building strategic partnerships, strengthening relationships with employers, government and development partners, and positioning Field Ready as the preferred workforce development and Local

Content partner across Cabo Delgado and neighbouring provinces.

This is a highly visible role that combines business development, stakeholder engagement and regional market leadership. It offers the opportunity to make a direct contribution to both Field Ready’s commercial growth and Mozambique’s economic development.

What You’ll Be Responsible

For As Business Development Manager โ€“ Northern Region, you will:

  • Lead Field Ready’s business development activities across Northern Mozambique.
  • Build and maintain strategic relationships with LNG operators, EPC contractors, mining companies, government institutions and development partners.
  • Generate and manage a strong pipeline of commercial opportunities.
  • Promote Field Ready’s workforce development, Local Content and employer solutions.
  • Identify opportunities for strategic partnerships, grants and collaborative initiatives.
  • Support employers in meeting Local Content objectives through innovative workforce solutions.
  • Coordinate regional workshops, stakeholder engagement activities and business events.
  • Develop relationships with universities, TVET institutions, business associations and local communities
  • Gather market intelligence to identify emerging opportunities, risks and investment trends.
  • Maintain accurate CRM records and provide regular pipeline and market reports.
  • Collaborate closely with the Marketing, Communications & Brand Manager and Programme Delivery teams to ensure an integrated client experience.

What Success Looks Like

Within your first 12 months, you will have:

  • Established Field Ready as a trusted workforce development and Local Content partner across Northern
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  • Built strong relationships with key decision-makers across industry, government and development organisations.
  • Generated a sustainable pipeline of high-quality commercial opportunities.
  • Increased employer participation in Field Ready programmes.
  • Supported the successful implementation of strategic workforce development initiatives across the
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  • Delivered valuable market intelligence that informs organisational strategy.
  • Contributed directly to revenue growth and organisational expansion

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who combines commercial drive, relationship-building skills and deep regional

knowledge.

You should have

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  • At least five years’ experience in business development, account management, partnership development or commercial roles.
  • Experience working within Cabo Delgado or another major industrial region of Mozambique
  • Strong understanding of the LNG, mining, infrastructure or industrial sectors.
  • Demonstrated success building relationships with government, private sector and development organisations
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and networking skills.
  • Strong commercial acumen and business development capability.
  • The ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
  • Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving skills.
  • Fluency in Portuguese.
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, Project Management, Community Development or a related field.

The following will be considered an advantage:

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  • Experience with Local Content programmes or workforce development initiatives
  • Experience working with donor-funded projects.
  • English language proficiency.
  • Fluency in local languages spoken across Northern Mozambique, including Emakhuwa, Kimwani or Makonde.
  • An established professional network within Cabo Delgado and the wider Northern Region.

Why Join Field Ready?

Joining Field Ready means becoming part of an organisation that is helping shape the future workforce of

Mozambique.

We offer:

  • A unique opportunity to lead commercial growth in one of Africa’s fastest-growing industrial regions
  • A strategic role with significant autonomy and influence.
  • The opportunity to work alongside leading companies, government institutions and international development partners
  • A collaborative, entrepreneurial and purpose-driven culture.
  • Professional growth within an organisation expanding across Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • A competitive remuneration package aligned with experience and performance.

Our Values

At Field Ready, we value people who:

  • Lead with integrity.
  • Build trusted relationships.
  • Take ownership and deliver results.
  • Think commercially and strategically.
  • Collaborate across sectors and communities.
  • Continuously learn and innovate.
  • Create sustainable impact for employers, communities and the people we serve.

Ready to Grow Opportunities Where They Matter Most?

If you’re passionate about building partnerships, unlocking commercial opportunities and contributing to

the sustainable development of Northern Mozambique, we’d love to hear from you.

Please submit your CV together with a cover letter outlining your relevant experience, achievements and

why you’re interested in joining Field Ready.

HOW TO APPLY?

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