Business Development Associate, Partnerships

Job Description

About Devex

Devex is the world’s leading independent media platform for international development, humanitarian affairs, and global health. Our Partnerships team works with top organizations — governments, multilaterals, foundations, NGOs, and private-sector leaders — to deliver high-impact campaigns, events, and thought leadership that shape conversations and decisions across the global development and social impact community.

About the Role

Devex is hiring a Business Development Associate, Partnerships to support and help grow our global partnerships business.

This role is designed for a hungry, highly organized business development operator who wants to build a career in partnerships by shaping how leading organizations engage the global development and social impact community — through thoughtful outreach, creative ideas, and consistent follow-through.

From the start, you’ll support account management across existing partnerships and identify new leads. You’ll own the execution layer of the partnerships function: CRM discipline, partner outreach, and day-to-day momentum. Over time, strong execution in this role creates opportunities for broader ownership and a path into a more senior partnerships role.

You’ll work closely with the VP of Partnerships to ensure our business development efforts move forward with clarity, momentum, and discipline.

This is a global, remote opportunity with preference for candidates within a time zone close to Central European Time (CET)

This Role Will Include

Business development operations, systems & insight

• Maintain clear, reliable systems for tracking actions, deadlines, and next steps across active opportunities, including accurate and well-organized Salesforce records
• Use AI tools to accelerate business development work, including drafting partner outreach and follow-ups, researching prospects, and preparing inputs for proposals
• Continuously improve workflows, templates, and systems to reduce friction and increase efficiency
• Draft and manage timely partner follow-ups after partnership conversations, ensuring momentum and responsiveness
• Review performance data across active and existing partner accounts and translate results into insight

Pipeline & proposal execution

• Identify and research new leads and partnership opportunities
• Prepare first drafts of proposals, decks, and partnership materials
• Track active opportunities and support progression through the pipeline

Growth into broader account ownership

• Gradually expand ownership of defined accounts or prospect portfolios
• Think creatively in real time during partner interactions, suggesting relevant ideas across events, content, and thought leadership
• Lead increasingly complex partner conversations
• Contribute to shaping partnership packages and new ideas for events and content
• Progress toward a more senior partnerships role over time

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or sales support
• Strong written communication skills and attention to detail
• CRM experience (Salesforce preferred)
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve business development workflows
• Comfort managing multiple priorities
• Professional English proficiency

About the Organization

At Devex, our vision is to do more good for more people in the global development community. We’re a media platform that connects 1+ million
development professionals with news, jobs, content series, events, and Funding.

When you become a Devexer, you’re not only joining a global company but a team of 120+ passionate people who value our guiding principles:

• We champion global development professionals.
• We focus on impact.
• We embrace transformation.
• We work together.
• We feel urgency.
  

What we offer you

Being part of the Devex team is a partnership. We strive to make Devex a place where you can thrive and do your most inspirational work.
Here are a few benefits we offer:

• Remote contractor contract with flexible work hours.
• Office bank holidays, plus two week-long Devex-wide breaks per year.
• 15 vacation days per year.
• Two ‘YAY’ days – additional paid leave for personal enrichment per year.
• Two learning days for training and professional development per year.
• Learning budget of $299 per year.
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Ready to get started? Apply now!

This role is a remote position and the salary range will be based on the candidate’s location and market rates to align with Devex’s global
compensation philosophy. If selected for an interview, we can share the compensation range specific to your geographic area.