Safety SA Business Development Internships 2026

Internship Overview

The Business Development Intern will support the business development team in lead generation, research, sales enablement, proposal preparation, and customer engagement activities. This role is ideal for a recent graduate with strong analytical, communication, and organisational skills who wants to learn how commercial functions operate in a real-world B2B environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Generation & Research
• Conduct market, sector, and client research to identify new business opportunities
• Build and maintain lists of prospective clients, partners, and stakeholders
• Monitor industry news, tenders, and competitor activities
• Assist with updating CRM systems with leads, contacts, and opportunity data
• Sales Support & Pipeline Management
• Assist in preparing sales materials, proposals, pricing info, and capability decks
• Track and follow up on meeting outcomes, next actions, and open opportunities
• Support data preparation for sales meetings and pipeline review sessions
• Ensure all sales documentation is up-to-date and organised
• Client Engagement Support
• Participate in client onboarding tasks such as document collection and setup
• Help coordinate meetings, demos, workshops, or introductory sessions
• Provide basic support to clients on commercial enquiries and feedback channels
• Reporting & Analytics
• Produce simple reports on leads, conversion activities, and pipeline metrics
• Assist in compiling win/loss analyses, customer segmentation and insights
• Support building dashboards or summaries for management reviews

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma (completed) in one of the following or similar fields:

• Business Administration
• Economics
• Finance
• Marketing Management
• Commercial Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Industrial Engineering
• Strategic Management
• Communications (with strong commercial interest)

Advantageous (but not required)

• 0 - 1 year experience in sales, commercial support, business development, or marketing (advantageous but not required)
• University projects, entrepreneurship clubs, case competitions, or student society roles may be considered relevant experience

Skills (Preferred, Not Required)

Exposure or basic knowledge of:

• CRM systems (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, Monday.com)
• MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• LinkedIn for research and outreach
• Market research tools or databases (nice to have)
• Tender portals or sales enablement platforms (nice to have)

 Competencies & Attributes

• Strong communication skills (written & verbal)
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret basic data
• Comfortable engaging with clients professionally
• Strong organisational and follow-up skills
• Curiosity to understand products, services, and markets
• Self-starter attitude with willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• High level of professionalism and confidentiality