Company Description Texila American University Consortium (TAU-C), headquartered in India, is the holding company for a group of international educational institutions, including Texila American University Guyana, Texila American University Zambia, and Texila e-Learning. Together, these institutions offer a range of academic and professional programs to a diverse global student body. TAU-C and its subsidiaries currently educate and train over 4,000 students from more than 70 countries.

The consortium focuses on delivering quality education with an international outlook, preparing learners for careers across borders. Potential team members can expect to work within a dynamic, multicultural environment that emphasizes growth and innovation in the education sector.

Role : Business Development Manager – East Africa

? Job Location: Tanzania

? Market: East Africa

? Experience: Proven experience handling East African markets (Candidates should be based out in Tanzania)

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Business Development Manager – East Africa to lead our business development initiatives across the region.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the East African market, an established professional network, and a proven track record of developing business across countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and other regional markets.

Key Responsibilities• Develop and execute business development strategies for the East African region.

- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, partnerships, distributors, and key accounts.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, channel partners, and stakeholders.
- Drive revenue growth and achieve regional sales and business development targets.




- Conduct market research and identify emerging market opportunities.
- Manage the complete business development cycle — from lead generation and negotiations to closing.
- Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective customers and business partners.
- Work closely with internal sales, marketing, technical, and management teams to deliver business objectives.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activities, pricing, and customer requirements across East Africa.
- Represent the company at industry events, exhibitions, conferences, and customer meetings.

Candidate ProfileMandatory Requirements:

✅ Must be currently based in Tanzania.

✅ Proven experience in Business Development / Sales across East African markets.

✅ Strong understanding of the Tanzania and wider East African business environment.

✅ Demonstrated experience in acquiring recent customers and developing strategic accounts.

✅ Existing network of customers, distributors, partners, or industry contacts in East Africa will be highly advantageous.

✅ Strong negotiation, communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills.

✅ Ability and willingness to travel across East Africa as required.

✅ Strong commercial acumen with a target-oriented approach.

✅ Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a relevant discipline.

What We're Looking ForWe are particularly interested in professionals who can bring regional market knowledge, relationships, and business opportunities rather than candidates with only domestic Tanzania experience.

If you are an East Africa-focused Business Development professional currently based in Tanzania and are ready to take ownership of regional growth, we'd love to hear from you.

? Interested candidates can share their CV at : [email protected]

Thanks & Regards

Varun

Manager TA

📌 Business Development Manager - East Africa (Coimbatore)
🏢 Texila American University Consortium
📍 Coimbatore