Business Development Manager (Sports Projects)

About the Role We are a growing sports business delivering **sports projects, youth programs, and activity experiences for schools and families across Doha**. We are looking for a **driven, commercially minded and highly organised Business Development \& Operations Manager** to work closely with the founder and play a key role in growing and managing the business. This is a hands\-on role for someone who enjoys **building relationships, creating opportunities, managing projects and turning ideas into results**. You will act as a key right\-hand person to the founder, helping drive partnerships, revenue, projects and day\-to\-day growth. Key Responsibilities * Build and manage strong relationships with **schools, families, sponsors, sports organisations and strategic partners** * Identify and develop new business opportunities across Doha * Develop, launch and manage **sports programs, projects, events and activities** * Drive participant enrolment, partnerships and revenue growth * Develop and maintain a strong sales pipeline and follow up on opportunities * Track performance against targets, budgets and key business objectives * Represent the company professionally in meetings, events and partner discussions * Work closely with the founder on business strategy and growth initiatives * Bring creative ideas for **marketing, customer acquisition and business development** * Support social media and promotional campaigns where required * Coordinate with coaches, suppliers, venues, schools and other stakeholders * Monitor project performance and ensure activities are delivered to a high standard * Prepare regular updates and reports for the founder, including sales, enrolment, revenue and project performance * Help identify opportunities to improve processes, customer experience and profitability What We're Looking For * Proven experience in **sales, business development, partnerships or account management** in Doha * Experience working with **schools, families, sports organisations, events or youth activity programs** is highly desirable * Strong understanding of the Doha market and local business environment * **Fluent Arabic and English**, both written and spoken * Confident, professional and persuasive communicator * Commercially aware, with the ability to understand a simple **P\&L, budgets and financial targets** * Strong organisational and project management skills * Comfortable working independently and taking ownership * Energetic, proactive and solutions\-focused * Strong relationship\-building and negotiation skills * Comfortable representing the business publicly and attending meetings and events * Social media and digital marketing experience is a strong advantage * Passion for **sports, youth development, education or community activities** is a major plus The Ideal Candidate You are someone who **gets things done**. You don't need to be told what to do at every step. You can spot an opportunity, build the relationship, put a plan together and follow it through. You are commercially minded but also enjoy working with people. You can move comfortably between meeting a school director, speaking with a parent, negotiating with a sponsor, managing a sports event and reporting results to the founder. Most importantly, you are looking for a role where you can **make a real impact and grow with the business**. What We Offer * A key leadership role within a growing sports business * Direct collaboration with the founder * Significant responsibility and autonomy * Opportunity to shape and launch new sports projects * Performance\-driven growth opportunities * A dynamic and entrepreneurial working environment * The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on **sports and youth activity in Doha** Pay: QAR11,000\.00 \- QAR12,000\.00 per month Work Location: In person