Women - Owned Business Development Lead - India

What you'll do Outreach & Business Acquisition - Identify, recruit, and onboard women-owned businesses across India - Drive registrations onto WECommunity - Build and maintain a certification pipeline Certification Pipeline Development - Guide businesses through certification journey - Increase certification-ready and certified businesses - Track pipeline progress Business Growth & Capacity Building - Deliver workshops, webinars, and mentoring - Provide advisory support - Strengthen business readiness Ecosystem & Partnership Development - Build partnerships with industry associations, incubators, financial institutions, and government agencies - Expand outreach Engagement & Market Linkages - Promote participation in programs - Support connections to market opportunities Data Management & Reporting - Maintain records of registrations and pipeline - Track outcomes and success stories Expected Outputs - Monthly pipeline report - Outreach tracker - Event summaries - Partnership tracker - Monthly performance report Qualifications - 8–10+ years in business development or MSME ecosystem - Strong network in India - Experience with entrepreneurs preferred - Project and stakeholder management experience About WEConnect International WEConnect International is a global nonprofit that helps women-owned businesses succeed in local and global markets by connecting them with major corporations and institutions committed to inclusive sourcing. Our members include multinational corporations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies—such as global companies, development banks, and public sector organizations—that collectively represent more than $4 trillion in annual purchasing power. Through their engagement with WEConnect International, these organizations expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs while strengthening global supply chains. Requires 8–10+ years in business development or the MSME ecosystem, a strong network in India, and project and stakeholder management experience; entrepreneur experience preferred. Key Responsibilities recruiting businesses building partnerships tracking pipelines Job Details Category Business Development Seniority Senior Level Commitment Contract Workplace Remote — India or United States Languages English About WEConnect International A global nonprofit connecting women-owned businesses with corporations and institutions committed to inclusive sourcing. — Industry Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs

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