Business Development Intern

Business Development Intern/ Junior BDE

Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Work Model: Hybrid / Flexible

Hours: Approximately 10 hours per week

Employment Type: Part-Time | Initial 3-month engagement

About Entelect

· BPO & Contact Centre Services

· Sales & Customer Support Outsourcing

· AI Voice Agents

· Agentic AI

· Workflow Automation

We are expanding our business development activities in New Zealand and are looking for an ambitious Business Development Intern / Junior BDE to help us identify and engage potential customers.

The Role

This is a hands-on B2B sales role, not a traditional internship.

You will work directly with the founding/senior team to identify businesses across New Zealand that could benefit from Entelect's BPO and Agentic AI solutions.

Find the right businesses, start conversations, qualify opportunities and help generate new customers.

Key Responsblities

· Research and identify potential B2B customers across New Zealand

· Build targeted prospect lists and identify decision-makers

· Conduct cold calls and outbound prospecting

· Conduct LinkedIn and email outreach

· Introduce Entelect's BPO and Agentic AI solutions

· Understand prospect requirements and identify potential opportunities

· Qualify prospects and arrange meetings with relevant decision-makers

· Follow up with prospects and maintain the sales pipeline

· Maintain accurate prospect and activity records

· Work with the senior sales team to progress and convert qualified opportunities

Performance Expectation

The role is approximately 10 hours per week and is focused on measurable outcomes.

After the initial training/ramp-up period, the expected minimum benchmark is:

3 qualified meetings per week.

A qualified meeting means a meeting with a relevant decision-maker or senior stakeholder from a business with a genuine potential requirement for BPO, customer support, sales outsourcing, AI Voice or Agentic AI solutions.

Consistent failure to meet performance expectations may result in a performance review and/or non-renewal of the engagement.

Compensation

· Fixed: NZ$23.95/hour | Approximately 10 hours/week

· Qualified Meetings: NZ$50 per meeting from the 4th qualified meeting onwards each week

· Sales Opportunity: Incentive on qualified opportunities

· Client Conversion: NZ$500 on successful contract signing

· First Invoice: NZ$500 when the first client invoice is successfully paid

· Performance: Strong performers can earn significantly above the fixed component.

What are we looking for

We don't necessarily require previous B2B sales experience. We are looking for someone who is:

· Confident and comfortable communicating with people

· Comfortable making cold calls

· Good at building rapport

· Curious and willing to learn

· Commercially minded

· Self-motivated and target-oriented

· Comfortable with rejection

· Strong in spoken and written English

· Interested in sales, technology, AI or startups

Students and recent graduates are welcome to apply.

What you will learn

· B2B sales

· Cold calling and prospecting

· LinkedIn and email outreach

· Lead qualification

· Sales pipeline management

· Enterprise sales

· BPO and outsourcing sales

· AI and Agentic AI solutions

· Startup business development

· Working directly with founders and senior decision-makers

Why Join Entelect

You will work directly with the founding/senior team rather than being one person in a large sales organisation.

You will get the opportunity to work on real New Zealand business opportunities, build your professional network, learn modern B2B sales and gain exposure to AI and Agentic AI.

If you perform well, there is an opportunity to progress into a Junior BDE / BDE role with increased hours, responsibility and earning potential.

How to Apply

Send us your CV at Sign in to view email along with a short answer to:

"If you had to convince a New Zealand business owner to take a meeting with Entelect, what would your first message or opening line be?"

We are more interested in your communication, thinking and attitude than a long CV.