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Business Development Advisor

Employer

QAKARE

Date Posted

October 16, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $47.25 hourly
  • Work Hours 30 hours per week
  • Position Temporary Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Nov 15, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

QAKARE

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

Business and/or industry

Tasks

  • Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities
  • Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
  • Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products
  • Design market research questionnaires

Supervision

3-4 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word
  • Tablet computer

Area of work experience

Product development

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Work under pressure
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player

Experience

5 years or more

Health benefits

Health care plan

Support for persons with disabilities

Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)

Support for newcomers and refugees

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Business Development Advisor is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Business Development Officers and Marketing Researchers and Consultants
DIRECTIVE

Interest in co-ordinating information to plan development projects with representatives of a wide variety of industrial and commercial enterprises, business associations and government agencies, and to develop strategies to attract venture capital; and in administering programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment and tourism

INNOVATIVE

Interest in developing policies and programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in urban and rural areas, and in developing social and economic profiles of urban and rural areas to encourage industrial and commercial investment and development

SOCIAL

Interest in consulting to advise on procedures and requirements for government approval

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