Business Development Associate

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and accountable for setting and advancing the strategy of the foreign students’ placement unit in line with the organization’s strategic plans and direction 
• Identify, contact, and establish relationships with key partners and their decision makers
• Engage and onboard high schools 
• Establish a deep understanding of unit’s business operations, including internal processes, functional strategies, and competitive context 
• Work with cross-functional teams to accomplish goals on tight deadlines
• Work with travels unit to facilitate seamless transition from admission process to travel
• Establish content, processes and reporting to help accelerate unit’s goals
• Engage, educate, collaborate, and problem solve with external partners at all levels of the organization
• Engender a culture of excellence, co-operation and respect both within and beyond the unit. 

Requirements:

• At least 2 years previous experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to listen and adapt to different audiences
• Comfort with ambiguity and a rapidly evolving business landscape
• Solid stakeholder management skills, both for internal and external stakeholders
• Quick communication response times
• Creative problem-solver
• Occasional Travel.

Location: Port-Harcourt

Remuneration: NGN 150,000 Net