Business Development Officer

Responsibilities:

• Develop business and marketing plans to achieve revenue goals.
• Develop the company’s branding and media communication activities such as press releases, advertisements, marketing collaterals, and website.
• Analyze marketing budgets, expenses, sales, revenues, and product deficiencies in order to provide recommendations for business growth and problem resolution.
• Manage the social media accounts of the company
• Create engaging content for the company’s social media platforms.
• Maintain relationships with media vendors and publishers to ensure collaboration in promotional activities
• Research the market for identifying new business opportunities.
• Explain to prospective clients the advantages of the products or services offered and follow up with them in order to close the business deals.
• Develop creative strategies to retain the clients including interviewing them to take their feedback and incorporate it into the growth plan.
• Prepare the annual marketing budget and track the expenses against the budget.
• Develop in-depth knowledge about business development practices, marketing activities, prospective clients, and industry trends.
• Maintain a knowledge repository of clients, referrals, RFPs, prospects, and presentations.
• Develop strong customer relationships in order to generate a high volume of prospective clients.
• Manage customer calls and appointments effectively for new opportunities.
• Participate in industry forums, client discussions, and conferences as a representative of the organization.
• Determine cross-selling opportunities among different offices.
• Supervise the client relationship management database and utilize it to manage customer contacts and mailing lists.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, or any related field.
• 4 years and above post-NYSC experience working as a business development officer.
• Thorough knowledge of the Abuja environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in managing official/business social media pages and content creation is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft office applications.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and management skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional negotiation and decision-making skills.

Remuneration: is between NGN 100,000 to 150,000 based on experience and performance

Successful candidates will commence in-house training immediately in addition to staff onboarding procedures which may be live-in for a maximum of 2 days to be communicated.