Business Development Intern at Software Business Solutions Consulting

Position Summary
    To support the Business Development Team on the delivery of services and products to existing and potential clients and contribute to the planning, co-ordination and delivery of Business Development activity.
    Drive team’s competitive edge by providing additional support in the creation of client proposals and proto-types. Candidate must be able to multi-task, supporting the team through multiple initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
This role comprises of marketing, sales, research, project management and support activities to reach targets. Candidate will be based in Nigeria.

Marketing & Sales, Research and Project Management

    Using researched knowledge of the market data and competitors to identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators to secure strategic sales opportunity across the region.
    Complete market research projects as designated by the manager.
    Identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales.
    Present to and consult with mid and senior level management on business trends with a view to developing new services, products, and distribution channels.
    Support processes to ensure smooth Go –To-Market phase of SBSC in Africa.
    Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships.
    Prospect potential clients not currently doing business with the company in our target market by visiting business networking events to assess opportunities, gather data and make recommendations.
    Own projects from sale to post implementation and work through the entire project management phase.
    Attend sales training sessions to develop sales skills.
    Graphic Designing & Additional Support
    Provide graphic design support for projects and presentations.
    Work with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs.
    Provide graphics resources for marketing purposes.
    Support all digital marketing initiatives.
    Support all branding initiatives.
    Support clients for OMP integration.
    Work closely with Technical Team Lead to establish and document technical requirements on all engagements.
    Devises possible solutions to anticipated problems.

Educational Qualification
    B.Sc. Computer Science or Management Information Science or any related field.
    Minimum of a years’ experience in the above skill set.
    Experience in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign ,CorelDraw
    Solution selling and marketing experience
    Experience in building customer business cases, technical argumentation, differentiation, positioning and value propositions
    Ability to work collaboratively across organisations and stakeholders to drive
    Out of the box thinking to drive innovative solutions to business issues.
    Ability to make independent decisions with minimal oversight, a self-starter and highly target driven individual.
    Experience in building customer solutions and technical argumentation
    Good communication and presentation skills.
    The employee is required to adhere to all company policies and code of conduct. This role may require other activities when necessary.