Business Development Manager at Synapse Resource Center

Location: Akwa, Anambra

Job Description
The post holder is expected to:

• Prospect for new clients by networking, and using other acceptable means of generating interest from potential clients and ultimately converting them into clients;
• Involved in generation relevant partnership proposals with support from the clinical services team
• Identify innovative tactics, corresponding business plans and sustainable; operations to drive revenue and volume growth while meeting the market's needs;
• Develop and implement community workshops and seminars, with a bid to grow business;
• Assist in developing and maintaining psychiatrist, psychologist and other allied mental healthcare professional relations, both inside and outside the hospital and amongst sector actors;
• Conduct marketing research and analyse activities to ensure that the hospital is competitive in the marketplace, on a local and national rating.
• Be a lead in expansion of our services nationwide.

Expectations:

• Increase Synapse Bed Occupancy;
• Develop short and long-term management and organizational plans to define responsibilities and business activities consistent with hospital goals and objectives;

Client Retention

• Assist in managing existing clients and ensure they stay satisfied and positive;
• Provide support that will continually improve the existing relationship;
• Make recommendations to Management on services that meet, predict and mirrors current clients’ future needs;
• Ensure the continuous refinement of the service rendered by the Facility;

Person Specifications

• Effectively work with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of managing external client relations
• Experience of developing and converting business opportunities
• Experience of contributing towards strategic planning
• Ability to lead, manage, motivate staff
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to effectively manage competing demands
• Excellent presentation and communication and proposal writing skills
• Attention to detail i.e. the ability to produce high quality proposals and reports with minimal supervision

Desirable:

• Experience of international donor institutions, funding sources and application procedures
• Evidence that you have worked in a corporate environment
• Minimum of 3 years working experience as a Business Development Manager
• Emotionally mature and a team player
• Evidence that you have managed of team of people

Educational Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s degree