Business Development Manager at Creatrix Empire

Position Summary

• The Business Developer is principally responsible for raising revenue and expanding business opportunities that allow the organization to achieve and sustain its mission.
• The business Developer achieves these goals by creating and executing an ethical business strategy to expand existing funding relationships and to identify and secure opportunities with new business partners through business service contracts and/or private-pay services.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance operational staff business development capabilities and work with them to achieve their winning works targets
• Develops and regularly updates a comprehensive business development plan, with targeted goals, objectives, methods, quantifiable outcomes, and timelines to achieve agency sustainability and annual budget goals
• Develop an understanding of relevant sectors and how they are likely to respond
• Undertake key research to understand the Business and project drivers of sectors, customers, and potential opportunities
• Analyzes and identifies scope for business case analysis and recommends solutions and improvements to business procedures
• Engage with sectors and customers to anticipate potential business opportunities and implement actions that will position the company with a differentiated advantage
• Ensure effective management of customer satisfaction surveys
• Prepare programs of external communication, customer engagement, and brand promotion that will contribute to the achievement of the company’s objectives
• Identify and maintain new contacts and networks relevant for business development and project identification
• Develop key strategic consultancy partnerships, in line with the organization’s partnership framework
• Assess value for money and make recommendations for improvement.
• Secure clients and partnerships for the company on monthly basis.
• Develop and implement an annual Business Development plan for the Company.
• Strengthen the Company’s business development and marketing processes, systems, and procedures including the marketing and contacts database; knowledge database and management; lead identification, selection, and management; lead and opportunities pipeline; etc.
• Strengthen the processes, systems, and procedures to improve the quality and speed of preparation of expressions of interest, and proposals for opportunities and ensure continuous improvement.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with existing and potential key clients, strategic partner firms, and independent consultants.
• Organize and implement a client and partner care program including client satisfaction/feedback surveys, client and partner development activities, and client and partner events.
• Conduct reviews of projects, ensuring that any lessons learned are appropriately disseminated and acted upon.
• Manage content and updates for customer and internal touchpoints, establish budget guidelines, participate in events, document business processes, and provide additional sales support
• Gather customer and market insights to inform outreach strategies, increase customer conversions, and generate more qualified leads
• Identify the effectiveness and impact of current marketing initiatives with tracking and analysis, and optimize accordingly
• Present ideas and final deliverables to internal and external teams, and communicate with senior management about marketing programs, strategies, and budgets.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Management

Required Qualification

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or other related field or substantial commensurate experience in similar roles in this field.

Other Selection Criteria (skills, knowledge, and experience):

• 3 - 5 years work experience
• Demonstrated success leading business strategy development, business-to-business partnering
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate information in a clear and concise manner
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and management systems
• Experience in building commercial relationships to help deliver improved service and innovation to the customer
• Detailed knowledge of marketing and business development (strategic and tactical)
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines
• Ability to seek and develop new relationships to achieve strategic business objectives
• Ability to convert client relationships into opportunities for the business
• Ability to contribute to the development of strategy and take responsibility for delivering strategic objectives
• Ability to recognize changing market forces that may impact upon own or customers’ business and puts plans into action to make a positive contribution
• Ability to work effectively as a member of different teams both internally and externally.

Salary
N200,000 Monthly.