Business Development Manager at Riverside Schools

Location: Isheri, Lagos

Responsibilities
The Business Development Manager (BDM) is responsible for the business’ growth objectives as it pertains to revenue growth, sales goals and marketing campaigns. The BDM will work with the Executive Leadership Team to actualize its business objectives, increase profitability and keep the business competitive. Other key functions are to:

• Lead the organization-wide sales and marketing function
• Act as the Admissions’ Officer ensuring a seamless admission process
• Manage the front office.
• Manage client relationship and identify new frontiers for attracting new clients.
• Manage the brand on and off-line
• Manage the Alumni community.
• Track customer satisfaction and engagement through regular surveys and feedback systems
• Meet with potential business partners and stakeholders to advance the organization’s business objectives
• Run outbound campaigns like email marketing, phone calls and flier sharing campaigns to create sales opportunities
• Social media management tracking engagement metrics and responding to enquires.
• Develop and present proposals to prospective partners for projects to further business objectives
• Deliver excellent customer service to existing and prospective clients.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree
• Proven experience in sales and marketing
• 5 – 10 years in a Business Development role
• Self-driven and goal oriented.
• Persuasion, collaborative and negotiation skills
• Strong understanding of the organizations products, position and competition to strengthen its competitive position.
• Strong customer service competencies
• Strong proposal writing skills.
• Social media management prowess and some knowledge of tools like Canva, etc
• Basic Video-Editing skills
• Ability to track audience engagement metrics online
• Vendor management
• Strong business focus and proven experience in growing brands
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written and in making presentations
• Strong people skills.
• Ability to trouble-shoot and problem solve with parents
• Ability to create and run adverts in publications, online, etc.

Salary
N150,000 - N180,000 monthly.