Manager, Strategic Partnership at Lagos Business School

Purpose of Position:   

To Integrate the school’s partnership programme into the larger organisational strategy. Cultivating and maintaining relationships among LBS business partners while also developing strategies to increase revenue for the school.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for initiating, cultivating, and maintaining meaningful relationships among business partners, which includes internationally ranked business schools, associations, professional bodies, Government agencies, and businesses
• Ensure the goals of partnerships and strategic alliances are achieved
• Ascertain the fulfillment of the organization’s internationalization agenda
• Serve as staff liaison to international associations
• Build on our existing relationships and develop new national, regional, and international strategic partnerships.
• Strengthen existing relationships and collaborations.
• Negotiate attractive partnership contracts with strategic partners and ensure mutually beneficial partnership terms that align with LBS’s business objectives and strategy.
• Enforce legally binding contracts and monitor changes in legal regulations.
• Organize industry-wide conferences in partnership with relevant organisations
• Conduct market research and synthesize reports of business metrics.
• Create customised reports to track the success of partner and account

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED: 

To succeed in this role the candidate must possess the following.

• Project management
• Business development
• Building strategic alliances
• Change Management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Building stakeholder relations
• Commercial acumen
• Strong Organisation and Planning skills
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

QUALIFICATION

• First degree in Business Administration or related field.
• An MBA or master’s degree would be an advantage.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 6 years in managerial position of a medium or large organisation