Market Development Manager at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

We’re currently looking for a Market Development Manager on a full time, permanent basis. This position sits within the Relationship team, based in our Port Harcourt, Nigeria office.

The job

Reporting to the Country Head Nigeria, on a day to day basis, The Market Development Manager is accountable for creating and implementing approaches and plans for the development of new opportunities and markets in order to develop ACCA’s ecosystem, enhance brand impact, grow the business in the short term and lay the foundations for future growth. You’ll be involved in the following:

• Develops approaches and plans for designated market/s to build ACCA’s ecosystem, leverage opportunities, grow the business and lay the foundations for future growth
• Using agreed criteria and aligned to growth targets, determines which market/s, sector/s and/or segment/s should be prioritized within the overall plan
• Leads relationships with key partners and stakeholders to support market development objectives
• Owns, monitors and drives the achievement of key performance indicators and targets for the market/ cluster through the effective management of opportunities
• Identifies innovative investment opportunities for ACCA and works with colleagues locally, regionally and globally to bring these to fruition

The person

We’re looking for someone who:

• Educated at least to degree level or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of local market trends, economic conditions, education sector developments, competitor activities and ACCA’s product and service offering
• Highly motivated, proactive and enthusiastic with the ability to plan and organize work to meet stretching targets
• Commercially orientated and results driven with a track record of successful delivery and an ability to identify new opportunities
• Excellent communicator with excellent presentation skills, both written and oral

Our benefits

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the power to do so. Our core benefits include medical cover, life assurance and long term disability cover. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.

We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.