We are leading service provider in learning, training and consultancy services registered with NITA as a management and supervisory trainer. We offer globally recognized qualifications from a number of professional bodies.
Job Type: Business Development Manager
The Candidate: The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for pursing and acquiring new business, develop negotiate strategies and positions; close new business deals; and maintain the organization’s values during all these business transactions.
- Be the business development lead for the college, training and consultancy
- Responsible for leading and coordinating the identification of resource requirements for new clients.
- Provide business development and sales direction and support
- Develop acquisition strategies that will drive achievement of set targets
- Prepare proposals as required by potential customers and follow through the process to the closure of the business deal
- Maintain and develop the company’s image and reputation; protect and develop the MTC’s brand via suitable marketing activities
- Develop and maintain relationships with key customers to ensure optimal client retention
- Responsible for understanding the customer’s needs
- Monitor and evaluate performance of the customers’ accounts
- Identify development potential in existing accounts by studying current business; cross-selling opportunities design
- Market segmentation to better understand the clients for customized product development
- Carry out research on market trends as well as come up with new innovative training solutions
- Contribute information to sales strategies by evaluating current product results, identifying needs to be filled, monitoring competitive products, analysing and relaying customer reactions.
Qualification and Experience:
- A holder of a business degree with five to seven years’ experience in business development preferably, candidates with previous experience as a trainer or teacher of professional development courses is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to strategically originate / prospect for new clients for the training and consultancy as well a professional courses offered at the college.
- Business / Financial Acumen – have an understanding on how businesses work including drivers of cost and revenue: ability to develop actions to correct financial performance; know the marketplace and understands how business strategies and tactics impact
- Excellent communication skills; written and verbal by demonstrating the ability to present information effectively and persuasively across various settings, including formal and informal presentations, telephone / conference calls and email
- Must demonstrate ability to effectively and proactively network
- Brings energy, enthusiasm, and positive goal setting to the job
- Ability to provide guidance, motivation to a dynamic team.
To apply for this job click on this link http://ow.ly/y4cuh and fill out the application form; all applicants should clearly indicate position applied for.
All applications should be received by 11th November 2014, only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
All applications should be received by 11th November 2014, only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Note: Applications without Curriculum Vitae will not be reviewed