• Application Deadline:
• Position: Business Development Officer



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 2 - 3 years



• Location Rivers




• City Port Harcourt




• Job Field Sales and Business Development 
  
  

The Role

• Beyond "selling therapy", the role is about opening doors for organizations to access quality mental healthcare for their staff, students, or members.


• You'll be the link between our clinical expertise and the institutions that need it: HR departments building wellness programs, HMOs looking for panel providers, schools needing counselling partnerships, and NGOs running community health initiatives.


• If you're someone who can walk into a boardroom and make a compelling case for why mental health infrastructure is a smart institutional investment this is your role.

Key Responsibilities

Institutional Partnerships & Business Development

• Identify and secure partnerships with corporates, HMOs, schools, NGOs, and government agencies


• Pitch Japonica Synapse Japonica as a panel provider for HMOs and corporate health insurance plans


• Develop EAP-style retainer packages for companies looking to support staff mental health


• Build relationships with school counsellors and administrators for referral partnerships


• Engage government health programs and development agencies for community mental health contracts

Positioning & Market Education

• Reframe mental health services as institutional risk management, reduced absenteeism, higher productivity, lower liability


• Educate HR and procurement decision-makers on the ROI of investing in staff mental wellness


• Represent the clinic at health expos, HR forums, and corporate wellness events


• Develop case studies and outcome data (anonymized) to demonstrate clinical credibility to prospective partners

Revenue Growth

• Build and manage a pipeline of institutional clients and referral partners


• Negotiate service-level agreements, retainer contracts, and panel provider rates


• Meet quarterly targets for new partnerships and contract value


• Identify opportunities to package services (assessment, therapy, psychiatric review, follow-up) into tiered institutional offerings

Relationship Management

• Maintain strong relationships with existing institutional partners to drive renewals and referrals


• Liaise with clinical team to ensure service delivery matches what's been sold


• Gather partner feedback to refine offerings

Requirements

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health, or related field


• Minimum 2-3 years in business development, institutional sales, or healthcare/insurance partnerships


• Experience selling into HR, insurance, or public health sectors is a strong advantage


• Understanding of (or willingness to learn) the Nigerian health insurance/HMO landscape

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to translate clinical value into business language, you can talk ROI as easily as you can talk empathy


• Excellent presentation and negotiation skills, especially with senior decision-makers


• Comfortable navigating sensitive subject matter with professionalism and discretion


• Strong network-building instincts, this role lives and dies on relationships


• Confidentiality and integrity are non-negotiable given the nature of our work