• Application Deadline: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Business Development Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Position Summary

• As a business development officer, you'll identify new business opportunities in order to generate revenue, improve profitability and help the business grow.


• Your work can involve careful strategic planning and positioning in the appropriate markets, or enhancing the operation of the business, position or reputation in some way.


• You are also responsible for maintaining a brand’s online presence and sales by working on various marketing campaigns this includes researching, strategizing with other professionals and creating content for successful campaigns.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.


• Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation.


• Generate leads and cold call prospective customers.


• Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone.


• Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients.


• Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these.


• Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business.


• Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes.


• Draw up client contracts - depending on the size of company, this task may be completed by someone else or agreements may not be as formal.


• Have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them.


• Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation and understand the need for change and what is required of them.


• Train members of your team, arranging external training where appropriate


• Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department.


• Liaise with the finance team, warehousing, and logistics departments as appropriate.


• Seek ways of improving the way the business operates.


• Attend seminars, conferences and events where appropriate.


• Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.


• Devising strategies to drive online traffic to the company website.


• Collaborate and support various business units to create landing pages and optimize user experience.


• Develop growth strategies and plans on how to generate revenue for different arm of the Business digitally.


• Manage and maintain the social media presence across all channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube) including keeping best practices in mind.


• Work with various content formats such as blogs, videos, audio podcasts, etc.


• Optimize content for the website and social media platforms.


• Ensure that the brand message is consistent in line with the groups vision, mission and value.


• Respond to enquiries and maintaining contact with clients, students via email, telephone, WhatsApp and on social media.