Business Development Jobs in Nigeria at FEZ Consultants

FEZ Consultants, a subsidiary of FEZ integrated services Ltd is a Human Resource firm that operates with a broad knowledge of the manpower dynamics within the Nigerian business environment,
thereby guaranteeing our clients a best fit solution to their human resource requirements.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Associate

Location: Nigeria

Job Description
Individual will be responsible for assisting the company build its business and achieve profitability by providing business advisory and business implementation services.

Responsibilities

• Provision of Business advisory
• Assisting with strategy formulation and optimization.
• Reviewing legal documents from a commercial view point.
• Liasing with clients as required.
• Gathering, processing, analysing data and making recommendations
• Carrying out industry and sector research
• Development of business plans, business documentation and financial projections
• Developing proposals for pursuing new businesses and acquiring new clients

• Interviewing and hiring of subordinates
• Ensuring stakeholders complete their tasks on-time (e.g. technical, legal, finance etc.)
• Setting up operational processes and procedures
• Play key role on corporate development initiatives
• Working with project directors on investor related matters

• A Bachelors degree from a notable university with a second class upper minimum (preferably in Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Finance or Engineering)
• A masters degree (preferably in business administration or finance)
• Able and willingness to work long hours.
• Ability to work in teams and with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in an entrepreneurial setting.
• Excellent management skills.
• Proficient using Microsoft office applications.
• Professional certification in business related courses is an added advantage
• Two to four years work experience at a business consulting firm, corporate finance or investment bank
• Ability to learn new concepts quickly
• Analytical / problem solving skills.

• The individual will be responsible for the development and implementation of stakeholder strategy & implementation.
• Key stakeholders include logistics carriers, professional services providers (e.g. legal, consultants marketing consultants, technology, customer service agent etc.), corporate clients, etc.

• Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.
• Screens potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.
• Develops negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals.
• Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.
• Develops processes and procedures for shortlisting stakeholders, onboarding them, remunerating them, and maintaining win-win relationships with them.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university with a minimum of a second class upper.
• A Bachelors in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Commerce or a related discipline is an added advantage.
• Masters in Business Administration will be an added advantage
• At least 3 years of experience in sales and/or business development role
• Ability to negotiate and win business with low, middle and senior level employees
• Personal initiative and ability to work independently, focus on priorities, monitor and evaluate progress and to meet deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication and good presentation skills
• Ability to develop and maintain networks
• A high degree of integrity and the ability to deal with confidential information is required
• Excellent relationship management, strong verbal and written communication
• Organized and detail oriented while managing and prioritizing multiple tasks simultaneously
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products.