Business Development Manager at Synapse Services

Synapse Services is a privately owned Centre for Psychological Medicine located in the heart of Nigeria – Lagos, Abuja and Anambra state. We currently have a staff strength of 138 and have been in operation for the last 8years in Nigeria. We provide first class psychological and psychiatric care as well as treatment of addictions, with a range of therapeutic programs suited to individual needs. We are in partnership with several organizations in providing services requiring an understanding of psychological medicine but not requiring clinical services. we have recently secured some partnerships that now requires us to expand our business unit.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Abuja

Job Description
The post holder is expected to:

• Prospect for new clients by networking, and using other acceptable means of generating interest from potential clients and ultimately converting them into clients;
• Involved in generation relevant partnership proposals with support from the clinical services team
• Identify innovative tactics, corresponding business plans and sustainable; operations to drive revenue and volume growth while meeting the market's needs;
• Develop and implement community workshops and seminars, with a bid to grow business;
• Assist in developing and maintaining psychiatrist, psychologist and other allied mental healthcare professional relations, both inside and outside the hospital and amongst sector actors;
• Conduct marketing research and analyses activities to ensure that the hospital is competitive in the marketplace, on a local and national rating.
• Be a lead in expansion of our services nationwide.

Expectations:

• Increase Synapse Bed Occupancy;
• Develop short and long-term management and organizational plans to define responsibilities and business activities consistent with hospital goals and objectives;

Client Retention:

• Assist in managing existing clients and ensure they stay satisfied and positive;
• Provide support that will continually improve the existing relationship;
• Make recommendations to Management on services that meet, predict and mirrors current clients’ future needs;
• Ensure the continuous refinement of the service rendered by the Facility;

Person Specifications

• Effectively work with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience of managing external client relations
• Experience of developing and converting business opportunities
• Experience of contributing towards strategic planning
• Ability to lead, manage, motivate staff
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to effectively manage competing demands
• Excellent presentation and communication and proposal writing skills
• Attention to detail i.e. the ability to produce high quality proposals and reports with minimal supervision

Desirable:

• Experience of international donor institutions, funding sources and application procedures
• Evidence that you have worked in a corporate environment
• Minimum of 3 years working experience as a Business Development Manager
• Emotionally mature and a team player
• Evidence that you have managed of team of people

Educational Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s degree
• 5 years Post NYSC experience

Application Closing Date
15th April 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV's to: jobs2018@synapseservices.org and indicate the location of the job they are applying Eg. ‘Business Development Manager- Abuja