Business Development Specialist Job in Abuja Nigeria

Ideacentric Global Systems Nigeria is an agile research based enterprise that engages both left and right brained reasoning to come up with solutions that have a global perspective. We specialize in building fresh ideas into new endeavours or infusing old enterprises with fresh ideas. We are a Strategy consulting, Creative media design and Technology servicing firm with combined experience of over 7 years in strategy development/execution, branding, creative design, IT implementation and project management.

What we are looking for:
We seek individuals who possess strategic and analytical ability, leadership qualities, creativity, exposure, drive, ambition and high intellectual content. Without drive, ambition and intellectual content, you CANNOT work at IDEACENTRIC. But your ambition must be tempered by virtue.

We are seeking individuals with the ability to:

• Multi-task yet be organized and result oriented
• Pass across their knowledge effectively in Instructor lead training which they will be teaching
• Work in teams and develop others
• Work within deadlines and perform under pressure and unsupervised
• Communicate effectively to any audience
• Dream up creative solutions to complex problems
• Possess a passion for excellence, remarkable integrity and a depth of Faith
• Live & work full time in Abuja - Nigeria.

We are seeking motivated people to fill the position of Business Development Specialist

Job Title: Business Development Specialist:

First we trust you have carefully read the general work information above… now we will discuss specific requirements for this job;

Your task will be to help ideas grow and expand into new ventures and thus reach new or existing beneficiaries. You will be responsible for developing new business/social avenues for our clients in the private and public sectors. You will also lead or work with other team members in our organizations the area of sales, marketing, and customer service.

You will be accountable for gathering data regarding their customers’ markets. You should thus look forward to conducting intensive research pertaining to channel development, product development, and product distribution. You should look forward to spearheading or assisting in the development of new business/social strategies, conduct market analysis, and develop new and improved methods for promoting products/services through various new and traditional means.
Thus, you should have strong financial & statistical background/skills and be able to process large amounts of data, to find hidden opportunity and present them beautifully.You should understand and be able to use the power of branding and PR. You should be streetwise and equally book smart. You should be able to think globally and see both the short term and long term. You should be able to use modern management & techie productivity tools. You should be able to carry out business planning par excellence and identify competitive advantage.
Notice we have described this job in qualitative terms and have not been concerned with degrees and background; we indicates that are most interest in your level of personal development, however, an MBA, strong technical business skills and relevant experience will be great advantage.
Be sure to read/listen to “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, “Built to last” & 2 other business titles of your choice before choosing to pursue this job…

Method of Application
Send your application letter & CV to [email protected] along with a one-page note titled “If i had just one idea”

Application Deadline
16th October 2010

The chances that you’ll be required to do what you’ve never done before are VERY high. You are encouraged to challenge any idea from any quarter; what we seek is soundness of reasoning and the courage to see things through: every job is a critical challenge and you will discover that no two jobs are the same, after all no two projects or scenarios are the same. What this means is that every new job requires a fresh approach and analytical rigour.

We have a unique culture and interactions are highly energetic and involving. The fast pace and intensity never cease to amaze those who come in contact with us.

Please don’t overtly call us or lobby for this offer, that’s just rude! We will contact you.

Our employment policy
We do not discriminate based on gender, age, or ethnic/national orientation. We do not promote on the basis of longevity or age; rather, advancement is based on a strict meritocratic framework. And we truly care about our people.