Business Development Manager at a New Tier 1 Urban Microfinance Bank

We are a newly Central bank of Nigeria Licensed Tier 1 Urban Microfinance bank located at the Igbon-Efo, Lekki corridor of Lagos State. We are desirous of recruiting young, talented and ambitious self starters who would lead the bank towards achieving the mutual desired goals of all stakeholders in the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Job Code: BDM 04
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Main Responsibilities

• The Business Development Manager is responsible for developing business solutions
• The main goal is to generate more revenue for the company, to identify sales leads, pitch goods or services to new clients and maintain a good working relationship with a new contact and come up with new sales ideas
• This includes new sales strategies, sales pitches, and business plans.

Main Duties of the Position

• Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business.
• Ensure the marketing team meets the company's target branding, corporate image-making, planning and implementing promotional campaigns.
• Present and develop new products (Loans and Savings).
• Work with a team to develop proposals that speak to the client's needs, concerns and objectives.
• Present an image that mirrors that of the client
• Client Retention and lead generation.
• Present and develop new products (Loan and Savings) and services and enhance existing relationships.
• Work with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs
• Business Development Planning.
• Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Present to and consult with mid and senior level management on business trends with a view to developing new services, products and distribution channels.
• Identify opportunities for campaigns, services and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales.
• Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company's unique selling propositions and differentiation.
• Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the team.
• Present business development training and mentoring to business developers and other internal staff.
• Ensure Savings targets are met.

Objectives - Performance Indicators:

• Effective business development strategy, new sales strategies, sales pitches.
• Generate revenue for the bank
• Prospect new business, and potential clients
• Client retention and generation.

Required Educational / Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Business or a related field, marketing strategy
• With at least 8 years of experience in a related role.
• A first degree or HND in any discipline with a certification in Microfinance Banking is an advantage
• Candidates for this position must not be more than 32 years as at January 1st 2022.

Required Behavioral Skills:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to Build Client Relationships,
• Excellent innovative skills
• Good Writing and Public Speaking Skill,
• Leadership and People Management Skill,
• Detail-Orientated
• Organisation and Multi-Tasking Skill.

Application Closing Date
26th January, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their most recent CV and a Cover letter of Intent to: [email protected] using the Job Code as the subject of the email.

Note: All successful candidates would be interviewed and expected to resume not later than April 1st, 2022.