Enterprise Growth and Development Officer at Alfred and Victoria Associates

Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer's needs. The three major arms are: Consulting, Recruitment and Training.

Alfred & Victoria Associates has become one of the most sought after Human Capital Development Organization in recent times. She is fast becoming the distinguished strategic partner required in all sectors of the economy, and also in the fast growing world of outsourcing which is now in huge demand in all profession.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Enterprise Growth and Development Officer

Location: Berge-Asese

Job Brief
Preamble:

• The Ministry's ultimate accountability is to the SBO. This department is the engine of SBO empowerment—ensuring that the Strategic Business Organisations of the ministry have the access, capability, resources, and institutional support they need to grow, scale, and compete in the markets of the world.

Mandate:

• This department is mandated to lead the Ministry's business development and enterprise support agenda. It designs and delivers the programmes, advisory services, and funding access mechanisms through which SBOs achieve measurable commercial growth. It is accountable not merely for supporting businesses, but for the outcomes those businesses achieve.

Scope of Authority:

• The department's authority spans the full breadth of SBO development: business needs assessment, growth planning, investment readiness, funding facilitation, advisory and mentorship services, flagship programme management, market intelligence, and commercial framework development. It is the primary interface between the Ministry and the SBO community.

Responsibilities

• SBO Growth Planning: Design and deliver bespoke growth plans for SBOs at different commercial stages—addressing revenue, market, funding, operational, and strategic needs.
• Flagship Programme Leadership: Lead School of Commerce, and the Tech Startup Growth Initiative with institutional discipline: defined objectives, structured curricula, rigorous selection, and post- programme impact evaluation.
• Funding & Investment Access: Structure SBO access to venture capital, development grants, government-backed loans, and development finance. Prepare SBOs for investor engagement through investment readiness training.
• Business Advisory Services: Deliver advisory clinics, masterclasses, one-on-one consulting, and mentorship connections building SBO capability in finance, strategy, operations, marketing, and exports.
• Free Trade Zone Management: Oversee the ministry Trade Zone as a vehicle for investment attraction, duty- efficient commerce, and SBO market access at scale.
• Enterprise Development Agency: Manage the Agency as the Ministry's instrument for SBO formalization, registration support, and institutional enterprise development.

Working Relationships:

• This department works at the intersection of the entire Ministry. Commerce Programs and Events provide the platforms through which SBOs are convened.
• Trade and Export Development extends SBO reach into international markets. Investments and Partnerships supplies capital access. Digital Infrastructure builds the technology tools this department uses. Economic Research and Statistics provides the data that informs programme design.

Performance Standard

• Revenue and market share growth achieved by Ministry-supported SBOs
• Value of funding and investment facilitated for SBOs per quarter
• Programme completion and post-cohort impact assessment scores
• Number of SBOs achieving new market access through departmental programmes
• Revenue from programme fees, advisory services, and agency activities

Governance:

• The Director is accountable to the Permanent Secretary for all SBO outcomes. All new programmes require Permanent Secretary approval before launch. Funding facilitation is conducted in coordination with Finance and Treasury and full compliance with applicable regulations.Ministry of Commerce — Leading a Divine Economy, in the Love World Kingdom. 

Application Closing Date
Not Specified. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: apply@alfred-victoria.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.