Business Development Executive

An International Executive Training Company is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• We are seeking a hardworking, commercially focused and highly dependable Business Development Executive to support growth across Lagos.
• This is a practical, target-driven role combining field sales, virtual engagement, client relationship management, research, administration, social media, partnership development and strategic meeting support.
• The successful candidate must be willing and able to commute regularly across Lagos for client meetings, events, follow-up visits and partnership discussions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new business through physical visits, telephone calls, emails, referrals, LinkedIn, events and other appropriate channels.
• Identify and engage senior decision-makers across banking, insurance, energy, FMCG, professional services, real estate, public institutions and other priority sectors.
• Source, verify, clean and maintain databases of organisations, executives, associations and prospective partners.
• Arrange and attend strategic meetings, prepare briefing notes, record agreed actions and ensure disciplined follow-up.
• Build partnerships with professional bodies, chambers, industry groups, corporates, universities and relevant institutions.
• Use social media strategically to identify prospects, monitor decision-makers, understand client priorities, support campaigns and generate credible leads.
• Prepare proposals, letters, presentations, reports, meeting notes, client correspondence and other business documents.
• Provide dependable administrative support, including diary coordination, meeting scheduling, document management, client records and pipeline tracking.
• Research organisations before meetings and identify their priorities, leadership challenges, recent appointments, projects and possible areas of need.
• Attend conferences, networking events and business forums where useful commercial relationships can be developed.
• Generate new ideas for reaching difficult prospects, entering new sectors, strengthening referrals and improving conversion.
• Maintain accurate daily and weekly records of calls, visits, meetings, proposals, follow-ups, opportunities and outcomes.

Person Specification
Applicants must have:

• A minimum of a first degree with at least a Second Class Lower qualification.
• At least three years of verifiable sales or business development experience within banking or insurance.
• Evidence of meeting sales targets and developing new client relationships.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Confidence engaging senior executives and decision-makers.
• Good knowledge of Lagos and the ability to travel independently to client locations.
• Strong digital skills, including effective use of LinkedIn, email, online research and productivity tools.
• High standards of organisation, follow-through and attention to detail.
• We value hard work, resilience, patience, commitment, sacrifice, integrity, humility, initiative and a genuine willingness to learn.

Remuneration

• Salary is N280,000 per month. 
• Pension.
• HMO.
• Company will cover data and call credit.
• It is a field work role and the company will offer a pool car for commuting.
• There is commission per sale for open programmes and Inplant. If the target is met annually all expense trips overseas and up to 3 million will be paid.
• If the target is met after three quarters a bonus of 1,000,000 will be paid.