Business Development Officer / Marketer – Abuja – Noble Hall Leadership Academy For Girls

Responsibilities & Duties
Assist in building the brand of the institution in the industry, vendor and customer community
Carry out market research through industry contacts, publications, trade events, news to identify ideas for growth
Constantly upgrading business development techniques, and help in enhancing the company knowledge base by participating in training and educational initiatives
Creating the annual business development budget in compliance with the academy’s policy and ethical / corporate governance framework and present it to the board for approval
Designing the best negotiating strategies by considering the risks and rewards, and keeping in mind the counter-parties preferences & goals
Develop and build a competitive business development package
Dissemination of the management’s vision and goals among the operational and supporting teams
Filtering out high potential deals by analysing business strategies, opportunity requirements / pre-requisites / financials, and internal priorities
Reaching out directly or through partners to target prospective business deals
Serve as the Marketer to ensure that the marketing and branding initiatives are efficient and effective
You will be responsible for maintaining strong relationships with the internal staff, external stakeholders (partners, officials, regulators, etc).

As the Marketer, you will:
Assist in creating fresh and up-to-date web content, to pass to the Web Development Officer and Web Designer as necessary
Ensure the rise and the visibility of the Academy by carrying out an effective marketing and communications plan in order to: attract new students and retain the old students, publicise the strengths of the academy, promote the profile of the School as a whole to external audiences
Manage the stock of all marketing collateral i.e. brochures; creating systems to identify when stock needs to be replenished
Prepare PowerPoint presentations for SMT at recruitment events and conferences
Provide ideas and input into the development of new e-marketing materials
Be responsible for the School’s publicity stands and other events support material ordering new stock as required and ensuring the supply of stock to events
Select and order promotional merchandise for exhibitions and for use as corporate gifts
Update the School’s Facebook and Twitter accounts
Write and produce marketing material (brochures, posters, flyers etc) for the School’s programmes, liaising with the relevant staff.
Requirements
Minimum of 7 years’ experience as a BDO/Marketer
Must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Marketing (A Masters degree and/professional certification will be an added advantage)
Must be able to work with minimal or no supervision
Must be agile and smart.

Skills:
Ability to meet sales targets
Appreciation of customer needs,
Excellent communication skills, including high standards of written communication, grammar and spelling
Excellent organisational and project management skills
High energy levels,
Industry knowledge
Information management skills including a high level of accuracy and attention to details
Marketing / sales orientation,
Networking skills
Presentation skills
Researching & Prospecting skills
Sound understanding of business principles.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV’s and cover letters with position applied for as subject title to: administrator01@noblehall.com

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