Business Development Officer at Noble Hall Leadership Academy for Girls


Noble Hall Leadership Academy for Girls, is a school dedicated to educating the total person - intellectual, spiritually, socially, physically and emotionally. Our ultimate aim is to create a new cadre of confident female leaders who are committed to making a positive difference. We are recruiting to fill the below position:     Job Title: Business Development Officer Location: Abuja Job Description

  • Here is an example of the business development officer job description, highlighting major duties, tasks, and responsibilities of individuals who work in that position.
  • Prepare annual budget (marketing) and track expenses relating to the budget
  • Develop comprehensive knowledge about the business and its development practices, its marketing activities, prospective clients, and the trends for the industry
  • Establish a knowledge storehouse of clients, referrals, REPs, presentations, and prospects
  • Analyze current and past expense budgets, sales, product deficiencies, and revenues. This enables him/her to provide recommendations for the company’s growth and resolution of problems
  • Engage in market research in order to identify new opportunities for business
  • Explain to potential customers about the various benefits offered by company products or services; following them up so as to close the business deals
  • Respond to queries and complaints from clients as regards the company’s products; this should be done in a timely fashion
  • Develop business proposals for existing and new customers
  • Develop innovative strategies for retaining clients; this includes undertaking interviews in order to get feedback and incorporate it into the growth plan
  • Participate in forums related to the industry; conferences and client discussions. In other words, act as a representative of the company
  • Determine cross-selling opportunities among different offices.
  • Supervise database of client relationship management and utilize the result to manage customers and the mailing lists
  • Hire, guide and train business development staff and associates
Business Development Officer Resume Preparation:
  • The work experience section of the business development officer resume can be created by using information from the sample job description provided above.
  • The job description highlights the needed duties, tasks, and responsibilities for the position that can be employed in making the work history section of the resume.
Requirements – Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge
  • If you are aspiring to work as a business development officer, here are the skills and other attributes to development to improve your chances of being hired by employers:
Possess very good sales skills:
  • Analytical skills: Business development officers must be analytical thinkers with the ability to analyze new and prospective opportunities in business
  • Educational qualification: Most companies require applicants to have at least a bachelor’s degree in any field related to business. Any experience of working in a related field or company would be of great benefit
  • Project skills: Ability to man project effectively with developed goals and procedures for its implementation
  • Possess problem solving skills
  • Good negotiation skills: The ability to dialogue with clients and arrive at a mutually beneficial outcome is important to the work of business development officers
  • Must be a notably pleasant character
  • Must be flexible and able multi task on the job
  • Ability to constantly generate new ideas for the company’s advancement and success
  • Networking skills: He/she should have the ability to build and maintain relationships and contacts in and outside the company
  • Must possess a good business sense
  • Marketing skills: The officer in charge of business development should be able to pitch to clients on company’s new and available goods and services
  • IT/ computer skills: He/she must be able to use the computer and similar gadgets
  • Organizational skills: He/she must have the ability to stay put on assignments
  • Ability to work under pressure and still meet up with given deadlines
  • Possess effective communication skills to interact with diverse groups of people both in writing and in speaking without getting misunderstood
  • Planning skills: The officer should have the ability to plan for a project and follow it up to its completion
  • Possession of people skills: He/she should have the ability to effectively cope with colleagues and clients and move them towards accomplishing certain tasks and goals
  • He/she must be willing and able to pay attention to details
    How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV's to: [email protected]     Application Deadline  15th December, 2017.