Employment Opportunities at Lagos Business School

Lagos Business School is committed to creating and transmitting management and business knowledge based on a Christian conception of the human person and of economic activity relevant to Nigeria and Africa at large. We strive to be a world class business school which will have a significant impact on the practice of management.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Location: Sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Overview

• The primary responsibility of this to ensure that the School maintains the EMBA / MBA / MEMBA market flagship within the environment and positioned to compete for market share with Top tier.

Essential Duties / Key Job Roles and Responsibilities
Includes but are not limited to the following:

• Develop and implement EMBA/MEMBA/MMBA/MBA marketing and recruitment strategy to attract quality candidates across diverse industry sectors, disciplines and backgrounds.
• Plan and implement information sessions and open days; make presentations to relevant target markets for recruitment purposes within and outside Nigeria. Ensure regional and global coverage of marketing activities.
• Develop and implement integrated marketing and strategic PR to strengthen the EMBA/MEMBA/MMBA/MBA as a premium brand.
• Deploy web strategies, paid searches, email campaigns and innovative social media to increases recruitment success.
• Conduct research on the EMBA/MEMBA/MMBA/MBA market and present report for management decisions. Monitor the activities of competitors including foreign Business Schools and align recruitment practices to trends.
• Plan and implement market cultivation strategies for sourcing of prospects from all channels - building admission pipeline.
• Act as first point of contact and provide expert advice to applicants on recruitment and admission processes.
• Provide advice on branding of EMBA/MEMBA/MMBA/MBA brochures, flyers and other marketing communications materials. Provide information and news items on the website to enhance recruitment.
• Develop long range organizational and promotional/marketing plans (print, electronic and other medium) for programs and initiatives which support and promote the academic missions of the institution related to admissions.
• Provide leadership in positioning the LBS in the MBA admission marketplace to expand visibility to attract, select, enroll and retain a diverse student body.
• Develop annual targets and projections for MBA, MMBA, EMBA and MEMBA recruitment activities for use in overall budget projections.
• Any other specific or adhoc duty to be assigned by line manager from time to time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of MBA / M.sc from a recognized University
• An MBA from Lagos Business School (LBS) is preferred and will be an added advantage.

Experience

• At least 5 years in sales and marketing position.
• Experience gained in service marketing and business development, Consulting or project management will be an advantage.

Skills Requirements:

• Planning and organizational skills and initiative
• Strong interpersonal/human relations skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Influencing and presentation skills
• Flexibility in work schedule
• High integrity, reliability and confidentiality
• Recruiting and public speaking skills
• Knowledge of project management
• Knowledge of tertiary education policies and procedures in Nigeria and globally
• Ability to prepare financial/budget reports
• Experience in sales or marketing
• Working knowledge of MS office
• Knowledge of channels development
• Knowledge of PR, branding and integrated marketing
• Knowledge of enrollment planning, demographics, recruitment, marketing and admission terminology, policies and procedures.

Interested and qualified candidate should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Advancement Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Specialization: Non-profit / Volunteering

Job Summary

• The Advancement Officer will work directly with the Director to identify, cultivate, pursue and keep annual gift and support for LBS. Strategize on and implement efforts to secure new and untapped resources.
• He/She handles the overall success of annual giving. Help maintain strong relationships with prospects and givers.
• The officer administers all aspects of annual giving which include: direct mail; reporting on donor database and manual back up schedules; events; donor relations, recognition, and stewardship.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for messaging/implementation/evaluation of all aspects of a highly segmented and messaged Annual Donation Program.
• Work with external vendors and internal staff to create and coordinate Annual Giving & Sponsorship Appeal, and other related projects to meet the fund-raising objectives of the department, under the guidance of the Director
• Promote and implement an effective Annual Giving Society Program.
• Work with the Director of Advancement in identifying, researching, profiling and cultivating prospects for increased Annual and Other Giving.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of key cultivation and stewardship activities & events.
• Plan and implement multi-faceted programs that increase goodwill and positive relationships with the school.
• Promote events that encourage Donor involvement, including preparing promotional materials.
• Oversees the management of Advancement software systems to run reports, queries, and mailing lists as advised by the Director, creates and tracks even fundraising goals and attendance, and updates and maintain records as necessary.
• To get raw contact details data from School and events e.g. breakfast club, seminars, etc.
• Attend events to get donations to LBS, from non-alumni.
• Segment and document the raw contact details got from attending functions for proper follow up.
• Follow up on the feedback from the call/visit/event report, to where the intended support or donation is received by LBS from the donor/prospect.
• Execute process flow steps from receipt of the pledge to donate to stewardship
• To meet/achieve Call centre Target/Budget/Deliverables and other departmental objectives.
• Respond to prospective donors’ complaints and inquiries.
• Provide donors and prospective donors with reliable information about the school.
• Document all department account transactions using the process flow schedule.
• Record, and file all departmental documents and events effectively.

Qualifications
Educational Qualification:

• At least a University Degree or it's equivalent in any field

Experience:

• Minimum of five years’ experience working in a corporate environment and profit-oriented organization e.g. banks.

Skills Requirements:

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel & PowerPoint.
• Strong Social Media Skills
• Info mining skill, especially from the internet
• A broad range of interests eg Sports, Music, Int’l Affairs, etc
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Result Oriented and Attention to detail
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and writing skills: the ability to interact with a variety of people and clearly convey information in writing and in person.
• Fundraising & Customer service skills
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment and take initiative independently; Commitment to respect and maintain the confidentiality of donor information.
• Kindly note this role requires some travel.
• Proven project management skills.
• Planning & organizational skills
• General management & administrative skills
• Budgeting.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Application Deadline 23rd April, 2021.

Job Title: Assistant Marketing Manager

Location: Sangotedo Ajah, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The primary responsibility of this to ensure that the School maintains the EMBA / MEMBA market flagship within the environment and to provide administrative support to the admissions office in the various rounds of admissions.

Essential Duties / Key Job Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for the conversion of prospective leads to EMBA / MEMBA students by establishing regular and efficient communication to the prospective candidates using different effective channels.
• Responsible for calling and following up on Executive MBA and Modular Executive MBA programme prospects to ensure they complete the application process before the end of each marketing round.
• Database Management: creates new prospects records and daily updates of prospects records with information from front desk inquiry, phone call inquiry, email inquiry, referrals and other sources.
• Follow-up with the applicants to submit all relevant documents for admissions.
• EMBA and MEMBA Rounds of Applications: File and sort individual application documents for each round. Schedule applicants for LBS administered tests and interviews.
• Process all third-party payments within 5 working days.
• Respond to inquiries from the website within 48 hours.
• Prepare an accurate admissions database.
• Any other specific or Adhoc duty to be assigned by the line manager from time to time.

Qualifications

• Minimum of First Degree or HND.

Experience:

• At least 3 - 5 years of marketing experience in the service/educational industry.
• Experience gained in processing admissions into educational programmes will be an advantage.

Skills Requirements:

• Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management systems and practices.
• Planning and organizational skills and initiative.
• Document management.
• Strong interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• High integrity, reliability and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of project management.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Working knowledge of MS office.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Application Deadline 28th April, 2021.