Business Development Manager

1Step Ahead Consulting is your One Stop Human Resource (HR) Solution provider helping to turn your business goals into reality with our full suite of strategic HR Services. We have identified the need to support Small - Medium size (SMEs) Organisations to ensure optimum service delivery which includes meeting legal requirements, hiring and retaining the best talents and improving business efficiency. We function as an extension of your business planning team, navigating you through the uncertainties of what may lie ahead.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Business Development Manager will own the client engagement & project management of key client(s) for the company, and will be part of a growing team of client service managers capable of managing, growing and delivering the mobile offering to multiple key clients.
• It is likely that the successful candidate will have management experience in FMCG, with a strong grasp of the marketing and media industry.
• Telecoms and/or mobile marketing exposure would be advantageous.

Role includes:

• Creative and strategic ideation to meet client business needs
• Day-to-day management of key accounts
• Project management
• Reward & redemption modelling, RoI management
• Accounting and invoicing
• The Business Development Manager could be drawn from an agency environment in an account manager role or from a marketing manager position in telecoms, FMCG or similar (with 5 - 10 years’ experience).
• A commonality will be a deep understanding of marketing and the ability to roll up their sleeves to manage clients and marketing projects.

The successful candidate will be:

• A disciplined project manager who loves to own the operations of complex client and brand engagements
• Commercially sound with an entrepreneurial attitude and innovative mind set
• A proven relationship builder
• Comfortable performing within a KPI driven environment
• Capable of creativity and problem-solving under pressure
• The role is based in Lagos, Nigeria and may require some local travel and international travel.