Business Development Manager at Transnational Academic Group

Transnational Academic Group (TAG) is owned and operated by a group that focuses on building value across three major business verticals including media, education, and information technology.
Established in 2013 in partnership with Lancaster University, TAG operates Lancaster University Ghana. TAG’s sister company, Global Institute Middle East, in partnership with Murdoch University established Murdoch University Dubai in 2008. Both Lancaster University Ghana and Murdoch University Dubai deliver relevant undergraduate and post graduate programmes to students in West Africa and in the UAE.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Development Manager
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Responsible for the organization, co-ordination of office operations, procedures and resources to facilitate organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of strategic business models for new partnerships and business opportunities for Transnational Academic Group (TAG).

Duties and Responsibilities
Business Development:

• Build relationships with employers in Nigeria and abroad;
• Represent Transnational Academic Group (TAG) to prospective employers and seek appropriate new internship placement opportunities both nationally and internationally through networking activities with employers;
• Develop relationships with university societies;
• Support and work with university societies to produce a varied range of career-related activities and events;
• Oversee mentoring and careers coaching to university students
• Inculcate TAG employability ethos amongst the student body,
• Coordinate the delivery of careers, internships, alumni and employer relations strategy;
• Design and deliver a wide range of employability and careers provisions for Transnational Academic Group (TAG);
• Market partnership opportunities to the commercial and industrial sectors;
• Develop and nurture on-going relationship with corporate organizations to ensure long term partnerships and ROI;
• Coordinate the delivery of a wide range of extra-curricular employer events, including networking events, career development workshops and recruitment fairs;
• Adopt and implement TAG’s careers and employability guidelines and resources to students;
• Promote students recruitment and school visit activities;
• Promote internship opportunities to the students;

Required Academic Qualifications and Competencies

• A Masters’ degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Public Relations or in a related discipline;
• Professional certification in any of the above disciplines will be an advantage;
• Strong report writing, and presentation skills required;
• Excellent organisation, communication and negotiation skills required;
• Project Management skills;
• Good people-management skills;
• Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite;
• Proven ability to develop relationship and partnership opportunities with corporates, academic, students and other external partners;
• Significant knowledge and working experience in Marketing, Marketing Communications and Public Relations;
• Good understanding of Higher Education Institution(HEI) needs and respond to them;
• Significant knowledge in product development and emerging market trends;
• Knowledge in proposal writing and strategy development;
• Ability to provide effective supervision and leadership to team members;
• Knowledge of business and management principles;
• Knowledge of accounting, data and administrative management practices and procedures;
• Proven ability to take initiative to develop new contacts and manage large client portfolio;

Deadline
30th September, 2017.

Method of Application
All qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter to: HR@lancaster.edu.gh

Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be