Business Development Officer at Women Impacting Nigeria (WIN)

Women Impacting Nigeria (WIN) – Founded by Tope Imasekha, WIN is a female-run, non-profit organisation, that aims to reduce the gender gaps that exist in education, living conditions, economic empowerment and political participation in Nigeria.

WIN is dedicated to positively affecting the socio-economic development of Nigeria through the empowerment of women.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Take your experience to the next level. A start up social enterprise is seeking to hire a Business Development Officer to lead and oversee functions across (but not limited to) relationship management, targeted student initiatives as well as planning and monitoring of social media campaigns.

Principal Responsibilities

• Assist CEO in research, design and implementation of communication strategies
• Write, edit and enhance presentations, newsletters, promotional materials
• Participate in branding and promotional activities including press, sponsor management and student engagement discussions
• Act as project front of house, the face of the initiative
• Develop thorough understanding of the education space to identify areas for expansion
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local/regional/multinational sponsors

Candidate Profile
Essential Qualities:

• Passionate about education and non-profit initiatives
• Strong business acumen and entrepreneurial vigour
• Positive attitude
• Integrity
• Indefatigable work ethic–this role will regularly require a lot of work alongside the CEO
• Self-starter. High initiative
• Clarity of thought and action

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (in English)
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Powerpoint
• Strong organizational capabilities.
• Strong inter-personal skills, ability to interact effectively with sponsors, partners and colleagues.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.