Discovery Cycle Professionals is a global network of experienced consultants, academics, and technocrats assembled to provide world-class knowledge-based services globally. DCP has diverse experience across different professional fields and offers a wide-range of multi-disciplinary professional services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Officer

Location: Asokoro, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Role and Task Complexities
Business Development – 50%:

• Conceptualize and develop business proposals, reports, analysis, reviews and other documents for projects spanning from inception to implementation to completion
• Design and develop business strategies, identify risk scenarios and develop improvement plans for same to provide appropriate growth to business as well as negotiate with stakeholders
• Manage all development process and ensure compliance to government policies and regulations.
• Proficiently make presentations on business proposals and pitching ideas to prospective/existing clients.
• Manage all client communication and maintain effective relationships with all.
• Analyze current and past financial data and providing strategies to cut costs and increase revenue.
• Think strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• Work strategically – carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
• Lead the charge on market research plans to identify new opportunities
• Work with executives to implement marketing strategies and new opportunities
• Ensuring that the company meets revenue targets.

Capacity Building – 40%:

• Design and develop capacity-building actions through needs collection and analysis companywide and client wide
• Design and develop the capacity-building strategy and coordinating as well as working on strategic aspects of capacity building companywide and client wide
• Design and develop monitoring and reviewing progress in the implementation of capacity building activities, including design of evaluation frameworks (whether internal or out-sourced), conducting evaluation with beneficiaries, participation in capacity-building activities companywide and client wide.
• Maintain an archive of key documents and keeping records concerning project activity for reporting purposes companywide and client wide.
• Design and develop the implementation of capacity plans companywide and client wide.

Research 10%:

• Lead and promote open innovation and introduce group tools and processes that drive creative and analytical thinking companywide and client wide.
• Analytical thinking/ problem solving on a national and international level with local knowledge and global insights
• Following industry trends locally and internationally as well as drafting and reviewing contracts
• Researching business opportunities and viable income streams as well as reporting on successes and areas needing improvements
• Contributing to the assessment process through participation in meetings and analysis of results.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Master’s / Bachelor’s Degree with minimum of 3 years experience.

Application Closing Date
15th October, 2022.