About County Finance Limited
County Finance Ltd provides a lending opportunity to help businesses and individuals access quick finances for their needs and investors to get better returns. There are no middlemen, no banks, and no lengthy negotiations or delays. Instead, it’s an open exchange with detailed information, empowering you to choose the loan or investment best suited for you. We make sure that we provide a modern, speedy, and hassle-free service to borrowers and investors alike. We care because money matters.
Job Description
- As the Head, of business development of County Finance Limited, you are to identify new business opportunities in order to generate revenue, improve profitability and to ensure business growth.
Roles / Responsibilities
Strategic:
- Identify business opportunities & perform market research to determine new business leads and potential projects
- Responsible for planning & coordination of the business development team.
People Development:
- Select, train & develop direct reporters & other subordinates to ensure continuous improvement of the business development function.
- Assist with periodic performance appraisal in line with the company’s performance management program.
Operational:
- Generate new client & business relationships to ensure new business & projects are identified
- Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone, liaison with clients at all stages
- Update the Management team on the outcome of the meeting with the client on a particular project and any other information gathered during the meeting
- Manage strategic alliances & partnerships by securing corporate / business relationships through effective client management & analyzing joint ventures/partners to identify & ensure best-suited options for the business.
- Seek ways of improving the way the business operates
- Have a good understanding of the businesses products or services and be able to advise others about them
- Forecast long & short-range market potential by conducting market & feasibility analysis by monitoring the implementation & execution of BD & PR activities
- Lead the business development team according to set objectives & initiated market analysis, review process ensuring that the management team are kept fully up to date
- Responsible for the design & execution of press releases, corporate presentations, corporate communication-related brochures & company website to ensure County Finance branding principles are adhered to at all times
- Pro-actively hunt for target organizations & establish communications with those businesses that can benefit from County Finance products and services
- Maintain excellent relations with existing customers & potential customers of County Finance
- Represent County Finance in business exhibitions & internal business development forums
- Maintain media relations by means of positive advertising & strong public relations to ensure the goodwill & image of the company.
- Coordinate with relevant business units & other key departments to ensure timely completion & submission of business proposals/contracts to appropriate contacts in an organization.
- Conduct detailed market research to understand & gather intelligence about competitor companies in the region
Objectives – Performance Indicators:
- Effective business development strategy, new sales strategies, and sales pitches.
- Generate revenue for the company
- Prospect new business, and potential clients
- Client retention and generation.
Required Education / Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Business, or any related field
- With at least 2– 5 years of experience in related roles.
Required Behavioral Skills:
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to Build Client Relationships
- Excellent innovative skills
- Good Writing and Public Speaking Skills
- Leadership and People Management Skills
- Detail-Orientated
- Organisational and Multi-Tasking Skill.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and Resume to: careers@county.ng using “Head, Business Development” as the subject of the mail.