Administrative / Business Development Executive at Michael Stevens Consulting

Job Description

• This position is stimulating, challenging, and offers potential for growth.
• The Administrative / Business Development Executive’s main goal is to identify opportunities for school growth and create marketing strategies for a newly established innovative nursery and primary school.
• Candidates should be self-motivated, require little supervision, and be able to hold themselves accountable.

Responsibilities

• Develop a progressive and profitable school enrollment portfolio and provide a high level of customer service by actively undertaking business development activities.
• Obtain relevant information from prospective customers during inquiries.
• Devote time and energy to cultivate and maintain good relationships with parents, guardians, associations, influencers, and others to promote the Schools programs and services.
• Rely heavily on own personal networks and referral sources for leads.
• Keep abreast of local business opportunities and industry trends by maintaining a profile in the business community through participation in educational events, local community groups, etc.
• Develop and implement referrals for other school services and products. Achieve enrollment targets as set by management annually.

Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Economics, Business Management or Administration, Finance, Accounting, Marketing or any related field.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant post-NYSC experience working in a school or any related business development role. Attributes, Skills and Competencies:
• A confident individual with strong and good communication (both oral and written) skills. Ability to relate with a wide variety of people (internal and external stakeholders).
• Highly motivated self-starter capable of initiating and cultivating new customer relationships.
• Ability to establish and promote School products and services to the community with an emphasis on gaining new intakes.
• Ability to cross-sell needed schools products and services to further expand customer relations.
• Proven administrative and organisational skills, including proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to learn new programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application experience of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategies and implementation.
• Demonstrated knowledge and usage of social media platforms as well as content management systems (CMS).
• Have a flexible approach to work and the duties to be carried out.
• Excellent business awareness and commercial acumen. Strong analytical and project management skills.