Business Development & Continuous Improvement Director – Ethiojobs
Business and Administration, Education, Management
Ethiojobs
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The Business Development and Continuous Improvement Director is mainly responsible for rebuilding the image of the Company through execution of laid out expansion and diversification strategy. As such, the incumbent is responsible to work closely related with promoting and broadening the income base of the company.
Business Development and Continuous Improvement Director is responsible for advising an organization on how to increase profit through creating income generating activities and implement continuous improvement in all aspects of the business activities.
Reports to: CEO
Qualifications
- MA/MSC/MBA degree or higher in Business Administration, Economics, Educational Management, Marketing Management, Project Management, Accounting or related.
Experience
- 6-8 years of experience in higher education with a demonstrated competency and expertise in business development or sub-specialty areas
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Should have skill and knowledge in developing and delivering business plans including financial planning and reporting.
- Experience in identifying market opportunities and undertaking market insight evaluations to assure the feasibility and viability of identified opportunities.
- Competent in developing new business opportunities through enterprise, commercial and/or knowledge exchanges.
- Competent in building sustainable relationships with external groups, clients and companies and the ability to up-sell opportunities.
- In-depth understanding of the higher education sector to diversify their activity and income streams.
- Knowledge of business development, tendering and identification of funding opportunities that aligns.
