Job Title: Business Development Officer
Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Business Development Manager

Job Summary
The Business Development Officer works closely with the Manager, Business Development and
provides support to the coordination, planning and development of Public and Private
Development Centre’s opportunities. Overall responsibility is to support PPDC in the
development, review, renewal, and submission of all project proposals including the preparation
of the department reports, preparation of presentations and conducting of analysis.
Responsibilities
Primary duties include:
● Support the proposal team, timelines and the overall progression of work undertaken by
internal proposal teams to ensure the on-time completion of high quality, responsive,
and compliant proposal applications.
● Support proposal and presentation kick-off and review meetings.
● Responsible for department reporting, and presentation preparation.
● Leads department analytical work including but not limited to proposal feedback
analysis, win-rate analysis, overall BD analysis.
● Manage data input to the CRM and or Task management platform (Amebo) with regards
to donor cultivation and contact management; in addition, managing proposal
submission matrix for continued analysis of success trends for further decision-making.
● Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas,
trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services – or new ways of reaching
existing markets.
● Foster and develop relationships with various stakeholders.
● Seek ways of improving organizational operations and new business development
procedures.
● Keep abreast of trends and changes in the NGO/non-profit space.
● Develop and implement strategies that align with PPDC’s Strategic Plan, to seek and
develop new donor relationships, and ensure strategic branding and positioning
approaches by the technical teams.
● Oversee the early information gathering stages to qualify organizational development
opportunities.
● Support with landscape assessment and other relevant trend analysis to strengthen
organizational strategic positioning within the NGO space.
● Leverage opportunities for the organization and its organs to carry out the various
elements of its visibility and branding plan.

● Analyze donor trends, quality of successful proposals and proposal development pursuits
to identify trends and promote best practices in future business development.
● Strategize the adoption of PPDC supported approaches/methodologies and structures to
develop technical responses to diverse funding agencies/donor proposals.
● Serve as a technical proposal writer and/or editor (for all evaluation sections) as needed.
● Carry out after-action reviews and analyses for any unsuccessful proposals.
● Support internal requests for information related to PPDC’s business development
activities.
● Assist in the maintenance of external relationships, particularly with partners, donors,
and the media.
● Support the capture, documentation, and dissemination of iconic human-interest
narratives from PPDC’s work or influence.
● Conduct research and analysis of data in relation to the alignment and success of
organizational goals, including identifying lessons learned and developing critical
feedback on implemented programs.
● Any other duties assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
● Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, accounting, finance or another
related field with 2 years of experience working as an assistant.
● Minimum of two (2) years of progressive experience in programs, grant management or
business development or any other role is desirable. Include the required experience to
undertake the role.
Personal Qualities
● Strong business knowledge and experience interpreting financial data
● Ability to effectively research new markets
● Creativity and problem-solving skills
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills
● Analytical and detail-oriented
● Strong negotiation skills
● People relations and coordination skills
● Advanced time management and organizational skills
● Strong communication and presentation skills
● Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
● Experience managing budgets and reviewing financial statements
● Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
What we offer
Fairly competitive salary and benefits package, a great team environment and hybrid working
options.

Mode of Application:
Interested applicants should click this link to apply online. Application Deadline: 8th November,
2023