The OOPL ventures Limited is a leading hospitality, tourism and service
organization with various
established and growing business.
To take on
the challenge of building and sustaining the businesses inside the OOPL,
and to contribute to the vision of making the OOPL a self- sustaining
institution, the OOPL Ventures Limited is seeking the services of a
suitably qualified candidate with international training and exposure
to fill the vacant position:
Job Title: Business Development Manager
Location: Nigeria
Desired Skills and Experience
- Must possess a first or second degree in Social Sciences. MBA is an added advantage;
- Ten to Fifteen years experience in Sales, Marketing and Business
Administration preferably gained in an international organization or a
tourism or hospitality organization; Must be familiar with the aims and
goals of the tourism industry; - Ability to build effective working relationships both within and outside the organization
- Target-driven, initiative-taking and entrepreneurial skills, self motivated and result oriented;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Must
understand internet communication strategies; excellent presentation and
interpersonal skills. - Ability and experience to develop and implement a marketing
strategy; Able to take responsibility and demonstrated high level of
integrity to work with all stakeholders; - Proven track record of increasing revenue through generation of leads;
Job Description
- Research market trends in hospitality and tourism industry,
develop and implement a marketing strategy, including online marketing
ideas and programmes aimed at generating and increasing sales for the
organization; - Prepare and submit a work plan that outlines key initiatives for revenue growth; Supervise all revenue generating Unit;
- Identify and follow up on new tourism business opportunities,
plan and prepare presentations to prospective clients; establish and
build relationships with new clients, grow and retain accounts with
existing clients; maintain client database for follow up actions; - Oversee the development of marketing materials- flyers, brochures, posters etc;
- Promote the brand of the organization in Nigeria and
internationally; consult the management about business trends with a
view of developing new products and services, protect organization’s
values, ensuring new services are aligned with organization’s
priorities and goals; - Perform any other duties as may be required.
- Create marketing campaigns and deliver campaigns within timescales, to maximize revenue generation for the organization;
- Plan and organize promotional events and evaluate their success;
- Keep up to date with new social media tools and how
organizations are using them; develop other innovative ways to sell new
products and services; - Develop e-tourism platforms, including websites , build and maintain database of tourism contacts;
- Prepare and submit variety of status reports on monthly, quarterly and annual basis;
- Supervise a team of marketing/sales managers to plan the
marketing of the conference facilities and services owned by the
organization, as well as, the tourist and recreational facilities and
services at the office complex;
How to Apply
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