The Business Development Associate must have a blend of analytical, relationship management, and high-level communication skills.

Responsibilities
• Pipeline sourcing – developing a new business pipeline for ASIGMA’s four (4) business units aligned with their business development strategy and targets. The pipeline will cut across different sectors – private, developmental, and public e. Providing management with feedback on a very regular basis.
• Primary support in executing and catalyzing of business unit’s business development activities through auxiliary support including identifying and scheduling meetings with influential contacts in targeted sectors.
Relationship Management – Leverages own relations to proactively manage current and newly generated clients and respond to queries in a timely fashion.
• Continuous mapping of the business community and maintaining a complete knowledge repository of clients – suspects and prospects alike in line business unit’s strategies.
Manage the dissemination of ASIGMA’s shareable content to existing and potential business opportunities. This will involve contacting potential clients to establish rapport and creating opportunities for presentations to target organizations, institutions, and businesses.
• Assist in coordinating networking activities such as industry forums, select conferences, and client events. This will include maintaining an events calendar on behalf of the company.

Qualifications and Experience
• Graduate with a second-class and above bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics related field.
• Background in Business to Business, and Business to Business to Customer business development.
• Proven experience in successful relationship management, negotiation, customer acquisition, and retention would be an added advantage. Candidate must have proven solid relationships in private, public, and development sectors.
• Excellent high-level communication and public speaking skills which will be used in marketing ASIGMA’s service offering.
• Highly analytical and creative problem solver with a can-do attitude where no task is too big or too small.
• Candidate must have at least three years of experience in similar role.
• Strong report writing skills that are adaptable for a variety of audiences. Evidence of these skills are an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently with little instruction and able to cope with a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Be receptive to feedback and willing to learn.
• Ability to handle highly confidential information in a strictly professional manner.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in times of high stress.
• Display a high level of energy and personal commitment to teamwork.