Strengths Africa Limited is a dynamic people and business support company dedicated to unlocking potential and driving transformation across Africa. We specialise in delivering tailored training, consulting, and capacity-building solutions that empower individuals and elevate organisational performance. Partnering with clients across various sectors such as financial services, public sector, energy, and healthcare, we focus on fostering sustainable growth and excellence. We believe in the power of people to create lasting change and help organisations achieve their strategic goals. A company specialising in consulting, learning and development, workforce solutions, and business advisory, committed to helping organisations, institutions, and professionals achieve sustainable growth and impact. We work across corporate training, organisational development, workforce capability building, recruitment, strategic advisory, and institutional partnerships.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Business Development Lead
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Summary
- As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a driven Business Development Lead who can take ownership of opportunities, build strategic relationships, and turn engagements into measurable results.
- This is not a routine sales role. We are not looking for someone whose primary contribution is making calls and sending emails.
- We are looking for a commercially intelligent operator who can take ownership of opportunities, drive execution, coordinate proposals, engage decision-makers, and convert conversations into measurable business outcomes. Your responsibility is to ensure opportunities move forward, proposals are developed, follow-ups happen, and business is won.
What You’ll Do
Opportunity Pipeline Management:
- Own and manage the organisation’s business opportunity pipeline
- Track and progress opportunities from identification through closure
- Ensure opportunities do not stall due to poor follow-up or lack of execution
- Maintain visibility over all active opportunities
Client Acquisition & Revenue Growth:
- Develop and execute client acquisition strategies
- Secure new business opportunities
- Expand the company’s client base and revenue streams.
Proposal Development & Commercial Conversion:
Lead the development of:
- Business proposals
- Capability statements
- Presentations
- Expressions of interest
- Client solutions
- Coordinate proposal processes and ensure timely submission
- Convert opportunities into signed engagements and commercial outcomes
Strategic Business Engagement:
- Build relationships with corporate decision-makers and prospective clients
- Conduct meetings, presentations, and opportunity discussions
- Position the company’s services effectively within target markets
Opportunity Execution:
- Ensure commitments made to prospective clients are delivered
- Drive responsiveness and accountability throughout the sales process
Market Development:
- Identify emerging commercial opportunities
- Monitor market trends and client needs
- Generate actionable insights that support growth initiatives.
How Success Will Be Measured
- Pipeline value managed
- Opportunities progressed
- Proposal conversion rates
- Revenue generated
- New clients acquired
- Client retention and repeat business
- Commercial growth contribution
Required Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Marketing, Business Administration, or relevant discipline
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Business Development, Client Acquisition, Corporate Sales, Consulting, Professional Services, Learning & Development, or related fields
- Demonstrated track record of generating and converting business opportunities
- Experience managing complex sales cycles and corporate engagements
- Strong proposal-writing and presentation skills.
Who You Are:
- Think commercially and strategically
- Have a strong bias for execution
- Take ownership without waiting to be chased
- Highly organised and outcome-driven
- Can confidently engage senior decision-makers
- Understands B2B sales, consulting, and professional services
- Demonstrates strong proposal-writing and communication skills.
Compensation
Base Salary + Performance-Based Incentives
Application Deadline
5th September, 2026.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their CV in PDF to: [email protected] using the job role as the subject of the mail.
Important Note
- This role is not for individuals who require constant supervision or detailed instructions before acting. We are looking for someone who can independently create momentum, maintain momentum, and convert opportunities into measurable business outcomes. If you are energised by accountability, ownership, execution, and growth, we would love to hear from you.
- Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
