Business Development Manager Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC)

The Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) is a centre set up to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SME5) business development and growth by addressing the needs of and providing solutions to the various practical problems they typically encounter.

The centre provides high quality capacity building;value added services and a resource centre for SMEs,to enhance business leadership, competitiveness and sustainability.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to fill the position of Business Development Manager.

Reporting to the Dean, Strathmore School of Management and Commerce (SMC), the Business Development Manager (BDM) will be responsible for the Designing, Marketing and Coordinating SME Capacity Building Programs, Consultancies, SME Networking Activities, Research and Resource Centre

Key Responsibilities:

• Market SEDC products and services
• Manage capacity building programs that are designed to respond to identified sustainability challenges of SMEs
• Coordinate research into new business opportunities as well as solutions to salient SME business challenges.
• Manage SME networking activities
• Develop and maintain an SME resource Centre ( Knowledge Hub)
• Manage SME consultation and mentoring

Core Competencies

• Ability to develop a team approach
• Proven marketing skills
• Knowledge of the regional SME sector
• Strong organization and negotiation skills,
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Ability to work under Minimum supervision

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• A Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
• Relevant professional qualification is desired.
• Minimum of 5 years in marketing consulting and/or product management
• Experience in marketing of educational products, and/or SME training and consultancy will be a definite advantage,
• Experience of working with and inspiring teams as well as coaching and mentoring
• Demonstrable business development skills are essential for this role

If you match the above requirements, please send us your application with detailed curriculum vitae, stating your current position, email and telephone contacts to the Human Resource Director, Strathmore University on hr@strathmore.edu

Closing Date: 23rd December 2012

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us, please consider your application unsuccessful