After School Graduate Development Centre Job vacancy for Sales Officer

Afterschool Graduate Development Centre (AGDC) is a social enterprise set up as a Career Centre to create opportunities that give people access to a continuum of programs and services designed to develop their competencies, employment skills, and career awareness, enabling them to support themselves and their families and increase their quality of life, and to ensure that employers have access to a highly skilled and educated workforce.

The term ‘Afterschool’ in AGDC is coined from our belief that direct and specific ‘re-training and reorientation’ interventions are required to assist our nations current generation of graduates after completing their formal education if they are to compete globally in today’s world of work.We asks the qualified persons to fill the following position- Sales Officer.
Position: Sales Officer, Reference Code: FSO/AGDC/HR/10/10, Department: Operations,Location: Lagos

Qualification
* B.SC or HND in Business Admin, Marketing or any other related discipline
* Proven track record in sales and negotiation
* Strong oral and written communication and networking skills

* Ability to communicate clearly and convincingly to a broad range of audiences
* Experience in managing simultaneous tasks
* Ability to effectively manage time, schedules and multiple priorities
* Excellent ICT skills: Microsoft office suite
* A good team player
* Strong drive for outbound telesales (including cold call sales)
* Commercially driven person with a track record of meeting high sales targets

Duties & Responsibilities

• Build on successes and grow the training facility business
• Identify & market to prospective and potential clients
• Communicate effectively with clients to identify needs & manage their expectations effectively
• Facility Management: Work with Operations unit to ensure that all equipments and resources of the facility are maintained to high standards.
• Participate in the preparation of budget for facility management and upgrade
• Develop functional specifications for client engagements
• Compile monthly reports of activities related with the facility & its use
• Development and writing of short announcements, design flyers and other literature that will assist in effective promotion and sales.
• Manage sales through multiple non-traditional marketing platforms, including social media, for effective facility utilization
• Develop a system that would ensure excellent customer service delivery and relationship management with all clients

Method of Application:

Interested candidates should send hard copies of their CVs with a cover letter Stating the appropriate reference code, to:

AGDC Employability & Enterprise Devt Ltd/GTE,
7 Maitama Sule Street
Off Awolowo Road
SW Ikoyi, Lagos.

This offer Expires: 4^th November 2010

Expected latest date of resumption for these Roles: 1st December 2010.