Business Development Manager
AI summary
VisionSpring is hiring a Business Development Manager to drive fundraising, donor engagement, and sales of eyeglasses across Nigeria. The role focuses on managing complex grant proposals, building long-term funder relationships, and supporting social enterprise programs. Candidates need 10–15 years of relevant experience and willingness to travel within Nigeria and occasionally across Africa.
- Full-time role focused on fundraising, donor engagement, and sales growth
- Requires 10–15 years of professional experience in business development or fundraising
- Involves writing complex grant proposals and managing institutional funders
- 30–40% travel expected across Nigeria and occasionally Africa
- Requires strong skills in Microsoft Office, CRMs like Salesforce, and budgeting
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Can you qualify for this role?
- Required10+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
- PreferredPractical evidence in sales, retail, internshipThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in Not specifiedThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Full Time contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
Documents to prepare
- Likely requiredUpdated CV
- Role specificCover letter or short employer message
- OptionalProfessional references
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- Place your strongest Business Development Manager evidence in the first half of your CV.
- In your cover letter or employer message, connect your experience to VisionSpring and the role in Not specified.
- Add concrete examples related to sales, retail, internship, ideally with measurable outcomes or clear responsibilities.
- Follow the instructions from MyJobMag Nigeria; avoid sending documents to unofficial contacts or copied links.
- Confirm the deadline, interview location and employer contact before sharing personal documents.
- Prepare a polite question about pay, benefits and contract terms for later interview stages.
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Original source description
For those who work in the textile industry, local tailors, rug makers, bike mechanics, weavers, artisans, and anyone who needs to see up close for their profession, the loss of near vision during prime working years can affect their ability to earn a living and support a family. VisionSpring was founded on a very basic principle: "If you can’t see, you... Read more about this company Business Development Manager Job Type Full Time Qualification BA/BSc/HND Experience: 10 - 15 years Location Nigeria Job Field Sales and Business Development ABOUT YOU You love generating funds for great missions. You enjoy the teamwork and project management associated with developing (and managing) large, programmatically complex grant proposals for corporations, foundations and governments. You are deeply curious about social enterprise models, field operations, and the experience: of partners and customers. That makes you an exceptional organizational ambassador. You view funders as integral partners and foster rich relationships with donors that are much more than transactional. You shine when communicating with funders, derive satisfaction in finding a shared agenda with others, are upbeat, and can get others excited about what they are going to do. You enjoy creating structure, have exceptional focus and follow-through, and prioritize before you act. You operate with integrity; you take pride in going above and beyond even when no one is watching. Nothing feels better than exceeding fundraising targets. Job Requirements: A minimum of 10 - 15 years of professional experience. Demonstrated success managing a portfolio of funders with increasing responsibility and revenue performance. Prior experience: with relationship management, including working with diverse and sophisticated thinkers. Prior experience: with programmatically complex proposal writing (preferably international development proposals focused on Africa), pitch deck development, or business plan writing. Demonstrated interest in social enterprise models and desire to learn how to articulate and share VisionSpring’s unique approach. Extraordinary follow-through, attention to detail and deadlines, and a strong personal sense of accountability. Must meet the highest standards of ethics, with a demonstrated capacity for discretion and for handling sensitive information with care. A strong commitment to respectful collaboration with colleagues from diverse backgrounds. Experience: developing budgets. Aptitude in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The ability to travel 30-40% of your time, across Nigeria and occasionally across Africa Experience: synthesizing program updates from to generate evocative and compelling reports. Proficiency with CRMs such as Salesforce. Job Responsibilities: Sales Management, Donor Engagement & Fundraising Drive strong sales growth by actively promoting and selling eyeglasses through retail, outreach, and institutional channels, consistently meeting and exceeding monthly and quarterly targets. Ensure prudent management of client credit lines, maintaining a healthy balance between sales growth and risk, while guaranteeing timely payment from all creditors and adherence to credit policies. Cultivate and nurture a portfolio of funders, including governments, institutional foundations, corporate and individual donors, by expanding long-term relationships with VisionSpring’s philanthropic investors and building new partnerships with prospective donors. Support the continual improvement of our organizational donor stewardship practices to maintain the effectiveness and integrity of VisionSpring collaborations. Proactively communicate with donors and look for ways to engage philanthropic investors in order to keep them connected to our work. Ensure donors receive timely, comprehensive, and accurate reports. Prepare thoughtful and what can be complex and multi-layered proposals and requests for renewal funding, working collaboratively with program/field staff on proposal writing, objectives, indicator development, and budgeting. Develop and monitor the opportunity pipeline and calendar for punctual execution of proposals, reports, trips to the field, and other forms of engagement. Leverage VisionSpring’s Salesforce customer relationship management system to track written communications, meetings, submissions, and gift processing, with strict attention to data integrity. Process incoming donations (via check and online giving) and ensure all donors receive timely acknowledgement. Check how your CV aligns with this job Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to VisionSpring on visionspring.careers.hibob.com to apply Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.