Business Development Associate
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Food Health Systems Advisory Limited is hiring a Business Development Associate in Lagos (covering Ogun) on a hybrid basis (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). The role focuses on driving revenue growth by originating, pursuing, and closing deals across food value chain services including training, audit, research, and development. The position reports to the Manager, Strategic Growth and New Initiatives, and targets candidates with strong B2B sales experience and a regional network.
- Hybrid role based in Lagos with coverage of Ogun
- Focus on business development in food systems, nutrition, agriculture, health, and climate services
- Requires 3–5 years of business development or sales experience, preferably in service consulting
- Targets candidates with strong networks in Lagos and South-West Nigeria
- Involves cold outreach, proposal writing, deal closing, and revenue target delivery
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Original source description
Job Title: Business Development Associate
Business Development Associate (Hybrid) at Food Health Systems Advisory Limited - Lagos
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Sep 16, 2026, 1:12 PM
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Food Health Systems Advisory is a management consulting and business advisory firm providing top-tier advisory and technical services to philanthropic foundations, international organisations, donors, governments, non-profits, and corporations on strategy, policy, and program implementation. We specialise in topics related to food systems, nutrition, agriculture, health, and climate. Our experts work with philanthropic foundations, international organisations, donors, nonprofits, investors, and food companies/ corporations focused on sustainable food systems and value addition.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Lagos (Covering Ogun)
Work Mode: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Reports To: Manager,Strategic Growth and New Initiatives
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly driven and commercially aggressive Business Development Associate to accelerate growth across our food value chain services, including training, audit, research, and development.
This role is for a relentless deal-closer who uses every available channel to originate, pursue, and close business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Demonstrate sufficient technical understanding to position FHSA as a strategic service partner to clients.
- Promote and sell FHSA’s services (training, audit, R&D) to corporates (SMES/MSMES/Mid sized food value chain businesses,hospitality,hospitals,schools), SMEs, and government institutions.
- Represent FHSA at industry events, trade fairs, and networking forums.
- Develop compelling proposals, pitch decks, and commercial offers tailored to client needs.
- Drive revenue growth by identifying, pursuing, and closing high-value deals across the food and agribusiness sector.
- Originate deals through cold calling, cold meetings, referrals, networking, and strategic outreach.
- Lead client meetings, presentations, and negotiations to secure contracts.
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospects and convert leads into paying clients.
- Work closely with internal technical teams to design solutions and ensure strong service delivery alignment.
- Consistently meet and exceed monthly and quarterly revenue targets.
- Identify and act on opportunities to expand revenue streams within existing and new accounts.
Requirements
- Strong network within Lagos and surrounding South-West states.
- 3–5 years of proven
Experience
in business development or sales (preferably in service consulting) within FMCGs,QSRs,FastFood Chains,Hospitality,Schools,Hospitals.
Self-motivated, target-driven, and resilient under pressure.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
Strong
in proposal writing, cold outreach (calls and meetings), and deal closing.
Strong business to business
is required
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field.
Demonstrated track record of generating and converting leads into revenue.
Key Attributes:
Hungry for revenue and closing deals
Strong closing instinct and persuasive ability
Relentless, proactive, and execution-focused.
Street-smart with a deep understanding of the regional market
How to Apply
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