Business Development and Success Manager

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian nationals for the position below at the Institute’s Headquarters in Ibadan.

Position:       Business Development and Success Manager

Contract:       2-years renewable contract                                            

Location: Ibadan

Closing Date: 10 September 2026

DUTIES

• ·       Design and coordinate business development interventions that promote the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability of youth-led enterprises.
• ·       Develop and implement enterprise growth strategies, business improvement plans, and post-training support services for project beneficiaries.
• ·       Provide strategic business advisory services covering business planning, financial management, operations, marketing, customer acquisition, branding, business formalization, and enterprise expansion.
• ·       Conduct enterprise diagnostics to identify business needs and develop tailored interventions that improve enterprise performance and sustainability.
• ·       Coordinate business coaching, mentorship, incubation, acceleration, and advisory services for project beneficiaries throughout the enterprise lifecycle.
• ·       Liaise with the Enterprise Growth Coordinator for opportunities to grow enterprises, investment and linkage to financial institutions, investors, grant opportunities, and other financing mechanisms.
• ·       Promote market access by facilitating business linkages with buyers, off-takers, processors, aggregators, input suppliers, exporters, and other market actors.
• ·       Identify mentorship programs and opportunities to expand participants’ businesses.
• ·       Identify mentors; develop a mentorship coordination and engagement plan for the agribusiness park activities.
• ·       Coordinate the establishment, operationalization, and effective management of Agribusiness Parks as enterprise incubation, innovation, demonstration, and commercialization hubs.
• ·       Develop operational guidelines, business models, and management systems to ensure the sustainability and effective utilization of Agribusiness Parks.
• ·       Coordinate enterprise incubation programs and oversee the provision of business support services, shared facilities, mentorship, and commercialization opportunities within the Agribusiness Parks.
• ·       Build strategic partnerships with private sector organizations, financial institutions, research organizations, technology providers, and business development service providers to strengthen enterprise growth and Agribusiness Park operations.
• ·       Monitor enterprise and Agribusiness Park performance using agreed performance indicators and recommend interventions to improve business growth, investment, job creation, and sustainability.
• ·       Work closely with the Capacity Building Intervention Coordinator to ensure enterprise support services complement technical and entrepreneurship training programs.
• ·       Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team to monitor enterprise performance, document success stories, and assess the impact of enterprise development interventions.
• ·       Prepare annual work plans, budgets, technical reports, enterprise performance reports, and progress updates relating to business development and Agribusiness Park operations.
• ·       Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor