{"id":66000,"date":"2018-10-23T12:35:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=66000"},"modified":"2018-10-23T12:35:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:35:03","slug":"bitpesa-available-associate-job-vacancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/bitpesa-available-associate-job-vacancy.html","title":{"rendered":"BitPesa Available Associate Job Vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BitPesa (www.bitpesa.co) is a cutting-edge online payment platform that leverages blockchain settlement to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and within sub-Saharan Africa. BitPesa\u2019s clients range from African businesses and multinational companies paying suppliers as far as China and Dubai to international remittance companies using our API services for white-label payments to dozens of bank networks and mobile money operators across Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, and the DRC.<\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting to fill the position below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Business Development Associate<br \/>\nLocation<\/strong>: Lagos<br \/>\n<strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full-Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As the Business Development (BD) Associate, you will be responsible for generating, qualifying and helping close sales leads in Nigeria, and other West African markets, for BitPesa\u2019s cross-border payments service.<\/li>\n<li>In this sales role, you will support the BD Team in customer acquisition within existing as well as new markets.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019re looking for an ambitious young professional, with the relevant experience and skills, to help BitPesa penetrate the West African markets by selling our cross-border payment products and services.<\/li>\n<li>This is an exciting opportunity to help take Africa\u2019s leading digital F\/X company to the next level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help ensure client portfolio grows while being diversified, stable and profitable.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly update the sales pipelines with client engagement status.<\/li>\n<li>Develop competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs and pricing\/rate structure across the industry.<\/li>\n<li>Adhere to the sales process set out by the company to acquire clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a holistic Lead Generation and Qualification Plan across various target segments and industries.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly contact prospective clients (via introductory emails, phone calls) generated by the Business Development and Marketing Team to engage leads and procure discovery meetings.<\/li>\n<li>Assist Team Managers in conducting meetings, when necessary, with prospective and existing clients with the aim of growing our business.<\/li>\n<li>Liaise with Compliance to collect required documents from clients and ensure account approval is completed in a timely manner with all the necessary compliance checks.<\/li>\n<li>Flawlessly execute trade requests from new clients and ensure thorough hand-off is completed to the Account Management Team.<\/li>\n<li>Keep sales tools up to date with excellent lead and process management to clearly identify status and success during sales process.<\/li>\n<li>Assist with implementing sales strategies and plans including but not limited to specific marketing campaigns and marketing penetration strategies.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly mine various business-oriented online platforms (e.g Linkedin) to network and connect with potential leads.<\/li>\n<li>Attend events and conferences representing the company across the region.<\/li>\n<li>Develop quarterly, monthly, and weekly plans with specific, measurable goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask, when required.<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Microsoft Office and Google Suite Tools skills along with the willingness and ability to become familiar with Company-specific sales tools\/software.<\/li>\n<li>Passionate about our mission to redefine how businesses make payments to, from and within Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Based in Lagos and willingness to travel within West Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Young professional who is ambitious and passionate.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to understand and help promote customer-centric vision at BitPesa.<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative individual with a love for numbers and data analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent interpersonal, communications, public speaking, presentation, and listening skills.<\/li>\n<li>Creative problem solver with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested and qualified candidates should:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bitpesa.breezy.hr\/p\/9821572f67dd-business-development-associate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to apply<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline\u00a0<\/strong>13th November, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BitPesa (www.bitpesa.co) is a cutting-edge online payment platform that leverages blockchain settlement to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and within sub-Saharan 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