Practical Habitat Limited; a construction company in Lagos, is in urgent need of a Business Development Executive/ Executive Assistant.

The functions include but not limited to the following:
• Identify new projects through joint venture opportunities with land owners, home owners, outright purchase with favourable terms and conditions to bring in new business opportunities
• Coordinate the management of the sales and marketing functions of the business
• Drive increased revenue and profit to achieve the Company`s ambitious growth
• Planning, writing and implementation of business plans and the penetration of new market opportunities
• Create awareness and updates on company products/services with the use of social media & company website
• Communicate directly with team members on behalf of the CEO
• Support the administration needs of MD/CEO
• Coordinate the schedule of the MD/CEO, prioritizing functions and appointments, ensuring that meetings, deadlines presentations and other duties of the executive office are carried out seamlessly

Competence and key requirements include:
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ambitious and target focused with a drive to succeed
• Organized, able to respond well to pressure and meeting targets
• Proactive determined business hunter with ability to research and analyse new business opportunities
• Engaging and highly effective interpersonal, communication and presentation skills that cultivate and grow lasting business relationships both internally and externally

Candidates must possess:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field
• proven track record of successfully pitching for new business & increasing revenue
• Candidate must be bursting with self-confidence, love networking, enjoy presenting and public speaking with a minimum of 2 years’ demonstrable experience in real estate marketing or related field
• Should have excellent knowledge of the market, current media issues, social media & competitor’s behaviours

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to info@practicalhabitat.com