Executive Development Director at Management University Of Africa

Reporting to the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and Academics, the Director ECDP will contribute to the University’s corporate and strategic goals by attracting and sustaining competitive Consultancy and Training business to meet the set target.

Principal Accountabilities

• Be the overall in charge of Executive Capacity Development Department
• Prepare competitive Consultancy and training proposals and bids to ensure the targeted number participants are attracted and programmes conducted.
• Develop programmes and facilitate quality training to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with consultants and develop appropriate and relevant programmes.
• Conduct organizational needs analysis when called upon to do so by the MUA. clients and disseminate the findings to the client organization for implementation;
• Create business linkages both locally and internationally.
• Planning and overseeing implementation of new business emanating from training, consultancy and other assignments.
• Preparation and implementation of training calendar.
• Prepare the budget for the unit.
• Conduct the training for open and in-house programmes for MUA clients
• Develop, prepare and make company presentations for existing clientele and new clientele.
• Design and implement an effective monitoring and impact assessment system for the Division with a view to improving service delivery to clients, submission of proposals within client deadlines and execution of assignments within specified timelines.
• Develop methodologies to assess market opportunities and the viability of a business, analyse and interpret data to identify patterns and solutions, including surveys and focus group and finally write detailed reports and present results.
• Assist with evaluating and developing the University’s strategic plans

Job Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree preferably in Business Administration with specialisation in
• Marketing with training bias and /or human resources with Marketing Bias.
• Good communication skills – public speaking, presentation and written communication
• Demonstrated track record of team leadership, client relationship management, and business development
• Experience in designing and improving business processes
• Strong client service delivery orientation including the ability to take an active role executing engagements to client service standards
• Good organizational skills
• 5 years’ experience in professional management consultancy services
• At least 7 years’ experience in business development
• Proposal writing skills