Business Development Executive

Acecerty is a professional services company focused on helping individuals and organizations achieve success through certification support, training, and credentialing solutions. We specialize in guiding clients to ace industry exams and compliance standards with expert resources, practical coaching, and results-driven frameworks designed to enhance professional credibility and market recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Development Executive

Job Location: Abuja (Hybrid) 

Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• We are looking for a target-driven Business Development Executive to grow Acecerty's revenue across four markets: corporate organisations, higher institutions, graduates/young professionals, and secondary schools.
• You will open new channels, build partnerships, close deals, and help us identify which segments to scale.

Responsibilities

Corporate:

• Prospect organisations needing staff upskilling and build relationships with HR and L&D decision-makers
• Present programmes, prepare tailored proposals and close corporate training contracts

Higher Institutions:

• Build partnerships with universities, polytechnics, departments, student associations and career services units
• Set up campus programmes, seminars and student enrolment drives

Graduates & Young Professionals:

• Drive individual enrolments through NYSC CDS groups, graduate networks, job-seeker communities and events
• Convert leads from webinars, social media and referrals

Secondary Schools:

• Engage school owners, principals and PTAs to introduce AI and digital-skills programmes for students
• Organise school holiday programmes and school-based training sessions

General:

• Build and manage a pipeline across all segments; keep records updated in the CRM
• Meet monthly and quarterly revenue and enrolment targets
• Submit weekly reports showing leads, conversions and revenue by segment
• Represent Acecerty at events, career fairs and industry gatherings

Requirements

• HND / B.Sc Degree in Business, Marketing, Education or a related field
• 2 - 4 years of sales or business development experience, preferably in training, education, EdTech, HR services or consulting
• Proven record of closing deals and meeting targets (be ready to share numbers)
• Existing network in corporate HR, campuses or schools in Abuja is a strong advantage
• Strong presentation, negotiation and proposal-writing skills
• Comfortable with cold outreach, field visits and LinkedIn
• Self-driven, organised and able to juggle multiple segments.

Remuneration & Benefits

• Monthly base salary: N200,000 – N250,000 (depending on experience)
• Commission on every deal and enrolment closed
• Free access to Acecerty certification courses
• Hybrid work arrangement
• Clear growth path into a segment lead role as the team expands.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a short cover note to: hr@acecerty.com using "Business Development Executive – Abuja" as the subject of the email.

Note: In your cover note, tell us about your biggest sales win who the client was, what it was worth and how you closed it.