# Business Development and Success Manager

> International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA) · Ibadan, Nigeria · — · Posted 2026-09-03

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** NRS

## Description

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

## Requirements

**QUALIFICATION**

Master’s degree in business administration, Agribusiness, Entrepreneurship, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Finance, or related discipline. A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in managing an agribusiness park, business development, enterprise development, agribusiness, SME support, or entrepreneurship development is required.

**COMPETENCIES**

The ideal candidate must have:

·       Demonstrated experience supporting MSMEs through business incubation, acceleration, enterprise advisory services, or business development programs.

·       Experience facilitating access to market development, and private sector partnerships.

·       Experience establishing or managing Agribusiness Parks, business incubation centers, innovation hubs, enterprise support centers, or similar enterprise development facilities will be an added advantage.

·       Strong understanding of agribusiness value chains, enterprise ecosystems, and business growth strategies.

·       Strong business development and enterprise advisory skills.

·       Excellent knowledge of entrepreneurship, SME growth, and agribusiness development.

·       Good understanding of business incubation, enterprise acceleration, and Agribusiness Park operations.

·       Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.

·       Excellent coaching, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement abilities.

·       Strong understanding of investment readiness and market systems development.

·       Excellent communication, negotiation, and report-writing skills.

·       Results-oriented with strong planning and organizational skills.

·       Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and enterprise performance management tools.

## Benefits

**REMUNERATION**

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

**METHOD OF APPLICATION**

Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed cover letter and curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website: [https://apply.workable.com/iita/#jobs](https://apply.workable.com/iita/#jobs) no later than Two Weeks from the date of this publication.

_**IITA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse workforce, particularly welcoming applications from women. While all applications will be acknowledged, please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.**_

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