Proten International is an award-winning and leading international Human Resource and Management Consulting firm that provides a range of Advisory and Transformation solutions. Our focus is to align every organisation’s activities relating to People, Process and Technology closely with its business strategy and vision. Founded in 2011 in the United Kingdom, we have since expanded across Europe and Africa, serving clients across the public and private sectors and various industries including Banking, Oil and Gas, Insurance, Information Technology, Real Estate, Energy, FMCG, Manufacturing and many more. In 2015, we launched our Africa office in Lagos, Nigeria and have since provided a range of tailored solutions to various organisations.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Business Development Officer Jobboard subscription
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Job Summary
The Business Development Officer (BDO) is tasked with driving sales velocity, customer acquisition, and retail loan portfolio growth. The focus is expanding commercial pipelines for Proof of Funds (POF) solutions, corporate loans, and collateralized personal credit lines.
Core Responsibilities
Portfolio Origination: Secure high-value clients and businesses to deploy expansion, asset-backed, or urgent personal loans.
POF Client Acquisition: Build strategic relationships with educational consultancies, travel firms, and visa applicants to accelerate our Proof of Funds services sales volume.
End-to-End Deal Conversion: Source prospective leads, assess initial application files, address client goals, and manage onboarding seamlessly.
Strategic Referral Networks: Develop a strong grid of third-party intermediaries, corporate brokers, and travel advisors to capture ongoing referral avenues.
Key Requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Marketing, or a related quantitative field.
Experience: 2 to 4 years of proven loan origination, credit retail sales, or fintech business acquisition experience within the Nigerian financial ecosystem.
Product Competence: Practical knowledge of personal credit parameters, immigration/visa proof of funds frameworks, and business compliance benchmarks (CAC processes).
Target Drive: Confident communicator, strong cold-caller, capable of building networks independently to consistently meet capital deployment goals.
Local Context: Deep familiarity with the Abuja consumer base and local commercial market dynamics.
Application Closing Date24th September, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send in their CV to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] using ''Business Development Officer'' as the subject of the email.
Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted
