Business Development Consultant

Note: This is a commission-based role, not a salaried role

The selected candidate receives a commission on every business generated.

Company Description

The Mind Yard is an emotional intelligence coaching and consulting company that helps professionals integrate individual effectiveness with communal wisdom without losing their cultural identity. Founded by Dazzle (Oluwadamilola Oladimeji), it offers emotional intelligence frameworks that truly reflect the realities of African professionals. Using The BRIDGE Model, the organisation combines Goleman’s EI research, Ubuntu philosophy, cross-cultural psychology, and positive psychiatry to create context-aware, strength-based development programs. The Mind Yard works with African professionals in global organisations, multinational companies building cross-cultural teams, and HR/L&D leaders seeking inclusive, culturally grounded training. Its core promise is to develop biculturally fluent leaders who can read contexts, adapt approaches, and lead authentically in diverse environments.

Role Description

The Business Development Consultant will be responsible for identifying, developing, and managing strategic partnerships and client relationships that align with The Mind Yard’s mission and offerings. This remote role, based in Lagos State, Nigeria, involves researching potential markets, generating leads, conducting discovery meetings, and presenting tailored solutions to corporate and individual clients. The consultant will collaborate with the founder to shape proposals, design partnership structures, and support the customisation of EI and leadership programs for different client segments. Day-to-day activities include maintaining a robust sales pipeline, preparing presentations and proposals, negotiating contracts, tracking performance metrics, and providing feedback to refine services and go-to-market strategies. The role also requires active participation in networking events, thought-leadership initiatives, and client follow-ups to ensure long-term engagement and impact.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess strong business development and sales skills, including lead generation, pipeline management, consultative selling, and relationship building.
• Candidates should possess skills in market research, data analysis, and strategic planning to identify opportunities and inform go-to-market approaches.
• Candidates should possess communication and presentation skills, such as clear written and verbal communication, storytelling, and facilitation for client meetings and pitches.
• Candidates should possess client management and partnership skills, including stakeholder engagement, contract negotiation, and account management.
• Candidates should possess a strong understanding of emotional intelligence, cross-cultural dynamics, and African professional contexts or be willing to learn quickly.
• Relevant qualifications may include a bachelor’s degree in Business, Psychology, Social Sciences, Communications, or a related field, and prior experience in consulting, corporate training, HR/L&D, or professional services.
• Beneficial additional skills include comfort working in small, mission-driven organisations, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and readiness to engage in occasional travel and events as needed.

Note: This is a commission-based role, not a salaried role

The selected candidate receives a commission on every business generated.