Location: East Africa
Experience: 2-5 Years
Position:Marketing & Communications Officer
Overview
MARA-ISON is part of the MARA Group which is a billion dollar enterprise. MARA-ISON’s headquarter is in Dubai, with subsidiaries in Africa. It’s IT Services division has been in Africa for over 14 years..
MARA-ISON has built a strong presence in Africa and we are currently involved in projects in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Angola, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Nigeria, Mozambique, Ghana, Congo and Zambia. Our portfolio of business includes supply of Hardware, Software, IT Services and System Integration projects.
The marketing Assistant/ manager will play a key role in building the company’s image and brand both internally and externally.
General Skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal, oral and written
Excellent problem solving and leadership skills
Excellent Communication skills - both oral and written.
Excellent analytical and Presentation skills
Hands on , resourceful, energetic, can do attitude
High level of data analytical skills
Be a Motivated self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Have the ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities to meet business goals.
Responsibilities
Coordinate to update the website and updating it regularly.
Take complete ownership of the quarterly MI Pride Newsletter
Take over Internal Marketing & PR activities – t-shirts, tags, quarterly awards etc.
Take over internal Communications as a responsibility
Interact with PR agencies getting market mindshare
Re initiate the Event participation (and speaker slots) for global/ African telecom conferences.. We actually needed this badly for the Barcelona event this month..
Finalize the Brand Manual (logo dimension ratio, color numbers, etc.)
Creating marketing collaterals for Sales people and reflecting the same on the Internet/ Intranet
Creating Products/ Services Brochures
Joint marketing and PR activities with partners
Qualification
Degree in Marketing or related fields
Brand management
Experience
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Marketing or similar position.
MS office proficiency (MS Excel and PowerPoint)/ (Added IT certifications is an advantage)
Proven track record.
Interested candidates should submit their applications and detailed CVs online on or before Friday 30th March, 2012 on http://www.mara-ison.com/job/ (select the position then apply)
Only shortlisted applicants will be notified
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Marketing Executive
Position: Marketing Executive
Reports to: Brand Manager
Company Profile:
A highly successful Multi-National Organisation with a local Manufacturing Plant that has operated in the Kenyan market as well as the East African Region is looking for a motivated and energetic individual to work in the Marketing Department.
Duties and Responsibilities
Implementing and executing annual marketing activities for the assigned product portfolio.
Provide recommendations to the manager based on the research findings to optimize the assigned product portfolio performance in line with brand objectives
Identify new opportunities for the assigned product portfolio growth in relation to new retailers and consumer segments
Implementing and coordinating promotional(BTL) activities for the assigned product portfolio, such as retail promotions ,consumer promotions, in-door/out-door activations, Visual merchandising and joint promotions
Implementing marketing collaterals and retail support material for the assigned product portfolio
Implementing and executing marketing activities to increase customer acquisition for the assigned product portfolio
Implementing and executing effective marketing activities for Key Accounts, Distributor Key accounts and Joint Promotions Partners to optimize the Sales and Volume targets for the assigned product portfolio
Preparing weekly /monthly marketing reports and monitoring the activities for the assigned product portfolio
Building and Sustaining Long – Term Product Marketing Partnerships with the Modern Trade stocking the assigned product portfolio
Conducting Market Intelligence and competitor Movements to maintain a strong competitive edge for the assigned product portfolio
Providing support on the implementation of New Product Development and Ad- Hoc Projects
Essential or Minimum Requirements:
Education
Diploma in Marketing
Knowledge and Experience
5 years or more of relevant experience in Product Marketing or Agency Marketing
Experience in Key Account/ General Trade is necessary
Strong analytical skills and figures sensitive
Team player, self motivated and able to work under pressure
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Proficiency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.
Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Reports to: Brand Manager
Company Profile:
A highly successful Multi-National Organisation with a local Manufacturing Plant that has operated in the Kenyan market as well as the East African Region is looking for a motivated and energetic individual to work in the Marketing Department.
Duties and Responsibilities
Implementing and executing annual marketing activities for the assigned product portfolio.
Provide recommendations to the manager based on the research findings to optimize the assigned product portfolio performance in line with brand objectives
Identify new opportunities for the assigned product portfolio growth in relation to new retailers and consumer segments
Implementing and coordinating promotional(BTL) activities for the assigned product portfolio, such as retail promotions ,consumer promotions, in-door/out-door activations, Visual merchandising and joint promotions
Implementing marketing collaterals and retail support material for the assigned product portfolio
Implementing and executing marketing activities to increase customer acquisition for the assigned product portfolio
Implementing and executing effective marketing activities for Key Accounts, Distributor Key accounts and Joint Promotions Partners to optimize the Sales and Volume targets for the assigned product portfolio
Preparing weekly /monthly marketing reports and monitoring the activities for the assigned product portfolio
Building and Sustaining Long – Term Product Marketing Partnerships with the Modern Trade stocking the assigned product portfolio
Conducting Market Intelligence and competitor Movements to maintain a strong competitive edge for the assigned product portfolio
Providing support on the implementation of New Product Development and Ad- Hoc Projects
Essential or Minimum Requirements:
Education
Diploma in Marketing
Knowledge and Experience
5 years or more of relevant experience in Product Marketing or Agency Marketing
Experience in Key Account/ General Trade is necessary
Strong analytical skills and figures sensitive
Team player, self motivated and able to work under pressure
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Proficiency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.
Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Sales and Marketing Executive Job in Kenya
Sales and Marketing Executive
Reports to: Sales and Marketing manager
Based in: Mombasa
Job purpose: To plan and carry out direct and indirect marketing and sales activities, so as to maintain and develop sales of our product range in Kenya and its environment, in accordance with agreed business plans.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
Maintain and develop a computerized customer and prospect database.
Plan and carry out direct marketing activities (principally direct mail) to agreed budgets, sales volumes, values, product mix and timescales.
Develop ideas and create offers for direct mail and marketing to major accounts.
Respond to and follow up sales enquiries by post, telephone, and personal visits.
Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual account support, and liaison with internal order-processing staff.
Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information.
Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys.
Maintain and report on equipment and software suitability for direct marketing and sales reporting purposes.
Liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business and organizational development.
Manage the external marketing agency activities of telemarketing and research.
Attend training and to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
Person profile
Personality:
Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit.
A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.
Mature, credible, and comfortable in dealing with senior big company executives.
Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view.
Well presented and businesslike.
Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel up to a few days a month within the Kenya.
Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability.
Able to get on with others and be a team-player.
Personal Situation:
Must be mature and domestically secure.
Able to spend one or two nights away per month without upsetting domestic situation.
Able to commute reliably to office base.
Able to work extended hours on occasions when required.
Specific Job Skills:
Able to communicate and motivate via written media.
Understands the principles of marketing and advertising cost-effectiveness, including market sector targeting, product offer development, features-benefits-solutions selling, cost per response, cost per conversion, etc.
Appreciates need for consistency within company's branding and marketing mix, especially PR and the Internet.
Computer skills:
Must be adept in use of MS Office 2000 or later, particularly Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level, Internet and email.
Literacy and Numeracy:
Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc.
Must be a very competent writer of business letters, quotations and proposals.
Business and Selling Skills:
Must be an excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator.
Able to demonstrate success in day to day activities.
Ideal background would be in business support services.
Management Ability:
Though internal staff management is not initially part of the job, responsibility and opportunity could grow with the development of the business, for example the prospect of recruiting and managing support telesales staff.
Some people-management skills, experience and natural ability will be useful.
Academics qualification
The above candidate must have a minimum of diploma or degree in sales and marketing related field and at least three years experience working as a sales person in a busy organization.
Experience in hospitality industry will be given the first priority.
If you are up to task and you meet the above qualification please send your CV and a detailed application letter showing your current remuneration and your expectation. ;
benacprinters@yahoo.com latest 30.03.2012
Reports to: Sales and Marketing manager
Based in: Mombasa
Job purpose: To plan and carry out direct and indirect marketing and sales activities, so as to maintain and develop sales of our product range in Kenya and its environment, in accordance with agreed business plans.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
Maintain and develop a computerized customer and prospect database.
Plan and carry out direct marketing activities (principally direct mail) to agreed budgets, sales volumes, values, product mix and timescales.
Develop ideas and create offers for direct mail and marketing to major accounts.
Respond to and follow up sales enquiries by post, telephone, and personal visits.
Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual account support, and liaison with internal order-processing staff.
Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information.
Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys.
Maintain and report on equipment and software suitability for direct marketing and sales reporting purposes.
Liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business and organizational development.
Manage the external marketing agency activities of telemarketing and research.
Attend training and to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
Person profile
Personality:
Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit.
A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.
Mature, credible, and comfortable in dealing with senior big company executives.
Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
Empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person's point of view.
Well presented and businesslike.
Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel up to a few days a month within the Kenya.
Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability.
Able to get on with others and be a team-player.
Personal Situation:
Must be mature and domestically secure.
Able to spend one or two nights away per month without upsetting domestic situation.
Able to commute reliably to office base.
Able to work extended hours on occasions when required.
Specific Job Skills:
Able to communicate and motivate via written media.
Understands the principles of marketing and advertising cost-effectiveness, including market sector targeting, product offer development, features-benefits-solutions selling, cost per response, cost per conversion, etc.
Appreciates need for consistency within company's branding and marketing mix, especially PR and the Internet.
Computer skills:
Must be adept in use of MS Office 2000 or later, particularly Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level, Internet and email.
Literacy and Numeracy:
Able to understand profit and loss calculations and basic business finance, e.g., gross margin percentages and calculations, depreciation, capital and revenue expenditure, cash-flow, overheads, etc.
Must be a very competent writer of business letters, quotations and proposals.
Business and Selling Skills:
Must be an excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator.
Able to demonstrate success in day to day activities.
Ideal background would be in business support services.
Management Ability:
Though internal staff management is not initially part of the job, responsibility and opportunity could grow with the development of the business, for example the prospect of recruiting and managing support telesales staff.
Some people-management skills, experience and natural ability will be useful.
Academics qualification
The above candidate must have a minimum of diploma or degree in sales and marketing related field and at least three years experience working as a sales person in a busy organization.
Experience in hospitality industry will be given the first priority.
If you are up to task and you meet the above qualification please send your CV and a detailed application letter showing your current remuneration and your expectation. ;
benacprinters@yahoo.com latest 30.03.2012
Bridge International - Head of Lands Job in Nairobi
About Bridge International
Bridge International Academies was conceived in 2007 out of the belief that giving every child access to a high quality education would have the greatest impact on reducing poverty worldwide.
With that guiding insight, Bridge International developed a strategy that would enable it to launch a large-scale network of high-quality, ultra low-cost, for-profit primary schools.
Operating a network of schools supported by a strong central headquarters gives Bridge International the scale, experience, and capacity to invest in systems of management, support, training, and innovation that allows individual schools to dramatically increase their effectiveness.
Using this model, Bridge International is able to profitably deliver high-quality education for $4 per child per month. This ensures that its academies will continue to successfully serve its communities as long as parents value the educational service provided.
The first Bridge International Academy launched successfully in Kenya in 2009 and 60 academies will be operating in Kenya in January 2012. Through rapid and strategic expansion, Bridge International will provide a quality education to over a million students in the coming years.
About this position
Head of Lands
We are seeking an individual who will be a vital member of the land team in their push to find plots of land suitable for schools inside slums and in low income areas all over the country.
A central part of our operations includes the identification, verification, negotiation and purchase of plots of land for our schools – this might be inside a slum or in a low-income community on the edge of a city.
These plots sometimes have clouded title histories, but through our land identification and procurement process we must establish a certain amount of security -- understanding the previous ownership, other potential competing claims, titling possibility, issues with city / municipal council, lands office, etc.
To make these determinations and the actual purchase, the process may involve negotiations with local village elders, local government administration, and local landlords, and ultimately a sales or lease contract written with some or all of these participants.
The Head of Lands will focus on certain elements of the land acquisition and linkage to the Finance Department. These include:
Land:
Meeting and dealing with land agents and vendors
Managing a team of land specialists (people who go to the Ministry of Lands of the Local
Council to undertake title searches, file documents, collect documents from vendors, etc)
Recognising potential conflict surrounding land and land purchases, and ensuring documentation exists to fill any gaps in the plot purchase process
Writing briefing notes and site specific reports
Investigating conflicting land ownership claims
Establishing and utilizing contacts at local and central government to find clear information on land ownership
Planning
Prepare and present annual Land audit plans for review with COO and senior management teams
Implement the audit plans on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis
Process and Tools
Assist in design and implementation of structures, processes, documentation and procedures for improvement of land procurement and financial controls on the same
Analysis
Maintain up to date records of each piece of land with all pieces of information that would be required in the finance cycle e.g. tenure, documentation, minutes, notes and minutes of procurement discussions
Prepare weekly analysis of progress on ongoing land procurement to highlight and indicate the completion state and financial/legal/contractual requirements remaining to be done for that piece of land
Field Audit
Visit the sites with land officers and verify facts as presented by land scouts and land officers.
Follow up any issues that are not clear and ensure they are clarified upfront before the next stage of the plot procurement
Meet the potential sellers and ensure they are aware of the steps to expect in completing the land sale.
Ensure to clarify that no money should be paid to land scouts/officers and any agents purporting to work for Bridge International.
Assess suitability of land locations and seller credentials as guided by the risk analysis requirements of the Lands department
Make any other pertinent observations that would assist the company in making the most optimal land procurement decisions
Reporting
Prepare and circulate weekly land updates to the COO
Prepare monthly land transaction reports and audit commentaries for review with head of lands and head of finance
Prepare quarterly land procurement cash flow projections with monthly reviews and revisions
Prepare land cost analysis for evaluation of agreed review issues e.g. cost per square foot comparatives etc
Inspection
Inspect commencement of construction in new schools to provide the bridging support between lands and construction at the transition point
Review land records with respective agents to ascertain accuracy, authenticity and any encumbrances
Inspect land reports and records in the company’s Navision system and assure proper and consistent application of internal policy and standard land accounting policies
Approval/Payment support
Initiate land payment processes at each level of land procurement for approval by heads of lands and finance
Provide feedback of process completion before next level of payment can be made
Participate in the payment supervision and collation of evidence of payment in every aspect of Land procurement
Compliance/Liaison
Monitor city/municipal/county council fees and other payments requirements and liaise with finance for prompt payment to the right agencies
Ensure compliance with all other internal and external rules, regulations and processes affecting land procurement and payments
Oversight
Regular visit to the Legal advisers on land to review our land files for completeness and other required actions
Market value reviews and feedback
This is a very hands-on job, with the individual in the field for almost about 20% of the time (although reducing once the correct processes are tools are in place leading to greater efficiency)
About You
You are knowledgeable of land transactions and the procedures involved
You have project management and supervisory skills
Operational and finance audit experience for 5-7 years preferably in a reputable property company or leading audit firms in Kenya
Ability to plan and consistently deliver on agreed activities throughout the year
Understanding of legal/property/financial processes will be essential- qualifications in accounting, finance, land economics or law will be required.
Cross departmental communication skills are essential
Highly ethical professional with proven integrity
Well organised and process minded person
Experience in working in very poor communities is a real plus
Experience in dealing with sensitive issues regarding land
You are not afraid of getting your hands dirty
You have experience managing and working with teams of people
You function well in a fast-paced informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
You are comfortable with numbers and maps
Advanced computer skills (Excel, Project Management) and web literacy
Our team has a passionate belief that basic primary education is critical to the development of every child, family, community and nation.
We believe that it is possible to address this critical need for poor families through new and innovative approaches leveraging the private sector, and that by providing low-cost but high-quality primary education, we will give millions of children the opportunity to accomplish their dreams.
We are looking for someone who wants to join us in this rewarding task.
You can apply and view detailed job requisitions on the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
Bridge International Academies was conceived in 2007 out of the belief that giving every child access to a high quality education would have the greatest impact on reducing poverty worldwide.
With that guiding insight, Bridge International developed a strategy that would enable it to launch a large-scale network of high-quality, ultra low-cost, for-profit primary schools.
Operating a network of schools supported by a strong central headquarters gives Bridge International the scale, experience, and capacity to invest in systems of management, support, training, and innovation that allows individual schools to dramatically increase their effectiveness.
Using this model, Bridge International is able to profitably deliver high-quality education for $4 per child per month. This ensures that its academies will continue to successfully serve its communities as long as parents value the educational service provided.
The first Bridge International Academy launched successfully in Kenya in 2009 and 60 academies will be operating in Kenya in January 2012. Through rapid and strategic expansion, Bridge International will provide a quality education to over a million students in the coming years.
About this position
Head of Lands
We are seeking an individual who will be a vital member of the land team in their push to find plots of land suitable for schools inside slums and in low income areas all over the country.
A central part of our operations includes the identification, verification, negotiation and purchase of plots of land for our schools – this might be inside a slum or in a low-income community on the edge of a city.
These plots sometimes have clouded title histories, but through our land identification and procurement process we must establish a certain amount of security -- understanding the previous ownership, other potential competing claims, titling possibility, issues with city / municipal council, lands office, etc.
To make these determinations and the actual purchase, the process may involve negotiations with local village elders, local government administration, and local landlords, and ultimately a sales or lease contract written with some or all of these participants.
The Head of Lands will focus on certain elements of the land acquisition and linkage to the Finance Department. These include:
Land:
Meeting and dealing with land agents and vendors
Managing a team of land specialists (people who go to the Ministry of Lands of the Local
Council to undertake title searches, file documents, collect documents from vendors, etc)
Recognising potential conflict surrounding land and land purchases, and ensuring documentation exists to fill any gaps in the plot purchase process
Writing briefing notes and site specific reports
Investigating conflicting land ownership claims
Establishing and utilizing contacts at local and central government to find clear information on land ownership
Planning
Prepare and present annual Land audit plans for review with COO and senior management teams
Implement the audit plans on weekly/monthly/quarterly basis
Process and Tools
Assist in design and implementation of structures, processes, documentation and procedures for improvement of land procurement and financial controls on the same
Analysis
Maintain up to date records of each piece of land with all pieces of information that would be required in the finance cycle e.g. tenure, documentation, minutes, notes and minutes of procurement discussions
Prepare weekly analysis of progress on ongoing land procurement to highlight and indicate the completion state and financial/legal/contractual requirements remaining to be done for that piece of land
Field Audit
Visit the sites with land officers and verify facts as presented by land scouts and land officers.
Follow up any issues that are not clear and ensure they are clarified upfront before the next stage of the plot procurement
Meet the potential sellers and ensure they are aware of the steps to expect in completing the land sale.
Ensure to clarify that no money should be paid to land scouts/officers and any agents purporting to work for Bridge International.
Assess suitability of land locations and seller credentials as guided by the risk analysis requirements of the Lands department
Make any other pertinent observations that would assist the company in making the most optimal land procurement decisions
Reporting
Prepare and circulate weekly land updates to the COO
Prepare monthly land transaction reports and audit commentaries for review with head of lands and head of finance
Prepare quarterly land procurement cash flow projections with monthly reviews and revisions
Prepare land cost analysis for evaluation of agreed review issues e.g. cost per square foot comparatives etc
Inspection
Inspect commencement of construction in new schools to provide the bridging support between lands and construction at the transition point
Review land records with respective agents to ascertain accuracy, authenticity and any encumbrances
Inspect land reports and records in the company’s Navision system and assure proper and consistent application of internal policy and standard land accounting policies
Approval/Payment support
Initiate land payment processes at each level of land procurement for approval by heads of lands and finance
Provide feedback of process completion before next level of payment can be made
Participate in the payment supervision and collation of evidence of payment in every aspect of Land procurement
Compliance/Liaison
Monitor city/municipal/county council fees and other payments requirements and liaise with finance for prompt payment to the right agencies
Ensure compliance with all other internal and external rules, regulations and processes affecting land procurement and payments
Oversight
Regular visit to the Legal advisers on land to review our land files for completeness and other required actions
Market value reviews and feedback
This is a very hands-on job, with the individual in the field for almost about 20% of the time (although reducing once the correct processes are tools are in place leading to greater efficiency)
About You
You are knowledgeable of land transactions and the procedures involved
You have project management and supervisory skills
Operational and finance audit experience for 5-7 years preferably in a reputable property company or leading audit firms in Kenya
Ability to plan and consistently deliver on agreed activities throughout the year
Understanding of legal/property/financial processes will be essential- qualifications in accounting, finance, land economics or law will be required.
Cross departmental communication skills are essential
Highly ethical professional with proven integrity
Well organised and process minded person
Experience in working in very poor communities is a real plus
Experience in dealing with sensitive issues regarding land
You are not afraid of getting your hands dirty
You have experience managing and working with teams of people
You function well in a fast-paced informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
You are comfortable with numbers and maps
Advanced computer skills (Excel, Project Management) and web literacy
Our team has a passionate belief that basic primary education is critical to the development of every child, family, community and nation.
We believe that it is possible to address this critical need for poor families through new and innovative approaches leveraging the private sector, and that by providing low-cost but high-quality primary education, we will give millions of children the opportunity to accomplish their dreams.
We are looking for someone who wants to join us in this rewarding task.
You can apply and view detailed job requisitions on the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
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