Qssk-Mcm -Marketing And Communication Manager

JOB TITLE: MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION MANAGER

About This Job:

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

On behalf of our client in the oil & gas industry, we are looking for competent, skilled, and experienced Marketing and Communication Manager to work in Nairobi.

KEY DUTIES

• Prepare and execute the overall marketing plan
• Propose annual budget for Marketing and communication activities for approval
• Develop and implement the annual communication program for the company
• Track budget expenditure; design feedback mechanism to measure impact of all programs
• Select, brief, review and approve proposals/concepts from advertising agencies for the production of high-quality communication materials.
• Ensure optimum readiness in unlikely event of media drawing crisis or news item with concise and accurate information
• Brief and manage the company’s activities handled by both the public relations and advertising agencies and any other agency that may be appointed from time to time.
• Participate in the procurement and control distribution of promotional and advertising materials
• Continually monitor and assess competitor activities and other developments in the market that might affect company business.
• Prepares overall Marketing Plan to include commercial communication, promotions, animation, events, seminars and marketing campaigns.
• Conduct market/competitor and brand research / analysis that feeds into marketing plans and strategies.
• Liaise with the media houses in identifying strategic opportunities to promote the Company’s business.
• Plan and Manage Company’s Social media platforms.
• Evaluate important metrics that affect Company’s website traffic, service quotas and target audience.
• Ensure an optimum round the clock readiness in the unlikely event of a media drawing crisis or news item with concise and accurate information.

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

• On a highly competitive market one must ensure continuous focus on the external environment, drive challenge and innovation.
• Ensure alignment with the Business Strategies
• Maximize efficient delivery of the marketing and Communication initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Degree in Commerce or Business Administration with a bias in marketing. Post graduate qualifications such as MBA (Marketing), MSC Marketing or CIM desirable

2. Marketing profession with at least 5 years of experience, including sales and marketing roles with strong brand management skills within Oil Industry or FGCG.

3. Excellent project management and thought leadership skills, strong collaboration/ team skills, a problem -solver with a result -orientation.

4. Self-starter with outstanding written and oral communication skills, able to communicate both creative and technical feedback.

5. Computer knowledge

6. Good communication and customer care skills

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications through the link below.

Note:

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Q-SOURCING SERVTEC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ANY SOLICITATION WILL LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION.