Organization: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head Corporate Affairs (HCA)
About Pride:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in Uganda with 31 networked branches countrywide and 4 contact offices; regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.
Job Summary: The Business Development / Public Relation and Marketing Manager will have overall responsibility for marketing Pride’s products/services as well as driving business volumes and revenue generation activities in Pride whilst maintaining good customer service quality and effectively delivering Pride’s Brand Promise.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft an activity plan for each year and ensure that is followed through the year.
- Develop and execute annual marketing plans and budgets to support the achievement of Pride’s strategic objectives.
- Develop business proposals to potential partner organizations and advise Pride on possible business opportunities aimed at attracting and boosting the growth of the company’s balance sheet.
- Continually examine and supervise the implementation and communication throughout the network of products and services development with the purpose of maintaining customer satisfaction and attraction
- Conduct branding audits across the branch network to evaluate and ensure 100% brand compliance.
- Analyze customer lifecycle, tenure, chum, demographics, and psychographics purchase and usage requirements and advise management on appropriate actor.
- Steer the coordinating the Company’s marketing effort to ensure that it maintains its leading position and registers continuous profit growth.
- Represents the institution at public functions and champion the building of a strong brand name for the institution.
- Monitor competitor activities and develop appropriate marketing strategies aimed at minimizing threats posed by the competition and promote a positive public image of Pride.
- Manage the recruitment of new sales and marketing team members, and appraise the performance of subordinates.
- Avail accountability details regarding Business development as appropriate.
- Conduct branch visits and departmental retreats with a view of increasing productivity in the department.
- Compile and produce weekly, monthly and quarterly sales reports as may be required by management and or the HCA.
- Introduce 5 new accounts each month
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time by the Head Corporate Affairs and for Senior Management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree from a reputable Institution in Marketing, Business Administration or Commerce.
- Possess working knowledge of current marketing and research analytical tools. Other professional qualifications in Public relations, Business Development, Marketing and Marketing Research.
- Possession of a Master’s degree in a business or marketing related field from a reputable Institution will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of three or more years and above hands-on experience and proven skills in either marketing, public relations, business development or product development & research at a managerial level, preferably with a reputable financial institution or marketing services firm.
- The applicant must be a strategic thinker with high degree of innovativeness, creativity and ambition.
- Strong business and analytical skills.
- Should be self-driven.
- The applicant must be ready to handle a multitude of tasks with minimal supervision
- Possess a high degree of integrity, excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and must be able to meet deadlines
- He/ she should be aged between 27 – 35 years.
How to Apply:
If you believe you have the aforementioned job requirements and experience, then apply immediately and send a detailed CV, copies of certified academic and professional certificates, postal address, current salary, salary expectation, names of 3 referees and a daytime telephone contact to the Head Human Capital Management, using the address below;
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI), Plot 6-9, Okot close, Bukoto, P. O. Box 7566, Kampala. Tel. No. 041 4346 930 / 297 Kampala. Uganda.
Deadline: 1st September, 2014
NB: If you do not hear from us by September 15 2014; please consider yourself unsuccessful.
For More Ugandan Jobs, Please Visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline