Marketing Manager Employment Opportunity – Umeme

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Job Title:    Marketing Manager
Organization: Umeme
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Communication & Marketing
About US:
Umeme
is a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and the
Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high value
international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession with a
structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda,
distributing 99% of electricity in Uganda through a single buyer model.
Job Summary: The Marketing Manager will be in charge of the development
and implementation of the Umeme marketing strategy, support the growth of the
customer base, energy uptake and brand visibility.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Develop and execute the marketing strategy
    and annual marketing plan to grow shareholder value.
  • Plan and carry out promotional and marketing
    drives to sell company service offerings e.g. AMR and Pre-payment.
  • Develop and implement activities to promote
    Customer electricity access among potential customers and growth among
    existing clients.
  • Oversee the implementation of Umeme’s annual
    market research survey and make recommendations to strengthen company
    business performance.
  • The jobholder will research, compile and
    maintain a pipeline of Potential Larger Power Users coming on board, asses
    their potential energy and resource requirements for input in the company
    strategic plans.
  • Conduct consumer education to strengthen
    brand visibility, support energy utilization efficiency among the
    customers.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should hold a bachelor’s
    degree in Commerce (B.Com), Business Administration (BBA), Marketing or
    any graduate degree qualification
  • Possession of a relevant Postgraduate
    qualification and affiliation to relevant professional bodies will be an
    added advantage
  • Hold professional qualification in marketing
    (CIM) is mandatory
  • At least three years’ experience in a similar
    position in a large and busy service orientated company, two of which
    should have been in a managerial role in a service sector.
  • Project management experience will be an
    added advantage
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and
updated CVs clearly detailing your suitability for the position in terms of
required qualifications and experience to: 
recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug. Please kindly state the position you are
applying for in the subject line of the application E-mail.
Deadline: 23rd March, 2016 by 5:00 PM
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