Job Title: Marketing Officer
Organisation: SolarNow
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Marketing
Manager
Manager
About US:
SolarNow is a distribution and finance company that sells high quality solar product and appliances to households and businesses in Uganda. The company started in 2011 and has since opened 36 branches throughout Uganda, employs around 250 people. Expansion into other countries is planned for 2016.
Job Summary: The Marketing
Officer will implement SolarNow marketing promotions objectives by maintaining
day to day marketing activities and participate in broader marketing and
promotions campaigns in line with the organization procedures.
Officer will implement SolarNow marketing promotions objectives by maintaining
day to day marketing activities and participate in broader marketing and
promotions campaigns in line with the organization procedures.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
Assist
in arranging the production and distribution of promotional materials
(electronic and hard copy)
Assist
in arranging the production and distribution of promotional materials
(electronic and hard copy)
·
Work
in close collaboration with the promotions team, visit Solar Now
branches to conduct marketing and promotions campaigns.
Work
in close collaboration with the promotions team, visit Solar Now
branches to conduct marketing and promotions campaigns.
·
Prepare
and analyse sales and marketing data and gather competitor intelligence.
Prepare
and analyse sales and marketing data and gather competitor intelligence.
·
Support
marketing desk with the identification and development of sales channels in the
target areas.
Support
marketing desk with the identification and development of sales channels in the
target areas.
·
The
incumbent will support trade show and exhibition programs by assisting in
bookings and arrangements, i.e. ensuring that the appropriate marketing
materials are available, arranging pre-show promotions, attending trade shows
in a sales capacity and executing post-show follow up (e.g. send out
e-mails, fulfill literature requests).
The
incumbent will support trade show and exhibition programs by assisting in
bookings and arrangements, i.e. ensuring that the appropriate marketing
materials are available, arranging pre-show promotions, attending trade shows
in a sales capacity and executing post-show follow up (e.g. send out
e-mails, fulfill literature requests).
·
Assist
in facilitating weekly promotions meetings.
Assist
in facilitating weekly promotions meetings.
·
In
charge of creating awareness of the available and new products.
In
charge of creating awareness of the available and new products.
·
Serve
as company representative for marketing and promotional events.
Serve
as company representative for marketing and promotional events.
·
Conduct
face to face interviews with potential and current clients on the
available products and services of SolarNow.
Conduct
face to face interviews with potential and current clients on the
available products and services of SolarNow.
·
Carry
out any other duty assigned by the marketing manager.
Carry
out any other duty assigned by the marketing manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s
degree in psychology, journalism or business administration, and or, any other
relevant field.
The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s
degree in psychology, journalism or business administration, and or, any other
relevant field.
·
At least two years’ relevant work experience in
marketing in a reputable company preferably dealing with marketing and selling
products.
At least two years’ relevant work experience in
marketing in a reputable company preferably dealing with marketing and selling
products.
·
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
·
Customer
relationship management skills
Customer
relationship management skills
·
Computer
literacy skills
Computer
literacy skills
·
Creative.
Creative.
·
Persuasive
techniques.
Persuasive
techniques.
·
Ability
to conduct interviews
Ability
to conduct interviews
·
Ability
to work late evenings and weekends.
Ability
to work late evenings and weekends.
·
Ability
and willingness to travel different parts of the country. (Flexibility)
Ability
and willingness to travel different parts of the country. (Flexibility)
·
Fit
with Solar Now culture.
Fit
with Solar Now culture.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications to the Human Resource Manager, SolarNow Uganda Services via
e-mail, [email protected], including their updated CVs (no other
documents).
their applications to the Human Resource Manager, SolarNow Uganda Services via
e-mail, [email protected], including their updated CVs (no other
documents).
Deadline: 16th
September, 2016
September, 2016
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