Job
Title: Sales
and Marketing Associate
Title: Sales
and Marketing Associate
Organization: Jibu
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Global
Marketing Director
Marketing Director
About US:
Founded in 2012,
Jibu is a pioneering a powerful new model that provides opportunities for
entrepreneurs to own businesses that ensure access to basic human necessities
in underserved, emerging market communities. Jibu has scaled a network of
locally owned, economically independent franchises that provide safe drinking
water to their communities while offering life-changing training and
employment. Empowered by a belief in the ability of eye-to-eye partnership to
unleash latent entrepreneurial talent, Jibu is transforming the challenge of addressing
basic human needs into an expansive opportunity that allows thousands of young
entrepreneurs to build lasting solutions, one neighborhood at a time. The
company’s ultimate vision is to train, finance, and grow a network of
co-invested business owners who will revolutionize the way critical resources
participate in emerging markets.
Jibu is a pioneering a powerful new model that provides opportunities for
entrepreneurs to own businesses that ensure access to basic human necessities
in underserved, emerging market communities. Jibu has scaled a network of
locally owned, economically independent franchises that provide safe drinking
water to their communities while offering life-changing training and
employment. Empowered by a belief in the ability of eye-to-eye partnership to
unleash latent entrepreneurial talent, Jibu is transforming the challenge of addressing
basic human needs into an expansive opportunity that allows thousands of young
entrepreneurs to build lasting solutions, one neighborhood at a time. The
company’s ultimate vision is to train, finance, and grow a network of
co-invested business owners who will revolutionize the way critical resources
participate in emerging markets.
Job Summary: The Sales and Marketing Associate is looking
for a highly organized and pro-active sales and marketing associate with
experience in direct sales, sales team management, marketing and project
management to support the execution of the company’s sales and marketing
strategy in Uganda.
for a highly organized and pro-active sales and marketing associate with
experience in direct sales, sales team management, marketing and project
management to support the execution of the company’s sales and marketing
strategy in Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support Global Marketing Director in tactical plan execution and
daily project management - Manage and coordinate a successful small field sales team
- Manage sales team budget, including commission payments
- Work with franchises to develop sales strategies and tactics to meet
monthly targets - Collect and analyze sales data to track sales and suggest
improvements to drive better results - Organize and execute marketing activities such as events,
activations and promotional campaigns - Implement digital marketing campaigns, particularly on social media
platforms such as Facebook - Support the development and design of marketing materials such as
brochures, banners and sales tools - Perform basic layout design and content development to produce
marketing materials to support sales activities - Engage with customers to obtain market feedback
- Coordinate data collection and surveys from Jibu franchises
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelors/Diploma in relevant subject
- Advanced degree a plus
- Experience using any design, graphic design applications (Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator) - Experience working at FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company
- Two years of experience focused on either sales or marketing at a
consumer products company - At least 1 year of field sales experience, selling products directly
to customers - Proficiency with MS Office applications, especially Excel and
PowerPoint - Proficiency with well-organized data entry & data analysis using
MS Excel - Basic knowledge of economic principles, ability to read and
understand profit and loss statements - Very well organized with a strong attention to detail and ability to
multi-task multiple projects & priorities at one time - Self-starter, able to think creatively and solve problems on the fly
in order to accomplish the goal - Aptitude with social media, especially for the purpose of running
advertisements and digital marketing campaigns - Very good with people, a confident but empathetic results-oriented
person who plays to win but strives for mutual benefit - Eager to get hands-dirty and get in the field, with 50% time in
field and 50% in office - Must enjoy being with customers, attending to their needs and
satisfying customers regardless of income categories and backgrounds - Strong desire to have a lasting impact on Uganda in terms of
economic and social development - Fluency in English
- Knowledge of Luganda and other local languages
Note: This
position is open only to Ugandan nationals or persons holding a valid work
permit for Uganda.
position is open only to Ugandan nationals or persons holding a valid work
permit for Uganda.
How to Apply:
Send resumes and
statements of interest and experience to [email protected]. Due to the volume of applications
we may not be able to respond to each application individually. If you have not
received an invitation for an interview within 4 weeks of applying, please
consider your application unsuccessful.
statements of interest and experience to [email protected]. Due to the volume of applications
we may not be able to respond to each application individually. If you have not
received an invitation for an interview within 4 weeks of applying, please
consider your application unsuccessful.
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