SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF:

MAIN ACTIVITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

DUTIES AS HEAD SHALL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT RESTRICTED TO RESPONSIBILITY OVER 4 KEY AREAS AS LISTED BELOW:

• NEW BUSINESSES

• BRAND DEVELOPMENT

• CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

• BRAND RESEARCH

THESE WOULD INVOLVE:

• MARKET AND EXPAND THE UNIT VIA ACQUISITION OF NEW CLIENT BASE.

• MANAGE CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS, OVERSEEING ALL CLIENTS BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION INITIATIVES AND REPRESENTING THE COMPANY AT ALL CLIENT TOUCH POINTS.

• CO-ORDINATES ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE UNIT.

• LIAISES WITH OTHER UNITS WITHIN THE AGENCY.

• ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT CLIENT RELATIONS SCHEMES INCLUDING:

• CLIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS

• CLIENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

• SALES DRIVE INCENTIVES

• SPECIAL EVENTS

• NEW CONCEPTS OR SALES AND MARKETING

• DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES WHICH SHAPE FUTURE BUSINESS DELIVERY AND PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE BUSINESS.

• DRIVES STAFF TRAINING WITHIN THE UNIT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPING A POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT FROM WITHIN THE EXISTING TEAM

• MARKETING OF SERVICE/DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIT

• WORK WITH THE ACCOUNTING (CREDIT CONTROL DEPARTMENT) TO ENSURE DISPATCH OF INVOICES FOR COMPLETED PROJECTS, FOLLOW-UP AND COLLECTION OF FUNDS.

• MANAGEMENT ( IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HR DEPT) OF NON SIGNALIZED STAFF ISSUES WITHIN THE UNIT

• DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND FACILITATE ANNUAL MARKETING STRATEGY PLAN FOR THE UNIT.

• ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT CLIENT RELATIONS SCHEME MANAGING EXTERNAL AGENCIES AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH INTERNAL TEAMS.

• ANY OTHER DUTY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY MANAGEMENT

 

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• FIRST DEGREE IN MARKETING /COMMUNICATION OR OTHER ADVERTISING RELATED AREAS. A BUSINESS RELATED MASTERS DEGREE WILL BE A STRONG ADVANTAGE

• MEMBERSHIP OF APCON OR AT LEAST ONE PROFESSIONAL MARKETING OR RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

 

EXPERIENCE:

• MINIMUM 3 YEARS ‘HANDS ON’ EXPERIENCE IN BRANDS DEVELOPMENT, CLIENT SERVICING WITHIN AN ADVERTISING /ADVERTISING RELATED AGENCY OR A SENIOR POSITION WITHIN THE BRAND (DEVPT) DEPARTMENT OF THE FIRM

 

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIREMENTS:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• DETAIL ORIENTED

• WORK REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS.

• ABILITY TO MULTITASK EFFICIENTLY

• EXCELLENT VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS

 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• AN UNDERSTANDING OF ACCOUNTS/FINANCE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO BUSINESS

• PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MARKET RESEARCH EXPERIENCE A PLUS

• MUST HAVE CARRIED OUT AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FROM START TO FINISH

• MARKETING SKILLS A MUST

• A KNOWLEDGE OF COPYWRITING, ACCOUNT PLANNING AND AN EYE FOR GRAPHICS A PLUS

• COMPUTER PROFICIENCY A GIVEN

 

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:

• EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND PRESENTATION SKILLS

• STRONG LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING SKILLS

• STRONG INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND ABILITY TO WORK WITH AND LEAD TEAMS

• EXCELLENT COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – SPOKEN AND WRITTEN

 

QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD SEND THEIR CVS TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW LATEST MONDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2009 AS INTERVIEWS COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY.

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