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 TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2009 AS INTERVIEWS COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY.

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