Marketing Officer Job Vacancy at Sanergy in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title: Marketing Officer

Department: Marketing & Branding

Reports to: Assistant Marketing & Branding Manager Company

Sanergy is an award-winning social venture, based in Nairobi, Kenya, that makes hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban slums for everyone, forever.
Our systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key steps: we build a dense network of franchised micro-entrepreneurs, who operate low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities – called Fresh Life – as small businesses.
We provide critical support services – such as access to finance, training, marketing and business analytics. We collect the waste every day and safely remove it from the community.
We convert the waste into valuable by-products, such as organic fertilizer and renewable energy. Finally, we sell the byproducts to Kenyan farmers.
Role & Responsibilities
The Marketing Officer will be responsible for increasing usage of Fresh Life Toilets in assigned area by coordinating and implementing consumer awareness activities and events.
Key duties/responsibilities of the Marketing Officer shall be to:

• Prepare implementation plans and budgets for marketing events in assigned area
• Coordinate and implement marketing activities in the assigned area
• Coaching and field supervision of new Marketing Assistants
• Ensure proper accounting and reporting for marketing activities and events
• Work closely with other Sanergy teams including operations and sales to provide effective marketing support to Fresh Life Operators in assigned area
• Manage implementation of joint projects with partner organizations
• Collect relevant marketing data and enter the same in Salesforce or other database as required
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Diploma in business or related discipline, a degree in Marketing will be desirable
• Good understanding of the dynamics & networks in informal settlements
• Demonstrable experience in event organization and implementation
• Pro-active , creative and effective at problem solving
• Excellent interpersonal, team leadership and project management skills
• Ability to represent the organization at partner implementation meetings

We welcome your application-cover letter and CV-on http://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list
Deadline for applications: July25, 2014