Location:  KickStart Tanzania Office – Dar

• Perform the due-diligence to understand the market potential and opportunities for MoneyMaker products in Tanzania.
• Create the market development and sales plans for specific regions.  Lead and manage the implementation of the plan to ensure growth in sales, social impacts, market share, and profitability in Tanzania.  This will be done primarily through:

1. Creating partnerships with International and local NGOs, UN organizations like FAO and World Food program, Government, Outgrowers, and other stakeholders.
2. Proper selection, development and management of a distributorship network

• Manage, coach, and develop capacity of staff.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of KickStart’s activities, finances and social impacts.

• Identify sales opportunities by identifying and creating  working business relationship with NGOs, relevant government institutions and other clients for the sale and marketing of KickStart products and developing a pipeline of sales opportunities
• Developing partnerships that will lead to sales
• Developing the private sector supply chain including recruiting an importer/distributor of our MoneyMaker pumps into country, developing  strong local partnerships and meet sales targets
• Actively manage customer and distributor accounts and collect outstanding receivables
• Regular market assessment and pro-active development of country specific sales and marketing plans with distributors to maximize sales and impacts in the country.  This includes sales plans, pricing policies, promotional plans and managing National and regional trade events and activities.
• Actively promote products through product demonstrations, product support and training for distributors, customers, thought leaders, and influencers.
• Develop and grow KickStart’s market share in the country.
• Develop forecast sales projections in collaboration with distributors to streamline production
• Ensure that KickStart meets its qualitative and quantitative targets including donor funded deliverables.
• Advice management on the necessary marketing and advertising channels in the country plus market intelligence.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and support to the staff based in Tanzania

• Degree in Sales and Marketing or its equivalent with a Diploma in Sales and Marketing and at least 5 years hands on sales and marketing experience. A master degree in relevant field will have an additional advantage.
• Experience with private sector and social business would be a strong plus. Has shown motivation towards social impact
• Strong managerial and human development skills. Managed a team of people and able to build capacity and competency among the team.
• Good communication, customer care and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and good report writing skills
• Organizational and planning skills and works with minimal supervision.
• Able to evaluate and review strategies and deliverables
• A team player and a motivational leader
• Self motivated and self driven to achieve the organizational targets.
• Computer literate
• Willing and ready to spend 70% of his/her time in the field.

• Proven ability to handle challenging work load
• Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity
• Commitment to KickStart’s values