(KES 50K plus Commissions)Microfinance Institution Marketing Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya 2014

 

Marketing Officer – Microfinance  
Industry: Banking
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Kshs. 50,000 + Commissions upon attaining targets.

An exciting opportunity has arisen with our client, a unique microfinance institution offering micro credit solutions, to positively transform the lives of their customers and other stakeholders. They seek to hire a dynamic individual to fill the role of a marketing officer.

Job Purpose: The incumbent will lead and supervise all marketing functions and campaigns internally and externally, as well as communicating the institutions marketing plan.

 

Job Responsibilities:-

  • Achievement of sales targets by winning new accounts.
  • Recruit sales agents and keep them motivated to meet targets.
  • Execute highly focused prospecting activities and professionally sell loans and other MFI products.
  • Establish a strong relationship with clients through processing of loan applications and disbursement.
  • Maintain a portfolio of existing customers and develop new profitable business.
  • Identify and direct cross selling opportunities to customer base.
  •  Ensure proper branding and merchandising of institution products
  • Coordinate cross sell opportunities with sales agents and other business lines.
  • Analyze sales information and initiating relevant actions to maximize on sales
  • Conduct competitor analysis and market research to obtain insights.
  • Adapt business plan from management into a sales plan
  • To ensure an effective and profitable operation of sales force and the achievement of all sales objective and budget allocated
  • Handle customer complaints and enquiries swiftly and on time.
  • Establish proper feedback mechanism that will allow the customers to give feedback
  • Liaise regularly with other departments to ensure product availability in line with sales requirements.
  • Effective financial management of expenses versus budget allocations in the marketing activities.
  • To advise management on market trends and dynamics.
  • Recommend the tools and resources required to achieve the set objectives
Key Competence/Skills:-
  • Degree in Banking, Accounting, Sales and Marketing or any other Business Related Field
  • 2 to 5 years of marketing experience in a busy setup, those in banking/ lending, deposit marketing or microfinance industry will have an added advantage.
  • Strong personality with great marketing and selling skills.
  • Must have Good working knowledge of advertising, merchandising and product supplies.
  • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
  • Should good at execution business plans and innovation
  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Sound negotiations skills
  • Good budgeting knowledge.
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Marketing  Officer – Microfinance  50K + Commissions)  to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 11th December , 2014.

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV


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