Nova Academies External Relations Senior Associate Job in Kenya June 2016
Employment Position : External Relations Senior Associate Job in Kenya June 2016
Profession vacancy : Careers at Nova Academies June 2016
Position: External Relations Senior Associate
- Primary Schools / Head Teachers
- New Lead Generation
- Other key stakeholders that drive enrolment (including but not limited to): Employers, Churches, Community Leaders
Reports to: Director Marketing
Function: School
Responsibilities:
- Fully embrace Nova’s values and beliefs and promote them to students, staff, other faculty, parents and members of the outside community
- Live the culture principles inside and outside of the school
- Work cohesively in a team, being respectful of each person’s contributions and style.
- Maintain positive, constructive and professional relationships with students, their families, and colleagues
- Attend daily team, weekly staff and other meetings that arise throughout the school year
Lead generation (top of funnel, awareness stage): You will be responsible for developing a new lead generation strategy by understanding how and where to connect with partner organizations, and creatively designing engagements that optimize our effectiveness. You are also responsible for tracking new leads (prospective students, pre-application), and moving them through the funnel to application. Critically, this means communicating the Nova Difference and sparking that ‘wow’ experience, designing interactions to drive to the application phase, and working systematically to ensure that these efforts are driving results.
External Events: You will be expected to organize and execute Nova’s external events (liaising with external companies and individuals where necessary or applicable) that creatively encourages increased engagement with Head Teachers and the above listed customer segments. These events should be optimized to support new lead generation, and designed to bring Nova’s brand to life. You will be responsible for identifying key dates and activities, and for working with the Admissions associate and cross-functionally to bring in the right team (leadership, students, etc.) for each event. After each event, you will also be responsible for the collection and analysis of data to determine its effectiveness, and for making recommendations on potential improvements.
Outreach and Brand Building: You will be constantly seeking new outreach opportunities for Nova to connect with different (but relevant) audiences to raise the profile of our brand in Nairobi and beyond. Successfully doing this includes (but is not limited to) working to identify other stakeholders, organizing to participate in education-related events in Nairobi and beyond.
Procurement: You will be responsible for liaising with approved suppliers (and within a budget set by your manager) to order and refill marketing materials including (but not limited to) promotional materials, decorative materials, gifts and swag, as well as identifying and booking venues for meetings, meals, and events.
Core Skills / Qualifications
- You’re a top performer with strong academic background
- You have 4-6 years of relevant work experience in sales, communications, relationship management, or related consumer-facing roles
- In your past work experiences, you’ve demonstrated strong project management abilities and have experience with event planning
- You’re a strategic thinker and can independently develop and execute a plan with clear time lines and deliverables
- Your past managers describe you as a self-starter with strong work ethic
- You truly enjoy interacting with new people, the challenge of building relationships, and have strong interpersonal skills
- You are passionate about education (required) and have a deep knowledge of the space (desired)
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the right candidates interviewed until we reach a hiring decision.
Only qualified candidates will be invited for interviews.
Please launch your incredible application via http://goo.gl/IkUBwP