A Kenyan Job Market

A Kenyan Jobs Market

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Product Marketing Manager, Beba Pay

Product Marketing Manager, Beba Pay

As a Marketing manager, you are a fully dedicated business leader, shaping the future of one of our many Google products. Whether you're on a consumer product (like Gmail, Search, Maps, Chrome, Android) or a business product (AdWords, AdSense, DoubleClick, Analytics), you take part in a complete marketing experience as you lead every facet of the product's journey. From determining positioning, naming, competitive analysis, feature prioritization and external communications, you help shape the voice of the product and help it grow a loyal consumer base. This means you work with a cross-functional team across sales, corporate communications, legal, webmasters, product development, engineering and more. In this role, you'll be involved with product marketing strategy from beginning to end.
The BebaPay product mission is improving people’s lives in emerging markets by simplifying payments with technology by Google. As a Marketing manager, you will be a fully dedicated business leader shaping the future of BebaPay. You will take part in a complete marketing experience as you conceptualize and execute on a 360 plan to engage the local ecosystem with BebaPay, delivering on scale and impact. From determining positioning, naming, competitive analysis, feature prioritization and external communications, you help shape the voice of the product and help it grow a loyal consumer base. This means you work with a cross-functional team across product, engineering, operations, business development, corporate communications, legal, and more. The role enables you to shape the product development process, execute on product launches from beginning to end and form future marketing strategy.
Responsibilities
  • Design and project-manage effective marketing campaigns to drive product awareness and usage, applying rigorous tracking and analysis.
  • Develop positioning, marketing strategy and key messages.
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure alignment with outbound marketing and PR campaigns, and work closely with media and creative agencies to drive creative development and effective media planning and execution.
  • Use primary and secondary research as well as internal data to develop deep understanding of the market and consumers' usage patterns.
  • Develop and maintain reporting and best practices for various campaigns and initiatives.
Minimum qualifications
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • Ability to speak and write English fluently and idiomatically.
Preferred qualifications
  • Experience managing agencies and working in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong experience in offline advertising planning, tracking and reporting.
  • A proven, successful track record of delivering material impact in line with company priorities and goals through well-executed marketing efforts. Demonstrated capacity to roll out complex, data-driven marketing campaigns.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically, execute effectively, and deliver high quality work against deadlines. Distinctive problem-solving, strategic and analytical capabilities.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to comfortably interface with all levels of management and to communicate cross-functionally in a structured, clear and impactful manner.
  • Skilled communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills, including both professional and casual style of communication.
Area
Know the user. Know the magic. Connect the two. At its core, marketing at Google starts with technology and ends with the user, bringing both together in unconventional ways. Our job is to demonstrate how Google's products solve the world's problems--from the everyday to the epic, from the mundane to the monumental. And we approach marketing in a way that only Google can--changing the game, redefining the medium, making the user the priority, and ultimately, letting the technology speak for itself.




To apply *click* the link
https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=56815001&

The Nation Media Group internship opportunity

The Nation Media Group internship opportunity

The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media. It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Our Internship program runs for 3 months, with an opportunity to get practical experience in a work environment in the following functions: Editorial Print, Editorial TV/Radio, Finance, IT, Marketing, Procurement.

Educational/Professional Requirements
  • Candidate must already be enrolled in college or university to be considered.
  • Candidate must currently be enrolled as a student in a public or accredited private institution.
  • The candidate is expected to specify the department of interest.
General Requirements
The candidate:

  • Should have a desire and passion to gain professional experience.
  • Must be eager to learn.
  • Must have oral and written communication skills.
  • Must have the ability to follow directions, as well as not be afraid to ask questions.
  • Must be a fast learner, committed, able to follow instructions, work quickly and accurately under pressure.
  • Must be keen to learn about the markets in which the company operates.
The internship runs for three months with possibility of extension/permanent employment hire.

If you meet the above criteria, please send your application specifying which department you would like to work in and a detailed CV online to http://careers.nationmedia.com

Standard Group Business Executives vacancies

Standard Group Business Executives vacancies

The Standard Group comprises The Standard Newspapers, Game yetu, Nairobian, KTN, Radio Maisha, PDS, Standard Digital and Think Outdoor Services.
The Group is looking for highly motivated, qualified, experienced and reputable team players to fill the above positions:
The Business Executives will be charged with selling advertising for KTN and Radio Maisha, providing effective services to clients so as to maximize advertising sales volumes.
Key Responsibilities
  • Achieving set annual and monthly targets for multimedia advertising sales
  • To increase advertising opportunities within Standard Group’s products which will translate to higher revenues
  • To deliver high quality customer service to clients
  • To support, maintain and grow business contacts with both the existing and potential advertising clients and agents.
  • Develop strategy to increase sales volumes and market share
Requirements
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business related field.
  • Professional diploma qualification in Marketing
  • Full competence in presentation skills is required
  • Experience of 2 years in sales
  • Verbal and written communication skills
If you possess the above qualifications and the drive to meet the challenges, visit our website http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/recruitment/latest_jobs.php to browse through the current openings/ vacancies and apply not later than 15th August 2014.
Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Standard Group is an equal opportunity employer and as such, canvassing of any form will lead to automatic disqualification