Activations & Promotions Officer Vacancy - Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organization: Monitor

Publications Limited (MPL)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Marketing

Manager

Monitor

Publications Limited, a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda’s most influential

media house, operating The Daily Monitor, Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor

newspapers, 93.3KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business

Directory.

Job Summary: The Activations

& Promotions Officer will mainly responsible for creating, planning

overseeing marketing events, activations and promotions for print and radio

both on and off air including sales to sponsors of such events.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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Plan, develop (concept creation, e.g. themes,

message, purpose) manage and sell profitable and high impact events for the

business.

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Working closely with partners, suppliers and other

stakeholders so that all elements for an event are properly booked organized

and accounted for.

·        
Work collaboratively with the Marketing Manager to write

a post event evaluation report for the stakeholders

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Create top quality and competitive concepts to raise

sales revenue

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Work in consultation with the Commercial Manager –

Radio, Business Manager, Programs Controller and production Manager to create

competitive products that will attract advertisers.

·        
Work in liaison with the production manager to

secure production of quality promotions

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In charge of client visitation and develop ideas for

client promotions

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Design promotional calendar to meet the programming

and sales needs

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Draw and implement a promotions strategy to achieve

sales and programming target

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Develop scripts for programming and sales

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Develop ideas for multimedia content for internet

and mobile platforms

·        
Generate and update the client database and annual

activities

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Develop mechanics for promotions and implement them

to meet station and client expectations

·        
Draw out and Implement weekly promotions target and

work plans

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Prepare and execute promotional activities.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The ideal candidate should preferably hold a University

Degree in Marketing or any business related field from an accredited

institution

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Possession of a Post graduate qualification or

professional diploma in relevant field e.g. CIM

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A minimum of three years’ experience in designing

managing and evaluating promotions

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Ability to set priorities and work on multiple

projects simultaneously.

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Ability to use main set of Microsoft Office programs

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Results oriented attitude

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Impeccable degree of integrity

·        
Excellent interpersonal skills

·        
Excellent communication (oral, written and

presentation) skills

·        
Good project management skills

·        
Assertive, proactive & diligent with commitment

to high standards of service delivery.

·        
Must be a self-starter

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Able to analyze and solve problems and work

autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

·        
Strong negotiating and decision-making skills.

All suitably

qualified candidates should send their applications, detailed CVs and academic

documents with a daytime telephone number to: The Head of Human Resource,

Monitor Publications Ltd. P.O. Box 12141, Kampala, Uganda. Or you can send via email

to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com

NB: Please note that only short listed candidates will

be contacted.

Deadline: 17^th September, 2015