Regional Managers - Market Research at GeoPoll

If you care about making a difference and believe in technology for development
We are looking for you……
GeoPoll’s mission is to bring understanding to the world. We do this by collecting data through the mobile phone. GeoPoll is a mobile surveying platform with a database of over 150 million users in emerging markets. We connect researchers, businesses, and aid organizations directly to mobile phone users in just about every country in the world, reaching everyone from dense urban areas to remote villages. By harnessing the power of the mobile phone, GeoPoll delivers reliable results faster than ever before.

GeoPoll seeks to recruit Market Researchers in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to join our fast paced and innovative team.

Job Position: Regional Managers - Market Research
 
Number of Openeings: 3 posts for East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.
Location: Positions to be based in Nairobi, Johannesburg and Lagos

Job Description
These are Senior Positions reporting to the Vice President Africa with key responsibility of growing GeoPoll market position and client portfolio in Africa to achieve targeted financial growth. This requires expert ability to proactively identify business opportunities that will build, develop and maintain a strong sustainable customer base; strong communication and marketing skills; ability to align GeoPoll products to address clients needs; calling on clients to make presentations on solutions and services that meet or predict varying clients’ future needs with a view to negotiate and close business deals; Extensive knowledge and updated understanding of market research trends and competitor intelligence and ability to leverage relationships is key.

Minimum Qualifications

• University Degree in relevant field
• Five (5) years relevant experience in a regional role
• Membership to relevant professional bodies
• Commercial experience

Key Skills
The Applicant should have expert leadership and communication skills; ability to leverage client relationships and make commercial decisions; flexibility to work in multicultural and multi disciplinary teams; Ability to coordinate multiple research projects; Time Management Skills with team member’s clients and management; Budgeting Skills, Analytical Skills and ability to identify insights. Language skills in English and French; Knowledge and understanding of market research methods.

Terms of Offer
The successful Applicants will be offered an environment, where we embrace a work hard / play hard culture and everyone’s contribution counts.

Application Closing Date
24th July 2014 at 5pm

Method of Application
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should forward their applications in PDF format via email clearly quoting the job title and country seeking to be based in the Subject Area as well as the cover letter. (Applicants who do not indicate the country of preference for this position will not be considered.) The application should include a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae indicating telephone contacts, mail address, current salary, names and contacts of three (3) referees to: Email address: [email protected] to reach us by 24th July 2014 at 5pm.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.