Director of Promotions at a Leading Business Group

A leading business group with offices and assets in all the states of Nigeria is seeking to engage experienced, intelligent, passionate and self-driven industry professionals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director of Promotions

Reference No.: DP - 1
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional and cross-channel teams to develop integrated launch programs, product-related communications, or marketing promotions from conceptualization through launch and successful implementation.
• Initiate, Implement and Execute successful corporate! sales promotional strategies to support business objective.
• Build strong relationships and partnerships with relevant parties to ensure consistency of communication messages and fidelity with set brand objectives.
• Establish and maintain flawless relationship with stakeholders - media organisations, advertising / Creative agencies, production firms, branding suppliers and regulatory bodies
• Monitor the domestic and global marketplace for new product innovations, competitive activities and emerging trends.
• Maintain current industry knowledge and communicate competitive promotional activities and innovation to both internal and client teams, providing reports and analyses.

Educational Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Law, Journalism, International Relations, Public Relations, Communications, English Studies or in any other relevant field.
• Postgraduate,/Master’s Degree and additional qualifications in Public Relations and allied fields from reputable institutions will be an added advantage.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Business Administration, Marketing, Mass Communication, Economics or any other relevant discipline.
• An MBA or Masters Degree in Mass Communication or Communications Arts would be an added advantage.
• Professional certification and membership of professional bodies are a Must.
• Minimum of 20 years progressive operational and managerial experience in developing communications / promotional strategies in reputable Advertising Agencies / Integrated Marketing Communications / FMCG outfits with at least 5 years at Senior Managerial level.
• Excellent knowledge of Products Promotion, Advertising, Sponsorship, Public Relations, Media Relations and Special Projects.
• Must have proven track record delivering superior results and assuming leadership roles,
• Success in role requiring execution of multiple tasks while responding to multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people within the organization as well as with external public'’
• The ideal candidate will be between 40 and 55 years of age.

Renumeration

• The Group offers very competitive and attractive remuneration packages, in a very dynamic and exciting work environment.

Application Closing Date
9th November, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Application (in MS Word) with a scanned passport photograph to: [email protected] using the "Reference" as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Confidentiality is assured.