Gezai Travel and Tours provides excellent travel and tourism related services on behalf of tourists, airlines, hotels, car rentals, cruise lines and others. We help to ensure your having a perfect trip within and outside the country through the network of our partners in the industry. We can provide a complete tour plan for you to enable you have a wonderful experience and render assistance in meeting the necessary and mandatory requirements with convenience.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Marketing Coordinator
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
- As our go-to-market lead for Nigeria and West Africa you will have the opportunity to shape and drive marketing excellence in West Africa and play a pivotal role in positioning Gezai Travels for success in a highly competitive region.
- You will be the primary interface between Gezai Travels.
- You will lead the development and implementation of a combined advertising and trade marketing plan in Nigeria and, in addition, provide local marketing management support for market research projects in the region.
- As a proactive support for the local sales team, you will be responsible for lead generation, managing local partners and dealing with multiple local customers.
Key Areas
- Lead the development of a go-to-market plan for West Africa that best positions Gezai Travels to succeed in this highly competitive market
- Lead the identification and qualification of new leads aligned to our business objectives
- Provide support for market research projects in the region
- Actively participate in the sales process to provide the necessary support needed to deliver the business objectives
- Coach Marketing Team to continually stretch themselves to deliver work with maximum impact at minimum cost that directly impacts the achievement of the business objectives
- Monitor and maintain data quality within the marketing database
- Track, measure, and analyze all initiatives to report on ROI
Qualifications & Experience
- University Degree in Marketing, Communications or equivalent,
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience with a multinational company in a marketing role in Travels and Tours or Airlines industry in Nigeria.
- Deep insight into Nigerian B2B and B2C markets - specific insight into the Travels and Tours industry is a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and other local Nigerian language.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
Competencies
- Training and experience in Travels and Tours and a proven ability to manage multiple Customers and Client at the same time in a fast-paced environment
- A creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions
- Experience in managing technical aspects of key marketing systems (marketing automation, CRM) used to generate, distribute, and report on leads
- Excellent interpersonal relations and communications skills
- The ability to work remotely, independently and across teams
- Proven experience of marketing planning, budgeting and implementation
- Proven ability to work successfully and collegially in a multi-cultural environment.
- A creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions
- Willingness and flexibility to travel
Application Closing Date
20th October, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualify candidates should send their CV's and applications to:
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