Marketing Communication Mngr Job

Job Category: Marketing
Location: Nairobi, KE
Job ID: 815209-96237
Division: Marketing

Workgroups Purpose:
The Microsoft Marketing Organization is responsible for marketing and all marketing communications. The Marketing Organization Lead role will be accountable for key marketing outcomes related to the design and execution of the business strategy in East & Southern Africa.

Jobs Purpose:
You will lead a lead a cross-functional team of discipline experts including brand, Events, Database Marketing, PR, digital marketing and research, and creating integrated marketing campaigns that shape audience perceptions. Additionally, you will interface daily with advertising and media agencies, internal communication teams, leading efforts on advertising development and execution of various campaigns. You will also be working with Microsoft Partner Marketing teams, Microsoft’s MEA headquarters and the Corporate HQ marketing teams to ensure consistency in local market implementation of required campaigns.

Experience:
The ideal candidate will be skilled at facilitating the strategic definition and guidance, development, and execution, as well as championing integrated marketing efforts. It is essential that you understand the creative process for Below - the - line demand generation campaigns, events, digital, print and online/digital Marketing, ideally with experience on either the client or agency side.

Minimum of 10+ years of marketing/strategy experience in IT industry.
Master’s or Bachelor’s degree (in Marketing, Business) preferred.
Depth and track record in consumer marketing, commercial marketing experience ideal; deep understanding of and demonstrated experience in leveraging customer insights + data analytics to drive marketing decisions.
Proven and substantive track record in formulating and driving marketing communications through integrated engines targeting multiple audiences.
Understanding of Consumer Marketing and Digital engines (Display, Search, Social).
Experience in managing and developing marketing agencies.
Experience in managing marketing professionals/teams and developing marketing talent.
Experience in creating and implementing communications and campaign strategies nationally and/or internationally and have solid results to demonstrate those skills.
Ability to define and communicates global marketing strategies that align with business strategies, product development plans and sales objectives.
Must demonstrate very strong understanding of the concept of integrated marketing and communications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to engage with executive audiences, managing senior managers, present to large groups and be a spokesperson for Microsoft.
Highly motivated, results-driven strategic thinker, who has business fundamentals.
Proven in dealing with strategic, highly complex issues, problems, and challenges.
Organizational agility, Impact and Influence and Cross Boundary Collaboration.

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