Social Media Manager Job in Kenya

Duma Works is recruiting a Social Media Manager for a client that has built a community network for individuals and groups to conduct local commerce in real time.

Our client requires a candidate with a minimum 5 years experience and proven track record in the qualifications listed below.

• Strong project management skills need to be demonstrated.


• Previous experience promoting a fast moving consumer good (FMCG)


• Understanding of Android Mobile Applications

Content Creation

• Experience in creating, generating and adapting content for each of the major social media platforms, including the Strategy.  (Cradle to Grave process)


• Responsible for creating ideas for initiatives, writing copy, generating new ideas and managing the visual design process with our design agency.


• Proven track record of growing a social media following while managing this process.

Marketing Analysis

• Data-driven manager who can dive into data collected, analyze it and draw actionable insights to better our campaigns.


• Macro data (like overall reach, leads generated, leads nurtured, customer cases supported)


• Micro data (like individual experiments around content positioning).


• Ability to process data and present it in a manner that a non technical person can review to make informed decisions.


• Experience in testing new strategies, new content, and new campaigns.


• Experience in effectively boosting posts and implementation of key words for targeting customer base.

Digital Advertisement

• Experience creating, targeting and analyzing advertisements/content across multiple platforms


• Experience with Mobile App Install advertising is a plus

News Junkie

• Abreast in local and current events and experience leveraging the news and what people are saying about it.


• Understanding of what’s changing on social networks and in the industry — and be able to react and respond accordingly.

Customer Service

• Experience communicating in various voices and tones and understand of nuances of Kenyan language and dialects


• Ability to speak local Swahili and professional English.

Community Management

• Experience in building a community, in social media or any other platforms.


• Ability to ask thought-provoking questions in an engaging way.


• Responsible for setting the tone for the community, being present and enforcing community guidelines

How to Apply

The Deadline for receiving applications is 30th November 2015

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please send your CV to apply@dumaworks.com. 

As the subject line of your email, write “1959” and please make sure to include your name and phone number in the message body. 

If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.

* When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.