-Channel management
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-Responsible for topline
Nov 22, 2012
Job Specification (Expected Skills/Attributes):
Note: This is a short-term assignment particularly suitable for individuals able to obtain a leave of absence or secondment for professional development purposes.
REPORTS TO: Director of Higher Education
DURATION: 6-month Contract (extendable)
MAIN CONTACTS: African social science academic and research community; policy actors; PASGR resource persons
Key Role and Competencies
The Programme Coordinator will provide support to the Director of Higher Education in the intellectual leadership, strategic direction and coordination of PASGR capacity building initiatives in the region.
To perform this role, the ideal candidate will have 8+ years of relevant working experience in higher education in one or more countries in Africa, plus one or more of the following: teaching and research on issues of higher education; managing higher education and/or research projects in the realm of social science and governance from conceptualisation stage through to dissemination of research findings; policy development and implementation; and, programme administration and project management skills.
Core Responsibilities
• Identify issues, information needs and activities needed for successful development and implementation of programme activities;
• Work with advisory committees and resource persons to support successful implementation of activities, including curriculum development and professional development for university teaching staff, as well as work effectively with universities and research organisations in Africa and internationally on research, higher education and policy uptake;
• Prepare reports, work plans and progress reports for respective programmes, including undertaking background work, research, preparation of discussion papers, programme budgets, strategy papers and presentation materials;
• Coordinate and monitor all inputs associated with the programme, such as scoping studies undertaken by advisors or other consultants contracted to support programme design and development;
• Lead consultation, communication and outreach activities associated with assigned programmes, identifying, engaging and communicating with programme participants and key stakeholders on behalf of PASGR;
• Support collaboration across programmes to ensure alignment and congruity among programme elements;
• Participate in PASGR programme team meetings;
• Assist with financial planning, organisational design and monitoring of programme activities;
• Represent PASGR at regional as well as international events and meetings; and
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Higher Education Director and Executive Director.
Requirements/Desired Competencies
• Education/qualifications: PhD in Social Sciences or humanities relevant to PASGR’s focus on social policy and governance. Candidates with a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, coupled with significant working experience (i.e., transferrable skills and over 8 years of professional experience since graduation may be considered.
• Experience: A minimum of 8 years relevant working experience managing projects/activities in the higher education social science area or research projects in the realm of social policy and governance; experience in graduate teaching in social science research and/or public policy; and, a personal research record in a relevant social science research and/or public policy in Africa including an extensive publications record in refereed journals.
• Skills: A demonstrated capacity for establishing and building partnerships; a record of planning, managing and monitoring major social science and/or governance research projects, including leading multi-disciplinary teams and engaging both at field level and in policy circles; demonstrated ability for building relationships, negotiating and obtaining consensus with key stakeholders and, strong communication skills. Ability to work in French would be an added advantage.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter addressing the requirements and desired competencies and should include three referees. Applicants should also submit a summary of any published research. All applications must be submitted electronically in Word or PDF format only to the address below. Candidates should not contact PASGR with enquiries or submit applications to any Board or staff member as this may result in disqualification. Candidates who wish to apply for other PASGR positions must do so separately in accordance with the requirements of those positions.
Applications should be sent prior to 5 pm Kenya time, Monday, December 3, 2012 to: recruitment@pasgr.org (the email subject line should indicate “Programme Coordinator Nov 2012”.
NOTE: Only candidates residing in East Africa and are eligible to work in Kenya will be considered. PASGR will not provide relocation allowances for this position. This post provides an ideal professional development experience to a candidate who is able to arrange a leave of absence or whose organization is willing to provide a secondment.
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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.
Job Segments: Communications, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Database, Advertising, Technology
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