Summary
Date Posted: 14th February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: Tsh

JOB DETAILS:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Marketing Officer
REPORT TO: Chief Marketing Officer
Location: Kigoma
WASSHA INC is an international company from Japan dealing with solar energy business with affordable price to Tanzanians. The main office is in Dar es Salaam and operates in thirteen other regions of Tanzania and continuing to expand in rest regions. The company is looking for Marketing Officer who will expose his/her experience, knowledge and skills to contribute in company success and development. The company is an equal employer.
Summary: Marketing officer promote company’s products/services. This can involve marketing existing products, developing new products to cater for consumer demand, or developing markets for new products or services. Marketing Officer contribute to and develop integrated marketing campaigns.
Tasks can involve:
• Identify and analyse an organisation’s strengths and weaknesses, and respond to opportunities and threats in the marketing environment and set goals for market share and growth
• Develop and implement appropriate strategies by selecting, segmenting and targeting markets, and promoting WASSHA products and services to those markets
• Recruit, evaluate and support potential agents who can be WASSHA agents before installation.
• Install whole WASSHA equipment into potential Agents and train operators who are in charge at shops.
• Support WASSHA agents in order to solve their challenges and increase the sales after installation.
• Work on developing new WASSHA products and advice an approach to pricing and set prices for products and services
• Develop plans for advertising, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling and sales management of WASSHA
• Undertake WASSHA marketing audits to monitor sales performance; while maintaining and updating customer databases
• Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, and colleagues,
• Communicating with target audiences and managing customer relationships;
• Writing and proofreading copies of WASSHA adverts, fliers and marketing materials
• Liaising with designers and printers to get a recommendable and acceptable WASSHA work design;
• Attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions which are beneficial to the company;
• Conducting market research, for example using customer questionnaires and focus groups;
• Contributing to, and developing, marketing plans and strategies;
• Evaluating marketing campaigns;
• Monitoring competitor activity;
• Supporting the marketing director and other colleagues.
• Any other assignments as may be given by your superior.
Education and Experience
• BSc/BA in marketing, business administration or relevant field
• Proven experience as marketing officer or similar role of not less than 2 years
• Solid knowledge of marketing techniques and principles
• Good understanding of market research techniques, statistical and data analysis methods
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and marketing software
• Thorough understanding of social media and web analytics
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
• Creativity and commercial awareness
• A team player with a customer-oriented approach
Key Competencies
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Listening skills
• Problem analysis and problem-solving
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Data collection and ordering
• Customer service orientation
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Stress tolerance
• Flexibility

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Job application procedure
Interested individuals should submit their applications with to recruit@tz.wassha.com indicating:
• why you think you qualify for this post
• Application letter , Current CV, academic and birth certificates. CV should indicate relevant experience based on previous tasks and skills that you are bringing into the organization.
• Application letter subject and e-mail should indicate the location of the position.
Names and contacts of three referees who have supervised you in your previous working history
Channel your application via email to;
General Manager
WASSHA Inc
P.o. Box 33452
Dar es Salaam.
Application deadline is on 27th February, 2019. Telephone calls will not be entertained.