Deputy Marketing Director (Expanded Enterprise Project) at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health NGOs in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV & AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria among other international donors.

We seek to recruit qualified persons due to new programme initiatives and growth. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Deputy Marketing Director (Expanded Enterprise Project)

Job Reference code: DepMktgEEPext
Location: Abuja

Job Profile

• This is a senior management position reporting to the Chief of Party of the Expanded Enterprise Project (EEP).
• The position is to provide strategic programmatic and technical leadership for the emerging Society for Family Health Expanded Enterprise Project (EEP) including overseeing all marketing, advertising and promotional activities.
• S/He will be responsible for developing and driving the implementation of strategies to meet the EEP project vertical and horizontal objectives.

Qualifications/Experience

• A Master's Degree in a Business related field with a minimum of 12 years post NYSC hands-on experience of developing brands and bringing them to market in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.
• The desired applicant should have spent at least 2 years at a managerial level.
• Proven ability to demonstrate strong analytic skills and understanding of the products category in terms of Habits/Attitudes/Drivers and use such information to decide the current and potential size of the market.
• Ability to analyze current players in the market in a well defined strategic framework to assess the gaps and opportunities Proven ability to understand role of brands – and all the elements of brand delivery in driving behaviour change.
• Proven experience in designing a brand position/proposition and ability to guide / develop a marketing delivery plan and in developing / assessing and deploying 360 degree brand communications.
• Proven experience in in-market activation and tracking.
• The ability and experience to read / understand and navigate a P&L account sheet with good levels of commercial /analytical skills.
• Experience and skills in leading and deploying innovation.
• Excellent communication, advocacy, human resource, organisational, networking and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of ongoing and emerging issues in Nigeria
• FMCG markets and changing retail scenarios including emergence of large chains and major mall
• based retailers.

Application Closing Date
9th March, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Applicants will be required to register on the SAP recruitment portal, providing their detailed information.
• Subsequently, a registration confirmation will be received at the registered email address.
• On receipt of the registration confirmation, return to the SFH website, log-in to the recruitment portal and apply for the vacant position of choice.
• Do note that all applicants will need to carefully follow the instructions provided on the website and should be ready to upload a CV.
• Attempts to apply for a position not qualified for will result in automatic disqualification by the system.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.