3 NGO Jobs – Sales and Marketing Executives at Marie Stopes Uganda

Reports to: National Sales and Marketing Manager
Organisation: Maries Stopes Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala with frequent travel up country

About MSU:
Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) is a marketing-focused, results-oriented social business that uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and reproductive healthcare across every district of Uganda. We aim to contribute 15 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate by 2015, saving and improving many thousands of Ugandan lives. MSU has 25% of the market share in modern contraceptives and, in 2010/2011, safely delivered 50,000 babies and contributed 4 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate. MSU has enjoyed 20% year on year growth since 2007. MSU is part of a global net work, Marie Stopes International (MSI), and subscribes to MSI goal and mission, to prevent unwanted births and to ensure individual’s rights to Children by Choice not Chance.

Job Summary: To be responsible for marketing and distribution of MSU’s non – pharmaceutical products and meet set objectives.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Identifies potential clients and builds a rich prospect base of would-be buyers who have the resources and the desire to purchase MSU products so as to ensure that achieved sales meet set targets for the week, the month and the quarter.
  • Meets set periodic targets regularly.
  • Trains clients and traders on the use of MSI-Uganda’s products.
  • Gathers information relating to market performance of MSI-Uganda products against competitive products, including consumers and traders perception and attitudes, consolidates the findings and submits a report to the National Sales and Marketing Manager.
  • Distributes Point of Purchase Materials to various vendors.
  • Implements promotional programmes as made by the Sales Manager and Marketing Manager.
  • Maintains customer relations through courtesy calls and other after sales services.
  • Carries out any other duties that may from time to time be assigned by the Sales and Marketing Manager.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • A minimum of a College Diploma in Commerce or in Business Administration with a Specialisation in Marketing.
  • A minimum of four (4) years’ post qualification experience in Selling and Marketing fast moving consumer goods.
  • Must have had a prior training in Professional Selling Skills and in Customer Care
  • Hard working and persuasive
  • Quick decision making and highly intelligent
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Flair for sales
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Enjoy travelling and outdoor work
How to apply: 
To express interest, Please send a CV and Cover letter by email to jobs@mariestopes.or.ug or post to the Senior Manager, People and Development, Plot 1020, Kisugu-Muyenga, P.O Box 10431, Kampala-Uganda, quoting the position title by 6.pm on Wednesday 8th May, 2013. Marie Stopes Uganda is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Marie Stopes Uganda is thankful to all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are short listed will be contacted.
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