Head of Marketing (Stoves) Job Placement – International Lifeline Fund (ILF)

Job Title:        Head of Marketing (Stoves)
Organization: International Lifeline Fund (ILF)
Duty Station: Lira, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Program
Manager-Environment
About US:
International Lifeline Fund (“Lifeline”) is an entrepreneurial
non-profit organization that practices pragmatic community-led development to
spark catalytic change that can profoundly improve the quality of human life.
Lifeline engages deeply with communities and local partners to bring long-term
solutions to clean water and basic amenities that are key to building healthy
communities. Lifeline believes communities can create lasting change harnessing
the untapped energy of local leaders, women and small business entrepreneurs as
drivers of this change.
Job Summary: The Head of
Marketing is primarily responsible for supervising, managing and operating the
marketing of stoves activity in accordance with the Lifeline country strategic
priorities.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Developing marketing strategies for
    optimizing the distribution of stoves
  • Proactively identifying marketing
    opportunities by identifying consumer requirements
  • Preparation and Implementation of action
    plans
  • Creating/expanding sales team in
    coordination with the senior program manager
  • Analyze trends in market demands and
    supplies
  • Maintaining and updating established
    credit sales template and follow up for due payments
  • Conducting training on stoves and
    marketing mainly for the sales agents
  • Monitoring and reporting on stove vendors’
    progression
  • Ensuring that the vendors/hubs submit
    their reports in a timely manner and have sufficient reporting templates
  • Identifying new vendors in the target
    regions
  • Organizing and training of new vendors and
    marketers
  • Collecting and sharing success stories to
    be published in social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)
  • Organizing, in collaboration with
    logistics team, the timely distribution of stoves
  • Providing accountability for
    marketing/sales and compiling weekly sales report



Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant must hold a Minimum of
    Bachelor’s Degree in BBA, BCom, BLH – majoring in Marketing Option
  • Five years of extensive experience in
    marketing and distribution in a reputable company. The candidate should
    preferably have experience with energy efficient stoves or related
    products.
  • He/she should have proven track record for
    increasing sales in a similar business
  • Personal competence, discipline,
    professional team player with the drive to work under pressure
  • Computer literacy and very good knowledge
    of Microsoft Office
  • Knowledge of requirements in accordance
    with the government’s guidelines for marketing and distribution and
    experience in creating sustainable partnerships with private sector,
    government, other stakeholders and NGO’s is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
application, updated CV including all scanned copies if academic, professional
credentials and testimonials via e-mail to: HR@Lifelinefund.org. Please clearly
indicate the position applied for in the email subject line.
Deadline: 6th April 2018
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