Vacancy title:
Business Executives

Jobs at:
Monitor Publications Limited

Deadline of this Job:
23rd December 2016

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Monitor Publications Limited, a Nation Media Group Company is Uganda's most Influential media house. Operating The Daily Monitor,Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3KFM, 90.4, Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Director. We wish to recruit qualified and experienced professionals to fill vacancies:

We are looking to recruit
Business Executives- KFM and Dembe FM

Reports to: BUSINESS MANAGER –RADIO

Job Purpose:
To develop, maintain and increase a solidly dependable client base, to sell advertising space and provide an effective service to clients so as to maximise radio advertising sales volumes and revenue targets.

Main Responsibilities

• Thoroughly familiarizes oneself with comparative (own and competition) audience ratings rates and cost of advertising in all print and electronic media.
•  identifies potential advertising clients, studies their business, current and potential customers and convinces the clients the value and benefits of advertising on Radio and other media platforms published by the Company. '
• Prepares daily, weekly and monthly prospect lists daily and shares them with the Business Manager and contacts and follows them '
• Prepares proposals for prospective and existing clients in order to sign them on
• Executes sales by discussing and obtaining accurate client requirements, length of spot ads dates for insertion and price, Assists clients in the preparation of the advertising copy and liaises with Production for professional advice.
• Liaises with clients for approval of final spot ads and obtains appropriate signatures from authorized client representative.
• Liaises with Credit Control and the clients regarding payment terms and collections.
•  Follows up and checks advertisements to ensure that the final reproduction is as agreed with client.
• Builds and maintains clients through relationship management.
• Prepares daily call plans and sheets and discusses them with the Business Manager
•  Radio and reports any problems encountered for assistance and guidance.
• Brainstorm and identify promotions that will boost the revenue from this section.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A diploma / bachelor's degree in any business—related course
• Higher Diploma in Sales and Marketing
• At least 2 years sales experience
• Computer literacy especially in PowerPoint, Word and Spread sheets.
• Ability to build relationships with ease
• Strong Proposal writing
• Strong customer focus
• Business acumen
• Results oriented attitude
• high personal standards
• Strong communication (oral & written)

Job application procedure
Very strong Interpersonal If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your applications, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number by 23rd December 2016 to: The Head of Human Resource Monitor Publications Ltd. P.0.Box 12141, Kampala, Uganda Or you can send an email to resourcing@ug.nationrnedia.com. 
Please Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.