Vacancy title:
Marketing Officer

Jobs at:
Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited

Deadline of this Job:
MONDAY 16th JULY 2018

Duty Station:
Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited is a smallholder tea company which owns and operates Igara Tea Factory in Bushenyi District and Buhweju Tea Factory in Buhweju District. The company is looking for suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions.

Job Title: Marketing Officer
Reports To: Branding Unit Manager

Purpose of the position:
Marketing officer is responsible for marketing the Branded tea product of the company internally and externally with good creative, innovative and persuasive language to convince the customers to buy and more importantly to increase the sales and generate profits for the company.

Major responsibilities:

• To support the overall marketing objectives of the Igara Brand Unit.
• Plan marketing campaigns in conjunction with the Branding unit Manager.
• Develop promotional ideas and objectives from conception through to delivery.
• Take responsibility for Specific campaigns as agreed with the Branding Unit Manager.
• Maintain liaison with external and internal suppliers to assist in the delivery of marketing materials.
• Ensure that all promotional material is properly printed and distributed effectively
• Manage and maintain positive relationships with other marketing and media partners.
• Provide regular information and where necessary assists in the compilation of reports to the Branding Unit Manager.
• Participate in determination of Market prices for the Company's branded teas.
• To undertake any reasonable duties as assigned by the relevant authorities.

Qualifications and experience: Bachelor’s Degree in BBA, B COM, or any other business related field with marketing option from recognized institution. Should have at least 3 years working experience in marketing any product in a large or medium scale organization.

KEY COMPETENCES

• Ability to develop proper market strategies
• Very creative and innovative
• Good organization and planning
• Problem analysis and solving
• Formal presentation
• Persuasiveness
• Good judgment

Job application procedure
All applications accompanied by a CV and copies of relevant documents should be submitted NOT LATER THAN MONDAY 16th JULY 2018 to any of the following offices;
Thu General Manager
Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd
Butare Kyamuhunga, 12kms on lshaka Kasese
Highway
P.O Box 110 Bushenyi.

Or
Uganda Tea Development Agency Limited Plot 821, Rubaqa Road . For the attention of The General Manager Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd.

Ps. The application should indicate the position applied for and any form of soliciting will lead to disqualification.