Nation Media Group Agency Business Manager Job in Kenya

Agency Business Manager
 

Job Ref: HR-BM-04-2014

The Nation Media Group, is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media. 

It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in  Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, and seeks to consolidate this position by recruiting an Agency Business Manager in Advertising Department. 

The job holder will be based in Nairobi. 
 

The Role: The Agency Business Manager will report to the Commercial Manager - Advertising. 

He/She will be charged with the responsibility of project planning, coordinating, motivating and leading a team  of Agency Business Executives to achieve agreed team’s sales volumes against set annual revenue targets. 
 

Key result areas will include:

• Planning, coordinating and leading a team of Agency Business Executives to deliver agreed sales volumes and revenues;
• Initiate new sales strategies and creative communication campaigns that will provide value to advertisers;
• Initiate and execute annual multi – media partnerships that will yield revenues to the business;
• Leading teams in developing innovative advertising concepts for agencies;
• Motivating the sales team to deliver departmental objectives;
• Grow market share through client service and building business relationships and
• Develop and nurture relationships with Agency with an aim to maximizing revenues.

Skills, knowledge and experience requirement:

• Bachelor Degree ;
• Diploma in Sales and Marketing;
• At least 3 years’ working experience in a sales and marketing environment;
• Proven track record of performance in agency business management;
• Leadership and people management skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and customer service skills;
• Ability to work under pressure for long and odd hours; and
• Creative and innovative.

If you meet the above criteria, please send your application and a detailed CV online to
http://careers.nationmedia.com on or before 26th April 2014.

N/B: We shall only contact the shortlisted candidates.