KCB Partnerships Manager Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Manager, Partnerships
 

Job Ref: MKT06/2014
 

The Position: Reporting to Head, Product Innovations the job holder will be required to manage, negotiate and close partners to drive products development, features enhancements, brands promotions and blue and white label programs for products.

Key Responsibilities

• Seek and manage contracts to resolve systems integrations, commercial requirements with large corporate, parastatals, counties and central government to generate new products, features enhancements, new markets, customer offers for brand promotions and cross sell opportunities.
• Negotiate and develop billers for channels to drive direct integration and aggregator programs to rapidly expand the existing portfolio to lead in channel utility.
• Seek and close white and blue label partners to meet loyalty program revenues and customer targets.
• Work with business and cross functional teams to rapidly execute partnership programs – commercial and contract alignment internally.
• Developing new & leveraging existing community building programs for customer recruitment, engagement & retention.
• Provide leadership, creative and strategic oversight over partnership negotiations.

The Person

• Must have Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from an institution recognized  by Commission for University Education.
• Possession of Professional Qualification in Marketing and MBA will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 Years Partnership Management Experience.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing, and 3 of which should be at management level in management of sales and marketing of the banks’ products
• Ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organization
• Experience in Banking Operations
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines
• Experience in projects management will be an added advantage

The above position is demanding for which the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates.  

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment@kcb.co.ke

To be considered your application must be received by Sept. 26, 2014.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.