Sales Jobs at African Leadership International Limited and Water Access Rwanda

JOB DETAILS:
Marketing Manager
In 2035, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world and will need to catalyze transformation by empowering its largest untapped resource - its people. Fueled by this, the African Leadership Group is an ecosystem of institutions with a shared vision to harness Africa's abundant human capital and transform the continent and the world by selecting, developing, and connecting 2 million young leaders to opportunities by 2030. ALG was founded over 15 years ago by Fred Swaniker, a serial entrepreneur recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019. ALX and The Room are two brands of the African Leadership Group.

Job Description
In 2035, Africa will have the largest workforce in the world and will need to catalyze transformation by empowering its largest untapped resource - its people. Fueled by this, the African Leadership Group is an ecosystem of institutions with a shared vision to harness Africa's abundant human capital and transform the continent and the world by selecting, developing, and connecting 2 million young leaders to opportunities by 2030. ALG was founded over 15 years ago by Fred Swaniker, a serial entrepreneur recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2019. ALX and The Room are two brands of the African Leadership Group.

ALX is our training arm, focused on developing skills for the fourth industrial revolution (software engineering, devops, data science, etc.) to ensure that Africa is able to compete effectively as the world undergoes a digital transformation. To cement this, through our legal entity African Leadership International (ALI), we have signed an agreement to acquire Silicon Valley based Holberton Inc. – a project-based, college alternative educating the next generation of software engineers. This will give us ownership of the advanced technology program that will enable us to provide global organizations access to significant untapped pools of talent that can bridge the growing global shortage of technology talent. For more on this, please read this article here.
The Room our talent placement arm, is a community that our young talent joins to access global work opportunities. To learn more about us, please read this article about why we launched The Room & this article about the impact of our development programs on African youth. View this pitch deck to see how we present ourselves to employers.

About The Role
As the Marketing Manager, you will generate qualified applicants to our training programs. You will do this through online direct response advertising, in-person events and promotions, and partnership development. In addition, recruit students to the training programs, and support the general marketing and communications functions. You will be responsible for:
• Marketing Strategy: develop innovative strategies to expand our brand awareness across all channels (ads, partnerships, social media, web experiences…). Set clear objectives and goals, define target audiences, optimize spend and track performance. Localize our global strategy to adapt to the needs and behaviors of youth, and build a trusted collaboration with our global marketing function
• Digital marketing: drive online growth marketing campaigns, identify, select and engage external contractor, freelancers and agencies to help us achieve our bold mission. Devise creative ways to expand our reach online through other digital means (content, social media, video…)
• Offline marketing: create and implement strategies to build our brand and generate leads through offline channels (TV, radio…). Plan and manage unique and inspiring in-person experiences that delight our prospects and build buzz about our programs.
• Partnerships: identify, build and manage partnerships with key stakeholders that help us amplify our brand and generate new leads (universities, youth networks, influencers…)
• Martech & Analytics: understand and leverage enterprise sales & marketing technology such as Infusionsoft. Track and analyze key marketing metrics relating to brand, user experience and stakeholder engagement and draw insights to figure out scalable acquisition channels and execute on these to grow the business.

The Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Comms, Marketing or any related; Master’s degree is a plus;
• 5 years of experience or equivalent expertise in B2C & B2B Marketing. Comfortable with leading and devising innovative marketing strategies;
• Experience working for a start-up or similar fast-paced environment, or demonstrated proactivity, resourcefulness and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, flexible, and entrepreneurial environment;
• Strong understanding of the 18th-30th age bracket in your city plus strong knowledge of popular culture, social media and digital amplification, influencer marketing,… demonstrated through experience working with in marketing campaigns targeting youth and/or passion for working with young people;
• Experience identifying, building and managing partnerships is a plus;
• Experience ideating, planning and running branding events is a plus;
• Experience in marketing and recruitment for training programs and/or a top FMCG company is a plus;
• Proficient in English, and Kinyarwanda; French is a plus.


JOB DETAILS:
Sales and Marketing Trainees
To learn how to become a sales rep for Water Access Rwanda. They will learn to have a broad background in selling and a professional approach to marketing. They will learn how to increase sales and generate maximum returns for themselves and the company. Furthermore, they will learn how to handle many of the more difficult problems in marketing, such as explaining to prospects the technical aspects of Water Access Rwanda’s filter systems, selling against tough competition, and working through customer perceptions that directly affect business. They should derive self-satisfaction from achieving weekly, monthly and yearly objectives and growing within the organisation.

Detailed Learning Areas
The sales Apprentice will be empowered to learn and handle the following responsibilities:
• Handle company sales, keeps good record of sales made, clients, warranties or other relevant documents.
• Prepare and update informative and attractive documents (pages, pptx, excel, docx), flyers, brochures, banners, social media posts and web pages for all company services and products.
• Update current clients on their projects and check finished project’s durability.
• Keep a record of costs of sales and regularly inform Management of any drastic changes in sourcing that require a change in pricing or strategy.
• Make sure inventory of all saleable inventory products is kept and a good supply kept at the office.
• Prepare quotes (PROFORMA invoices) for clients.
• Manage sales in all locations and affiliated locations.
• Find out about, register to participate and represent company at exhibitions,
• Be able to present the products and all certifications to interested customers.
• Devise marketing and distribution plans and facilitates implementation.
• Works with surveyors to plan water projects and cost of projects.
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• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Design, Finance, Business, and other fields.
• High computer proficiency especially in accounting softwares.
• Must be a fluent typist with at least a typing speed of at of 45 WPM and 85% accuracy in English. In French the requirements are a minimum of 35WPM with 75% accuracy (Test done using TypingTest.com).
• Ability to use social media for marketing
• Ability to conduct a market study and advise company to set goals
• Basic knowledge of design tools and processes
• Passion for social work demonstrated through a service project or a volunteering experience.
• Good reporting skills.
• Ability to work within a rural setting when necessary.
• Willingness to learn and improve.