About US:
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, 93.3 KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, Nation Couriers and the Monitor Business Directory.

Job Summary: The Business Executive – The East African will be responsible for growing advertising sales volumes in order to generate revenue and achieve their business targets.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Business Executive will be tasked with growing the advertising business by conducting regular sales pitches to potential and existing clients.
Coordinate the production of client’s adverts for approval within the set deadlines
Build, strengthen and maintain relationships with the representatives of major advertisers and follow-up to resolve issues to the satisfaction of the customers.
Develop daily, weekly and monthly prospects of potential clients
Prepare and submit weekly reports with the Country Business Manager on weekly activities and itineraries.
The incumbent will be tasked to collect dues on all advertising space sold on credit with in the approved timelines
Coordinate supplements for The East African clients. Ensure that adverts and content for supplements are done, ready and approved for production within the set deadlines.
Provide monthly sales and collection reports to the Sales Manager.
Process all customer complaints and give timely feedback to ensure customer satisfaction and growth of The East African client portfolio.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicants for the Business Executive Vacancies should hold a Bachelor’s degree and/or a Diploma in a business related course or equivalent qualification
A minimum of two years’ working experience as a sales person
Computer literacy skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Passionate for results and numbers driven
Impeccable integrity
Excellent proposal writing skills
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships
Strong customer focus
Excellent planning and organizing skills

How to Apply:
All candidates who are suitably qualified and interested are encouraged to send their applications, detailed CVs and copies of academic documents with a daytime telephone number to:

The Head of Human Resource, Monitor Publications Ltd.,
P.O. Box 12141,
Kampala, Uganda.

Or via E-mail to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com

NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 3rd July 2015