About US:
TrueNorth is an HR Consultancy company which seeks to recruit for its valuable client, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. They would like to recruit for a valuable client.
Job Summary: The General Manager will oversee the operational running of the Agency.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Agency Sales and Business Development:
· Manage Agency pitches to prospective clients and grow agency top line revenue.
· Create strategic proposals to promote services.
· Front end and manage the client relationship.
· Research for marketing opportunities and participate in tenders to attract high value agency projects.
· Manage every communication element of advertising and marketing including creative, copy, layouts and production.
· Manage service providers, suppliers and onsite requirements.
· Meticulously run day to day operations of a full service Integrated Ad Agency, supervise the team’s output and troubleshoot problems and issues.
· Manage the Finance Strategy by coordinating overall budget process, annual budget plan and taking responsibility for achieving the agreed profitability and monthly targets.
· Oversee the Marketing Strategy by image building, corporate communications, and brand projection to rapidly grow company’s exposure to both corporate and government sector.
· The incumbent will draw and implement the HR & Admin Strategy by training and developing the team to learn and adapt to the latest advertising trends, improving quality of proposals and evaluate employees’ work performance.
2. Manage the marketing department and mentoring:
· Manage job cards, daily work sheets, all design and creative content, media and PR management website development and conceptualization.
· Approve all peripherals being created for events and external clients.
· Develop and implement ideas to ensure the smooth operation of the department.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The applicant should hold a Bsc/BA and / or a Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or related field
· At least four years’ experience in managing a profitable, commercially driven agency with advertising and marketing experience in the areas of lead generation, collateral development, brand building and online advertising.
· Computer literacy i.e. Familiar in Microsoft office applications and excellence in Microsoft excel.
· Exceptional oral, written communication skills
· Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
· Possess the ability to manage a team to hit aggressive deadlines with high quality work.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send updated CVs and application letters to: jobs@truenorthafrica.com and clearly indicate the job applied for in the subject. The applications should not exceed 2MB. Only Shortlisted applicants shall be contacted