Job Title: Engagement Director
Job ID: 2013-1591
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Organisation: Upstream Nigeria
Overview:
The position reports to the Head of Engagement Management. We are looking for candidates who are willing to relocate to Lagos, Nigeria. It is a key role liaising between the client and Upstream's internal execution capabilities – ensuring the timely and successful delivery of complex mobile marketing campaigns throughout the world. This role is ideal for a candidate with high potential who wishes to be rewarded for outstanding performance, while having the opportunity to gain valuable international business experience on large mobile marketing projects.
Key Accountabilities:
• Partnering with clients to deliver strategic interactive solutions
• Managing client relationships and expectations
• Working with department managers to provide client deliverables
• Ensuring the delivery of key projects on time and on budget
• Developing technical and marketing concepts to meet client requirements
• Negotiating contracts with clients and suppliers
• Guiding strategic implementation of recommendations
• Identifying and stewarding client/brand objectives and needs
• Enthusiastically representing Upstream's strategy and creativity
• Liaising with worldwide partners
• Preparing and defending business cases
• Assisting with RFP responses and proposal writing
The position will be based out of Lagos, Nigeria with extensive travelling according to project requirements.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate will be bright, ambitious, self-driven, hard-working and flexible, and have the following qualifications:
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Able to perform under pressure and deliver results in a demanding and fast-paced environment that requires fresh thinking and innovation
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Strong quantitative, analytical and computer skills
• Very good educational background, preferably in a numerate discipline
• Attention to detail
• Tech-savvy and comfortable in a field that combines elements of multiple disciplines (technology, marketing, mass psychology)
• International perspective and culture
Other Key Considerations:
• 5+ year's of work experience in the fields of consulting, marketing, telecoms or information technology
• MBA or postgraduate business degree (or like experience) a plus
• Experience with budget management and cost control
• Business development or account management experience
• Understanding of Mobile, Web, and online advertising
• Marketing thinking and creative capability
Salary & Benefits:
• The opportunity to learn and grow in a world-class business environment
• Exciting and challenging work at the cutting edge of marketing and technology
• International career development prospects
• Competitive remuneration and additional employee benefits
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