Jacaranda Health Marketing Associate Job in Nairobi Kenya

Marketing Associate

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Job Type: Full time, permanent position

Background

Jacaranda Health aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. Our ambition is to become the largest chain of maternity clinics in the region, and a leader in innovation in maternal health services.

We are combining business and clinical innovations to provide affordable and friendly maternity and reproductive health services.

We are launching our first clinics in Nairobi this year, and plan for quick expansion within Nairobi and beyond.

Please visit www.jacarandahealth.org for more details.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced marketing professional to join our team and help build Jacaranda’s brand to fuel our growth.

The Marketing Associate will take on a range of responsibilities, from designing marketing collateral, to managing relationships with vendors, to analysis of data from our marketing efforts, to outreach and negotiations with above the line marketing channels.

This role will require spending substantial time in the communities in which we operate to understand the needs of our potential clients.

The candidate we seek brings several years of marketing experience in a setting relevant to Jacaranda’s.

This could include marketing or design work for another health care organization (hospital or NGO), and/or marketing other services to lower-income populations.

He/she has a keen design sense, works effectively with data, understands how to convey information about sensitive subjects in a succinct way, and is a self-starter who can manage projects autonomously.

This role is critical to Jacaranda's goal of delivering quality customer service and maintaining superior patient satisfaction.

We seek someone who is organized, flexible, personable, and has strong commitment to providing friendly and respectful care to all women.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Jacaranda’s marketing collateral (posters, brochures, fliers, signage, etc.) and ensure they convey information to prospective clients effectively
• Plan and execute new marketing approaches for Jacaranda, and contribute to a culture that is continually testing new concepts for sales and marketing in a rapid way
• Work closely with Jacaranda’s sales and monitoring and evaluation teams to use data to evaluate the effectiveness of marketing approaches
• Build relationships with media contacts and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Evaluate above-the-line marketing channels and negotiate for terms
• Create tools to support the sales team in their roles (e.g., marketing collateral, scripts, branded items)
• Research new business development channels, and assist in partnership negotiations

Desired Qualifications

• Diploma or higher in a relevant field
• 3+ years of work experience in marketingor business development
• Preference given for experience with a marketing team in the healthcare sector such as a hospital or a marketing-savvy health NGO, and/or experience marketing services or products to lower-income customers
• Good visual design skills and ability to translate written content into appealing materials
• Hands-on approach to getting things done; strong worth ethic and a sense of urgency in solving problems
• Can manage many tasks with a high level of independence
• Strong computer and office skills. Must be able to design and execute partnership agreements, presentations, proposals, conduct analyses of quantitative data, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and Swahili
• Fervent passion for improving the health and well-being of all mothers and children in East Africa
• Loves people. You must be outgoing, friendly and able to relate to people well, including expectant mothers

To Apply

Interested candidates may apply by:

1. First, complete the online form available by clicking here Jacaranda Health Marketing Associate Application Form or by pasting this link into your web browser: http://goo.gl/JYHwW.

2. After completing the application, please also submit your CV and a cover letter to jobs@jacararandahealth.org.

Only applicants that have completed the online form as well as submitted their CV will be considered.

No calls please.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received, we will be unable to confirm all submissions.

Preference will be given to applications submitted by September 28th, 2012.