Job Title:  Executive      Country:  Zambia     Job Category:  Marketing & Communications

Location: Lusaka – Zambia     Qualification Level: General Degree     Job Type: Full Time

Class Of Degree: Pass     Closing Date: 19/02/2010

Line of Service: Internal Firm Services     Division / Group: Marketing

Requirements:
Professional Qualifications: n/a           
     
Travel Required: Sporadic
Drivers Licence Required:

Job Summary:
Responsibilities / Output:
Brand Management 1. Manages the implementation of the brand across multiple channels 2. Develops and coordinates brand management programme with firm wide goals, communicates with netork of other branding professionals 3. Develops guidelines for specific local market needs Marketing and Communications 1. Understands importance of strong communications, support for business strategies and how they fit together 2. Seeks and integrates information from multiple sources 3. Incorporates knowledge of firm/group strategy into written documents 4. Prepares draft communications with moderate supervision, makes recommendations 5. Proficient in use of wide range of software and technologies 6. Adapts written style/tone to audience/ strategic purpose 7. Identifies/ recommends most effective medium for each message Strategy and Planning 1. Carries out research assignments with agreed sources and prepares draft findings 2. Monitors performance metrics ( external, competitors and firm) and identifies variances and significant findings 3. Assists in the implementation of separate marketing initiatives Coaching and Facilitation 1. Identifies and learns about PwC tools used for coaching and facilitation 2. Demonstrates knowledge of PwC tools and can explain them 3. Contributes to planning for coaching and facilitated sessions 4. Actively contributes to projects as part of a group Knowledge of the Firm’s Expertise 1. Awareness of the names of the business units in each LoS 2. Promotes ‘Cathedral’ to others as a means of identifying expertise 3. Is able to quickly learn terms, issues, and trends related to a specific product or service offering 4. Begins to gain awareness of the types of buyers who acquire our service in each LoS Market Knowledge/ Service Innovation 1. Demonstrates a general knowledge of an industry and contributes to issue identification 2. Understands industry and external client business environment 3. Collects, analyses and synthesizes information specific to the industry and market segment 4. Understands the key regulatory issues impacting relevant industries 5. Understands the differences between the Channel 1 and 2 strategy
 
Competencies / Skills:
Core skill expectations: Excellent written and verbal communication – highest standard of English Strong internal and external client engagement skills, including stakeholder management Strong people management skills of self, team and senior stakeholders Extensive and proven project management skills Good problem solving ability Technical skill expectations: Highly developed brand management skills Some experience in facilitating and coaching small groups around marketing strategy development Developing, signing off and executing strategic marketing programmes Able to work in a technical environment, to quickly build an understanding of the firm’s service areas Thorough understanding of the Zambia market place and the firm’s client base Able to prepare and present business cases for a broad variety of industries. Other qualifications A relevant degree plus a professional Marketing qualification will be added advantage. A minimum of 8 years marketing and business experience required, preferably in a B2B environment. Membership with Zambia Institute of Marketing

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