Marketing & Communications Specialist

6489 Sandvik Srp Rsa (Pty) Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive and organized marketing professional to join their dynamic team. This role involves collaborating with global marketing teams to implement strategies that enhance brand awareness and customer loyalty. You will also serve as an Executive Assistant to the Executive Team, managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and ensuring effective internal communications. If you are passionate about marketing and have strong communication skills, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a vibrant work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in marketing & communications.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing or relevant qualifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement marketing initiatives for Africa territories.
• Provide executive support to the Managing Directors and senior team.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Presentation skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing

Diploma in Marketing

Certificate in Communications

Tools

Salesforce

MS Office

Job description

• To work with the global marketing team, sales area teams & other departments to support and implement marketing and communication initiatives that drive brand awareness, engagement & conversions to increase market share and loyalty within the customer base and to ensure a highly competitive marketing approach. Implementation of the marketing and communication (external & internal) plan for the region. In addition, this role will be the Executive Assistant to the Executive Team (Directors).

The job responsibilities:

Marketing

• Develop, implement and track marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with other internal teams (e.g., product & sales) to develop and monitor the marketing initiatives for the Africa territories.
• Liaising with the other African country marketing teams for SRP marketing initiatives.
• Working with the appointed external marketing service provider to develop and agree on the annual budget and external marketing publications, liaising with the VP and then the internal content providers.
• Conduct market research and analyze trends to identify new marketing initiatives.
• Support with the development of marketing materials and liaising with the global teams (marketing & product) to ensure the sales area has the relevant marketing materials.
• Organizing & coordinating the marketing events/shows/trade shows.
• Working with the global marketing team to promote Africa content & stories via the SRP LinkedIn page and other social media.
• Driving NPS initiatives utilizing the CRM accounts and coordinating efforts to increase NPS response rate and improvements in NPS rates feedback.
• Other CRM initiatives.

Communications

• Responsible for drafting and distributing internal communications to the relevant stakeholders via the SRP Africa communication channels.
• Liaising with managers to agree on content to ensure the organization is well informed on changes and other important organizational information.
• Set up and provide administrative support for internal communication webinars.
• Developing and preparing the material for the internal communications webinars, etc.
• Suggest and develop internal communication plans & communication models to ensure improved and effective internal communications to employees.

Executive Assistant

• Providing proactive & organized support to the Managing Directors and the senior executive team.
• Assisting with managing schedules, coordinating meetings/events & communication with internal and external stakeholders and a variety of other administrative tasks (e.g., expense claims) for the executive team.
• Coordinating & preparing materials for meetings.
• Booking travel & coordinating travel arrangements for the executive team.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or communication or business administration would be preferable.
• However, other relevant qualifications, e.g., Diploma, Certificate in Marketing, Communications will also be considered combined with experience & other assessed capabilities.
• Minimum 2 years corporate working experience in a similar role in marketing & communications.
• Salesforce experience (or other similar CRM system) will be highly beneficial.

Other Requirements & Competencies

• Proactive & organized.
• Advanced communication & presentation skills.
• Excellent time management skills and deadline driven.
• Computer Literacy – MS Office – highly proficient.
• Handling information with sensitivity & confidentiality.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask & prioritize tasks effectively.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
• Right to live & work legally in South Africa.

The position is based in Spartan, Kempton Park.