Responsibilities
- Develop and implement sales and marketing strategies.
 - Analyzing the market or markets where the IRES operates.
 - Developing and making effective use of IRES company profile.
 - Elaborate business development plans, implement processes to support business growth through customer and market definition
 - Agreeing upon and implementing a marketing plan.
 - Identifying substantive areas of expertise where the firm is weak or understaffed and quickly act to correct the situation.
 - Identifying a specific number of prospective new clients and dealing with the prospects directly or indirectly.
 - Build and maintain high level contacts with current and prospective customers, including other business and project partners
 - Drive prospects through to contract awards, including identifying new customers and markets, simultaneously developing approaches to the market and identifying new prospects
 
- Determining which of the firm’s strengths should be brought to the attention of existing and prospective clients in the markets where the IRES practices.
 - Meeting with each major existing client and determining:
- Whether the client is satisfied with the firm’s representation;
 - How the IRES might improve from the client’s perspective;
 - What other services might be performed using client evaluation questionnaires.
 
 - Analyzing the mailing list for firm announcements and determining whether it should be expanded or modified.
 - Identifying a specific number of potential referral sources and informing them about the firm.
 - Identifying and encouraging participation in appropriate service, political, social, alumni and similar organizations for all staff
 - Developing internal programs to keep the staff in the firm informed about business development activities.
 - Facilitate business growth by working as a cohesive team with the senior management.
 
Qualifications
- Must have a relevant Degree in Marketing or related field
 - An MBA or any Master’s degree and possession of additional marketing qualifications would be an added advantage.
 - A member of Chartered Institute of Marketing will be an added advantage
 - Excellent writing, editing, digital and oral presentation skills in English
 - Knowledge of traditional and digital marketing, content marketing, and social media marketing
 - Experience with research using data analytics software
 - Proficiency in full Microsoft Office suite, especially with Excel and PowerPoint
 - Excellent negotiating & interpersonal skills
 - Experience in working with one or more content management system e.g. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla
 - Technically minded, with an understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other web technologies
 - Candidates with experience in corporate training or research consultancy will have a distinct advantage.
 - Ability to develop winning teams
 - Must be comfortable working on Saturdays
 
Salary
Retainer plus commission.
How To Apply
Send your application to [email protected]
