Job Overview

Posted

3 months ago

Deadline

2/1/2025

Location

Nairobi

Job Type

full time

Africa Nazarene University

DIRECTOR MARKETING – JOB REF: ANU/MKT/04/12/24

Africa Nazarene University

Job Description

Responsible for the strategic planning and proving expert advice and direction in the communication and marketing activities of the University as a member of the senior management team., working collaboratively across the University in the delivery of the institutional strategy.
Develop and manage the corporate brand of the University, collaborating closely with the academic community, and with a detailed knowledge of the University’s major stakeholders to ensure that the brand, style, tone and quality of our internal and external presence is consistent and contributes to the University’s strategic aims.

Requirements

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and monitor integrated marketing strategy, program, policy, procedures, plan and guidelines

  • Spearhead the strategic and tactical execution of marketing campaigns, including design of
    test/control segmentation, results reporting, analysis, and recommendations

  • Establish the University’s brand book and manage the alignment of all elements of the brand
    strategy with marketing goals.

  • Lead the development of the university brand strategy and articulate the desired brand positioning

  • Define the measures used to determine brand effectiveness and use results to inform future activities

  • University brand custodian – distils the essence of the ANU brand and/or maintains a portfolio of
    ANU brands

  • Direct market research to identify customer needs, target groups and demographic segments.
    Develop go to market approaches.

  • Lead the development of customer expectation standards and collection tools for the University.
    Continuously review customer needs and university offerings.

  • Leads the embedding of digital capability into marketing strategy to the benefit of the university.
    Leads the implementation of a digitally enhanced marketing programs

  • Identify new frontiers and potential markets for growth. Lead feasibility studies in the identified
    markets for suitability

  • Leads organization wide co-operation in the development of customer value propositions,
    identifying strategic opportunities for innovation.

  • Leads and directs the management of projects related to the delivery of customer value propositions
    and product/service portfolios

  • Leads and directs the delivery of an integrated marketing communications strategy to communicate
    with the university’s stakeholders

  • Manage independent recruiters, agencies, and outsourced parties

  • Contribute to the pricing model of the university program offering based on the market trends and
    internal cost drivers

  • Directs and controls the implementation of partnership marketing plans to support the domestic,
    regional and international accreditation needs of the university

  • Develop key marketing performance metrics and tracking tools to provide market research,
    forecasts, competitive analyses, campaign results, and consumer trends in order to translate results
    into actionable insights for marketing team

  • Mentor, coach and supervise subordinate staff

  • Develop and monitor the department annual plan and budget

  • Provide technical advice and unit performance marketing reports to Management Board and the
    University Council on a quarterly basis, and as when required.


Academic and Professional Requirements:

  • Master’s degree in Marketing or a related field

  • Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience, with at least three (3) years in a managerial
    position.

  • Relevant professional qualification.

  • Member of a relevant professional body.


Skills and Competencies:

  • Executive disposition, and demonstrate high levels of integrity

  • Ability to develop long term integrated and cross-functional operational plans

  • Ability to operationalize strategy into action for the function

  • Ability to sell the vision of the university

  • Business/Financial acumen, business savvy, innovative

  • Strategic management skills

  • Communication skills

  • Interpersonal skills

  • Organizing and planning skills

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About the Company

Africa Nazarene University (ANU) is a private Christian university established in 1994 as the first Nazarene university outside North America. Located on a 124-acre campus near Ongata Rongai Town, Kenya, the institution was founded by the Church of the Nazarene to address societal challenges through higher education. The university provides holistic education through 36 academic programs across various disciplines, both on campus and through their online platform. Initially starting with programs in Theology and Business Administration, ANU has expanded its offerings while maintaining Christ-centered academic excellence and transformative leadership development. The institution serves over 3,000 students from across Africa and globally. ANU operates under three core values: Character (faith exploration), Competence (career development), and Community (world engagement). The university received its Charter in 2002, becoming the first private university in Kenya to achieve accreditation without external affiliation. They offer unique opportunities including semester abroad programs at sister institutions in the US and maintain a diverse international faculty through the Global Church of the Nazarene network.

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