Vacancy title:
Sales & Marketing Manager

Jobs at:
Kenya Utalii College

Deadline of this Job:
31st July, 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Kenya Utalii College (KUC) is a leading African hospitality and tourism training institution. Established 47 years ago the College has trained over 60,000 graduates from around the world who continue to serve in the local and international hospitality and tourism industry. The College opened its doors in 1975 and was established under the Hotels and Restaurants Act, (Cap. 494, Laws of Kenya) which has since been replaced by the Tourism Act, 2011
 Job TypeFull Time
 QualificationBA/BSc/HND
 Location Nairobi
 Job Field Sales / Marketing
Divison: Hotel
Scale: Grade C1
Reports To: General Manager
Terms Of Service: Permanent

Job Responsibilities

•  Organizing marketing campaigns to promote product awareness
  
• Innovation of new products to attract additional clients and increase market share
  
•  Monitoring and advising on marketing trends and competition through conducting market surveys to analyse competition in the market and inform pricing of products and services offered by the institution
  
• Ensuring performance targets are met by the sales and marketing executive to generate income to the institution
  
•  Preparation of and presentation of proposals to potential clients to provide information on the organization’s products and services
  
•  Reviewing comments from customers on the products and services and taking corrective action to ensure customer retention
  

Requirements
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing from a recognized institution
  
•  Five (5) years’ working experience, three (3) of which must be in a supervisory position
  
•  A supervisory course lasting not less than three (3) weeks
  
•  A member of the Marketing Society of Kenya (MSK)
  
•  Meets the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya
  
•  Demonstrated results in work performance
  

Job application procedure
Applicants must comply with the following and provide clearance certificates from:

•  Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Certificate of Good Conduct)
  
•  Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) – Tax Compliance
  
•  Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
  
•  Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
  
•  Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
  

Interested and qualified persons are requested to submit their application to recruitment@utalii.ac.ke  which should comprise: One-page Statement on how you meet the requirements of the post Curriculum Vitae In addition, copies of professional certificates, testimonials and clearance certificates should be sent under confidential cover and with the envelope clearly marked as per the position applied for: KUC/(position)/2018 not later than 31st July, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. to: Principal & Chief Executive Officer Kenya Utalii College P. O. Box 31052-00600 NAIROBI Only short-listed candidates will be contacted