Senior Marketing Officer at The Parliamentary Service Commission

Duties and Responsibilities

• Negotiating and closing sales contracts for training and consultancy products;
• Representing the CPST in trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations and protecting the organization's value by keeping information confidential;
• Developing, implementing and evaluating advertising, merchandising and trade promotion programs and developing field sales action plans within the CPST Strategic Plan;
• Preparing and completing action plans; quality improvements and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements and implementing change;
• Carrying out review of all marketing activities in order to realise the marketing and sales objectives;
• Gathering, analyzing and reporting market, customer and competitor information and trends; and
• Ensuring safe custody of all records relating to sales and contracts.

Requirements for Appointment

For direct appointment to this grade, a candidate must: -

• Have a Master’s degree in Commerce (with specialization in Marketing) or its equivalent from a university recognized by the Commission for University Education;
• Have a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (with specialization in Marketing) or its equivalent from a university recognized by the Commission for University Education;
• Be a member in good standing of the Marketing Society of Kenya;
• Have at least nine (9) years relevant work experience in the areas of marketing, three (3) of which must have worked as a Marketing Officer I;
• Have sound experience in marketing;
• Be a team player with excellent supervisory skills;
• Have a proven record in working as a Marketing Officer; and
• Be a strategic thinker with very good performance track record.