Job Title: Team
Leader – SME Sales
Do you have a strong background in
leading sales teams to generate and convert sales leads?
Do you have experience in managing
the deliverables of Direct Sales teams?
Are you a persistent and resilient
sales person?
Then BlueInventure is interested in
working with you!
We are a strategy and impact advisory
firm that provides business strategy solutions to enable businesses to thrive.
We work in collaboration with
partners to provide business solutions to business enterprises including
enabling access finance, markets and knowledge expertise.
We create an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive in order to support our vision of a transforming Africa
through enterprise.
Your Contribution to our Work
As a team leader – SME sales, we will
expect you to provide strong support in:
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Recruiting and coaching new sales
officers.
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Managing, training and appraising
dedicated sales teams in order to develop their client relationship skills and
motivate them to contribute to achievement of job and team objectives.
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Developing effective marketing
strategies and sales plan to grow our advisory and training solutions.
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Monitoring market and competitor
activities and strategies to ensure that opportunities for new business are not
overlooked.
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Reviewing and ensuringthat laid out
client on-boarding and selling processes are adhered to.
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Ensuring that all ‘team’ related
administrative functions including file maintenance, periodic appraisals,
training and staff development are competently performed.
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Collaborating closely with Head
Office and Regional teams to acquire high potential clients.
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Driving innovation and efficiency for
the organization.
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Ensuring compliance with all
organizational policies, rules and regulations.
Required Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities
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Degree in Sales & Marketing from
a recognized University in Business, Sales & Marketing or related field
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Minimum with 3 years professional
experience in sales
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Proficiency in MS Office
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Ability to present products and ideas
with ease, confidence and persistence
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proven track record in generating
sales and converting leads
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Ability to create, maintain and
enhance customer relationships
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Experience in managing and directing
a sales team
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Proven ability to achieve sales
quotas
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Excellent interpersonal and
communications skills; both oral and written
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Highly motivated self-starter
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High level of initiative and a team
player
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Extremely detail oriented
We are
recruiting SME Sales Officers!
Do you have a strong interest in
championing sales in a dynamic and collaborative organization that is thrilled
about leading enterprise transformation?
Are you a persistent and engaging
sales person willing to drive sale to support SME growth?
Then apply to join our passionate and
growing team!
About the
Organization: BlueInventure is a strategy and
impact advisory firm that provides business strategy solutions to enable
businesses to thrive.
We work in collaboration with
partners to provide business solutions to business enterprises including
enabling access finance, markets and knowledge expertise.
We create an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive in order to support our vision of a transforming Africa
through enterprise.
About the Job
Reporting to the Team Leader SME
Sales, you will be responsible for acquisition of new business (SME business
advisory and training solutions) within the assigned sales locations.
Key
Responsibilities
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Deliver set sales targets for SME
business advisory and training products
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Provide excellent customer service.
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Participate in product campaigns to
ensure product information is readily available to customers.
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Conduct door-to-door direct selling
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Seek customer feedback on advisory
and training products.
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Provide regular Sales reports.
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Drive innovation and efficiency for
the organization.
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Ensure compliance with all
organizational policies, rules and regulations.
Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Degree or Diploma in a Business
related field
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Proficient in MS Office
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Minimum 1 year experience in a
similar position.
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Experience in sales especially in the
banking and insurance industry is an added advantage
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Excellent communication skills both
oral and written
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Strong interpersonal and negotiation
skills
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A fast learner
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A go getter who is confident and
self-driven
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Ability to deliver set business
targets and service with minimum supervision.
·
Ability to work both independently
and in a team.
Do you have great communication
skills and have at least 3 years experience as a Marketing Executive?
Then we would love to have you on our
team.
BlueInventure is a regional strategic
business growth advisory firm that provides business strategy solutions to
enable businesses to thrive.
We work in collaboration with partners
to provide business solutions to business enterprises including enabling access
finance, markets and knowledge expertise.
We create an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive in order to support our vision of a transforming Africa
through enterprise.
What The Job
Looks Like: The job purpose is to reach out to
our customers and nurture customer’s interest in our products and services in
ways that fortify our reputation and facilitate our continuous growth in the
markets in which we operate.
Key Responsibilities
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Create awareness of and develop the
company’s brand.
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Conceiving, developing and
implementing efficient and intuitive marketing strategies, plans and campaigns.
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Writing and proofreading copy for all
marketing collateral, including brochures, letters, emails and websites.
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Develops content for marketing
initiatives, email campaigns, social media and website.
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Source advertising opportunities and
place adverts in the press or on the radio.
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Work closely with in-house or
external creative agencies to design marketing materials.
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Evaluate and review marketing
campaigns, advertising and Search Engine Optimization to make sure the correct
mediums are being used and campaigns are effective.
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Generating and executing marketing
campaigns across social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
LinkedIn, YouTube) to enhance audience engagement.
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Generating reports for digital
marketing campaigns using data based analytics tools and also presenting this
data in an easy to understand format.
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Liaising with events coordinators to
maximize visibility at conferences, receptions and exhibitions, including
compiling product and literature lists to display or demonstrate.
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Organize and attend events such as
conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions.
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Arrange the effective distribution of
marketing materials.
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Lead external agencies, when
appropriate, to effectively manage events, press relationships, editorial
requests, presentations, promotional materials and online activities.
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Help promote uniformity and
consistency of brand by enforcing brand marketing guideline.
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Conducting market research and
analysis to evaluate trends, brand awareness and competition ventures.
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Monitoring ongoing campaign spend
against the budget, keeping accurate records and highlighting where variances
occur.
·
Track marketing performance and
return on investment and prepare weekly or monthly reports for management.
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Undertaking detailed ongoing analysis
of marketing campaigns to ensure targets are met.
Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Bachelors Degree in Marketing
·
CIM qualification is an added
advantage
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Proficient in MS Office and marketing
software (e.g. CRM)
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Proven experience as marketing
executive or similar role
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Extensive experience in advertising,
and brand management
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Experience in web content development
·
Strong organizational and
time-management abilities
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Good understanding of market research
techniques, data analysis and statistics methods
·
Excellent communication, writing and
people skills
BlueInventure is looking to recruit
a Knowledge & MERL (Monitoring,
Evaluation, Research And Learning) Officer.
About
Us: We area regional strategic business
growth advisory firm that provides business strategy solutions to enable
businesses to thrive.
We work in collaboration with partners
to provide business solutions to business enterprises including enabling access
finance, markets and knowledge expertise.
We create an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive in order to support our vision of a transforming Africa
through enterprise.
About The
Job: The job purpose is to provide
monitoring, evaluation, results and learning support to the company’s
initiatives countrywide including direct support on new business development,
program start-up, quality assessment and improvement of on-going monitoring and
all evaluations.
The position holder will also oversee
and ensure the collection, collation, cleaning and analysis MERL data from the
regions for reporting at head office level.
Key
Responsibilities
Data Management
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Liaise with top management to develop
the company’s MERL policy, tools and data quality assurance standards.
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Ensure data quality as per the
company’s and its partners’ data quality assurance standards
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Working with the business development
and service delivery teams to ensure proper application and use of all data
capture and reporting tools.
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Update MERL and other related
databases as per the approved guidelines.
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Collect and collate relevant
indicator data for reporting purposes.
Data Analysis
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Liaise with the service delivery team
to ensure that client activities are tracked and updated using the relevant
tracking tools.
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Undertaking regular monitoring and
evaluation of the company’s activities and clients’ outcomes.
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Undertaking data analysis and
reporting within the company
Knowledge Management and Learning
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Provide technical inputs, draft and
edit Knowledge Products for the company
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Participate in the authoring of the
company’s Annual Progress Reports;
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Assist with writing of blogs and
district reports in different LEAD Projects.
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Support preparation and monitoring of
guidelines for content writing, dissemination, learning, and capacity building.
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Support the identification and
engagement of experts/teams for outsourcing Knowledge Management and Learning
activities, when needed;
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Support the identification of
areas/topics for research, surveys, case studies, occasional papers and other
periodic or ad hoc publications of the organization;
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Facilitate the team members in
developing quarterly work plans to carry out the Knowledge Management and
Learning activities;
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Liaise with management to strengthen
the design and delivery of communications and knowledge management activities,
with a particular focus on making links with learning activities.
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Regularly coordinate with the
Marketing and Communications, Community Management and Service Delivery teams
for disseminating research publications to stakeholders and target audience in
the form of surveys, case studies, and research reports.
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Synthesize lessons and experiences
for continuous improvement
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Ensure compliance with all
organizational policies, rules and regulations
Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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Degree in social sciences,
development studies, statistics, economics or related field, such as operations
research, quantitative analysis
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Qualification in Monitoring and
Evaluation
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Minimum experience 3-5 years in a
similar role.
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Strong information technology skills.
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Proficient in MS Office
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Strong experience with research, data
collection and management, analysis and report writting
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Experience in knowledge management
systems, tools, processes and practices.
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Proven experience with M&E
methods and approaches, planning and implementation of M&E systems,
information/data analysis and report writing
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Thorough familiarity with principles
and current approaches to M&E using both quantitative and qualitative
methods
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Experience in designing tools and
strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports
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Experience and capacity in
institutional M&E systems and standards.
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Experience in setting up data bases
and dashboards.
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Ability to facilitate information
sharing
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Excellent written and oral
communication
·
Strong analytical and data management
skills
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Ability to work independently and
under pressure.
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Ability to write in a clear and
concise manner
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Ability to work under pressure to
meet strict deadline
Vacancy: Finance and Administration Officer
BlueInventure is a regional strategic
business growth advisory firm that provides business strategy solutions to
enable businesses to thrive.
We work in collaboration with
partners to provide business solutions to business enterprises including
enabling access finance, markets and knowledge expertise.
We create an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive in order to support our vision of a transforming Africa
through enterprise.
We are looking to grow our team and
are looking for an individual who has a minimum of 2 years experience in a
Finance and Administration role, understands statutory and tax regulations, has
at least a CPA part 2,has good planning and budgeting skills, and is able to
support other administrative functions within the organization.
The person should be able to and
provide solutions to organizational challenges. They should have a Degree in
Accounting or Finance.
About The Job
The job purpose is to manage and
coordinate the organization’s finance, administration, logistics and functions.
Key
Responsibilities
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Assist with the development,
implementation and compliance of internal financial policies, procedures and
control mechanisms
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Maintaining and reconciling creditor
(payable) and debtor (receivable) invoices on a monthly basis.
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Preparing of all creditor (payable)
and debtor (receivable) reconciliations on a monthly basis.
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Managing and reconciling the bank
accounts, petty cash, MPESA and disbursements.
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Preparing invoices and receipts to
clients
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Overall management of petty cash ·
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Writing cheques and ensuring that
payments are made based on budgets and monies available.
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Ensuring all payments have the
relevant support documents e.g. requisition, quotation, LPO, Delivery Note,
invoice, acceptance of goods/services.
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Data entry to the accounting system
on a daily basis and ensuring accurate record is maintained
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Following up on debtors to ensure
that they complete their payments
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Prepare and submit statutory payments
(PAYE, NSSF, NHIF) compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns and ensure
compliance with all taxation legislation
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Preparing the payroll for approval by
Management prior to making the payments
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Ensure that sufficient funds are
available to meet ongoing operational requirements
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Assist with analyzing financial
statements on a monthly basis and report on variances.
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Prepare and maintain accurate and
timely management accounts (trial balance, balance sheet, profit and loss
account and other reports).
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Prepare all necessary information for
annual returns and audits
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Maintaining a current record of all
assets and liabilities
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Performs internal audits of accounts
payable and coordinate annual audits, accounts receivables; payroll
distribution, fixed assets, and cash.
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Work with external auditors on all
audit matters and ensuring all audit recommendations are adhered to
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Identify and manage all the risks
related to the organization
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Archiving all financial records and
ensuring that proper files are maintained and are traceable.
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Engage in ongoing cost reduction
analyses in all areas of the company
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Keeping abreast of changes in
financial regulations and legislation
Office
Administration
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Support the day-to-day, operational
activities of the office, including all administrative support functions.
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Support the administrative functions
including provision of necessary equipment and material for the work
environment, leases, service provider contracts
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Develop and monitor the
administrative budget
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Manage the contracts for services and
supplies, and ensure they are within the policy and guidelines.
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Support all logistics-related
activities including travel and security and ensure policies and procedures for
procurement and services are followed.
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Ensure that all utilities bills are
paid on time.
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Assist in preparation for meetings if
called upon and take minutes of meeting and keep clear records of meetings.
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Ensure maintenance of office
equipment
Are you an
eccentric Graphic Designer?
Can you create designs, concepts and
layouts, illustrative material and copy, and develop graphic and layouts for
product illustrations, web layouts and all other company documentation?
We would like you to be part of our
team and are much interested to find out what your skill are:
About Us: BlueInventure is a regional strategic business growth advisory
firm that provides business strategy solutions to enable businesses to thrive.
We work in collaboration with
partners to provide business solutions to business enterprises including
enabling access finance, markets and knowledge expertise.
We create an enabling environment for
businesses to thrive in order to support our vision of a transforming Africa
through enterprise.
What we need
you to do for us:
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Create designs, concepts and sample
layouts of illustrative material and copy based on knowledge of layout
principles and aesthetic design concepts.
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Develop graphics and layouts for
product illustrations, company logos and internet websites layouts.
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Prepare illustrations or rough
sketches or material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making
necessary changes.
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Producing designs for both internal
and external communications and involving customers in the design process.
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Provide preliminary proofing of text
and reviews final product to ensure it is complete and accurate.
·
Prepare comprehensive layouts of the
design using techniques such as photography, illustration and
computer-generated imagery.
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Developing design briefs – identify
communication problems and develop visual solutions – working on presentations,
leaflets, trade-marks, marketing materials and banner designs – using
innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraint of cost and time.
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Prepare designs for print or digital
publication and signage
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Co-ordinate all design production
stages, including arranging and directing printing – working on layouts and
artwork pages ready for print
What you need
to have to work for us:
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Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in
Graphic Design or related discipline
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Minimum 2 years experience in a
similar position
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Working knowledge and up to date with
industry leading software and technologies (In Design, Illustrator,
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, JavaScript, HTML5 etc)
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A strong working knowledge of
interaction design, user-centered experience design, brand development, print
media, digital marketing and the creative process.
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Experience with working with the web
and understanding how campaigns work.
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Comprehensive awareness and interest
in new digital channel platforms and technologies.
·
Video and photography skills also
required
If you are
interested in an opportunity to work with us, please:
Submit a single page design layout
that illustrates the information captured in the title “About Us” above.
Attach a portfolio of previous design
projects (minimum 2)
Send the above requested information
on email to recruit@blueinventure.com. In the subject line indicate CREATIVE
DESIGN OFFICER.
On the email, please also indicate
the current and expected salary and the notice period you require.
This should reach us by latest
Friday, 9th February 2018.