GPF
Kenya: Marketing
/ Business Development Intern
Global
Peace Foundation is an international nonprofit organization that promotes a
proactive peace-building model based on universal principles and shared values
as essential resources in creating harmonious communities, work places and
schools.
This
is an ideal position for an entry-level marketer or an experienced relationship-sales
professional with a marketing or business development background.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design
and implement a sales & marketing strategy for a new social enterprise
product.
- Perform
specific outreach functions, including prospecting and research to provide
a wide network for product distribution.
- Work
with Program Directors to manage key relationships within their programs
with a potential for product consumption; Interact with relevant
ministries in the County and National Government, Corporates, NGO’s and
other stakeholders to establish a wide product distribution network.
- Schedule
meetings with stakeholders for product introduction and follow up on
potential sales opportunities.
- Collect
feedback from product consumers for continuous improvement of the product
design and efficiency.
- Provide
general administrative support when required and any other duties that may
be assigned by the employer.
Requirements:
- Bachelors’
degree in Business Administration, Sales & Marketing or any other
related courses
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills and computer proficiency
- Must
be a team player with good interpersonal and organization skills,
self-driven and a proactive salesperson.
Terms of appointment: This
is a (3) months internship position renewable subject to satisfactory
performance.
Application process
Qualified
candidates are invited to send their resume with a cover letter addressed
to:
The
Executive Director,
Global
Peace Foundation Kenya
on
email: kenya@globalpeace.org
Applicants should submit the following before 7th October, 2015
Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
The
candidate must be available to start immediately.