Universal Payment System Jobs: July 22, 2011

UPAY was established to provide new thinking to how business transactions occur between merchant and customer in different industries.

UPAY is a leading branded Mobile electronic payment collection network used, primarily, for the cash payment of bills and services and prepayments for mobile telephones and energy meters. UPAY commenced trading in 2009. If you're a business or organisation seeking cost-effective ways to collect cash payments, we have a proven solution for you. UPAY already accepts payments for a wide range of clients including many of the major utility and service companies, local Government authorities and mobile phone networks. We require qualified candidate for the below position.


Marketing Manager/Business Development Manager

Role Summary:

To be responsible for developing and maintaining marketing and sales strategies to meet agreed company objectives.

To evaluate customer research, market conditions, and competitor data and implement marketing plan alterations as needed.

To oversees all marketing, sales, advertising and promotional staff and activities.

Responsibilities:

·         Responsible for the marketing of company products and services to the right market whether B2B or B2C.

·         Demonstrate technical marketing skills and company product knowledge.

·         Develop a marketing plan for the pilot launch of the company’s services. This should detail the pilot’s timeline activity to meet agreed company objectives.

·         Budget management. To deliver all marketing activity within the agreed budget.

·         To direct marketing staff where budgets are devolved.

·         To manage all aspects of print production, receipt and distribution.

·         To achieve frequent, timely and positive media coverage across all available media.

·         To managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.

·         To conduct market research in order to identify market requirements for current and future products.

·         To develop and implement a company-wide plan to push product, working with all departments for its execution

·         To analyse potential strategic partner relationships for product lines.

Relationships and Roles:

·         To demonstrate the ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees.

·         To build trust, value others, communicate effectively, drive execution, foster innovation, focus on delivery to customers, collaborate with others, solve problems creatively and demonstrate high integrity.

·         Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet company core values.

·         Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all support departments.

Job Specifications:

·         Approximately 4-6 years of sales experience in the marketing industry.

·         Experience of marketing within mobile telecom industry and technology driven related industry.

·         Experience of building a marketing platform around a franchise business model

·         A strong understanding of e-payment business and transactions, and ability to translate this technology into benefits that the market from all walks of life can understand.

·         Extensive experience of developing, maintaining and delivering on marketing strategies to meet company objectives.

·         A strong understanding of the Nigerian customer and market dynamics and requirements.

·         Extensive travel within Nigeria especially Lagos and Delta state and work in a team of professionals.

·         A proven ability to oversee all marketing, advertising and promotional staff, management of third party entities and activities. 

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested candidates should send in their Cover Letters and CVs to salesjob@upayonline.com not later than 3rd August 2011. Only CVs sent to this email address will be considered.