Marketing & Business Development Specialist
GebRaa -
Garden City, CairoPosted 5 years ago63Applicants for1 open position
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Organisation & Organisational Context
Karama Foundation for Social and Cultural Development was established in 2016 to act as a development arm for GebRaa. GebRaa is a social business working in the field of artisan crafts by developing new venues for craft products both locally and internationally, that will eventually lead to the betterment of the living conditions of craftspeople.
BDM will be reporting to the Project Manager (PM) and work in collaboration with the Technical Advisor of the project and GebRaa.
This is a full time position, with a 40 hours work week.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the design and execution of the sales and marketing plan for retail and wholesale.
- In collaboration with the Project Manager and Production Coordinator, work to match the existing demand in the market with the production capacity of the craftspeople.
- Negotiates and manages client contracts and subsequent amendments.
- Responsible of designing GebRaa”s export strategy.
- Responsible for enhancing the online platform content and supervising interns.
- Responsible for social media content and customer feedback.
- Acts as the focal person for designers, photographers, videographers and website administrator.
- Represents Karama in different events including national and international fairs and shows and follows up activities with funders and different stakeholders
- Organizes marketing events and activities of different sizes and scales.
- Involved in the decision making of different production lines.
- Responsible for establishing partnerships with different actors in different sectors, both upstream and downstream.
- Other responsibilities may arise according to the work plan ranging to 10% of the workload.
- The position may require traveling.
Job Requirements
Professional Qualifications & Required Experience
- Degree in business related discipline, a Masters’ degree is considered an asset.
- 4-6 years of experience in business development, including sales and marketing.
- Experience in the field of e-commerce, handicrafts or other related fields.
- Access to networks within the fields of hospitality, advertising, and corporate, domestically as well as internationally.
- Experience with budgeting and financial management will be a plus.
Personal Qualifications
- Passionate about development and local handicrafts.
- Openness to explore new ways of doing things, interest to experiment with self management structures and practices.
- Flexibility and openness to adapt to the requirements of an agile working environment.
- Able to work effectively under pressure and to manage the challenges of a growing organization.
- Excellent people’s skills, and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Openness to feedback, and ability to give open and constructive feedback.
- Excellent communication, organizational skills and interpersonal skills
- A collaborative and participatory mindset, as well as excellent collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Excellent spoken and written Arabic and English, other languages are a plus.
