Senior Export Marketing Officer (Regions and SMEs) job at Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA)

Salary:

 UFZEPA - 4

Terms:

 Three (3) Year Contract (Renewable upon good performance)

Person Specifications

a) Academic Qualifications

1. Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, International Business, Business Administration, Economics, IT/CS/Data Comms/IMS, Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness
2. OR Full professional Qualification/Membership of Marketing (CIM)

b) Work Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience at Officer level in a reputable organization

c) Competencies

i) Technical

• Knowledge Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Human Resources Management
• Financial Management
• Risk Management
• Research and Analytical skills

ii) Behavioral

• Team work
• Concern for Quality and Standards
• Accountabilities
• Ethics and Integrity
• Communicating effectively
• Time management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Guide regional officers to identify potential export products and services
• Identify new markets and opportunities for regional products/services
• Monitor and report on export performance and trends using analytics
• Develop region-specific product and service profiles
• Develop and execute regional export marketing plans
• Organize and coordinate regional export awareness activities
• Build relationships with exporters, partners and stakeholders
• Facilitate outreach to producer/exporter associations and PWD groupings
• Liaise internally for export promotion and development
• Supervise and appraise staff

• Guide regional officers to identify potential export products and services
• Identify new markets and opportunities for regional products/services
• Monitor and report on export performance and trends using analytics
• Develop region-specific product and service profiles
• Develop and execute regional export marketing plans
• Organize and coordinate regional export awareness activities
• Build relationships with exporters, partners and stakeholders
• Facilitate outreach to producer/exporter associations and PWD groupings
• Liaise internally for export promotion and development
• Supervise and appraise staff

• Knowledge Management
• Information and Communication Technology
• Human Resources Management
• Financial Management
• Risk Management
• Research and Analytical skills
• Team work
• Concern for Quality and Standards

• Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, International Business, Business Administration, Economics, IT/CS/Data Comms/IMS, Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness OR Full professional Qualification/Membership of Marketing (CIM)
• At least 3 years’ experience at Officer level in a reputable organization