Marketing and Business Development Manager

Wattan is an award-winning, independent, professional media organization based in Ramallah, Palestine. It was established in 1996 by three civil society organizations. Over the past two decades, Wattan has established itself as an important voice of Palestinian citizens, civil society, marginalized communities and groups, women and, most significantly, youth. Our team of reporters, correspondents, and experts in the West Bank and Gaza provide wide ranging reporting and programming on issues of public concern such as governance, accountability, transparency, and democracy that are rarely covered by mainstream Palestinian media.

Wattan is seeking qualified candidate to fulfil the following full-time vacancy in its Ramallah Office:

Marketing and Business Development Manager

Job description

Responsibilities

-Develop an annual marketing plan and supervise implementation and direct marketing where budgets are devolved;
-Establish marketing goals to achieve profitability of products and/or services;
-Plan, direct, and coordinate the marketing of the organization's products and/or services;
-Generate, execute and manage marketing activities to help achieving assigned targets;
-Direct the hiring, training and performance evaluations of marketing staff, and oversee all marketing advertising and promotional staff and activities;
-Follow up accounts receivables (AR) in coordination with financial department;
-Conduct market research in order to identify market requirements for current and future services;
-Perform other duties when requested by the direct supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

-University degree in business, marketing or any related field. Master degree is preferable;
-Media background is strongly preferred;
-5-7 years of experience in marketing management;  
-Documented experience in media section, including communications, social media, and/or public relations is required;
-Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements;
-Knowledge of methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services, this includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems;
-Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services, this includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction;
-Proficiency in computer applications (MS Word, Excel);
-Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
-Ability to manage a complex and diverse workload and to work to tight deadlines.

Application instructions

Interested candidates with relevant education and work experience are encouraged to submit their CV, a cover letter and minimum two references with full contact information. Applications should be submitted to

[email protected]

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