Commercial At PRIMA FINANCE AND INVESTMENT PLC

Ref: PFI/BOD/GM/HR/0003/21/04/2022

The management of PRIMA FINANCE AND INVESTMENT PLC is looking for eligible and qualified candidates for the position of Marketing (Marketers).

CONTENT AND SCOPE OF ORGANIZATION

Rebuilding lives, connecting and growing

Prima Finance & Investment Plc is a growing microfinance institution (MFI) in Cameroon whose mission is to provide sustainable financial services to the poor to help them lift themselves out of poverty. To achieve this, we offer products and services – Savings, Insurance, Money Transfer, Payments, Loans, Digital Finance Products and Financial Education (SIMPLE). The company specializes in providing innovative financial services to people traditionally excluded from the country’s formal financial services sector. It is usually the poor, the self-employed, small business owners and community organizations who lack funding to expand their businesses or other investments. PrimaFinance &

POSITION INFORMATION

• Job title: marketing agent
• Duty station: Yaoundé, Cameroon
• Reporting to the marketing manager
• Duration of commitment: A one-year contract renewable after performance evaluation.
• Trial period: 3 month trial period with possibility of extension.
• Language required: English and French
• Salary scale: to be discussed
• Start date: Immediately.

General terms of reference

Reporting to the Marketing Director, this position serves as a member of the leadership team and an active participant in making strategic decisions affecting Prima Finance and Investment (PFI). A marketer, or marketing professional, is responsible for working with other marketing personnel to develop unique campaign ideas to market Prima’s products, services, or overall brand identity. Their duties include conducting market research to identify target audience demographics or reviewing successful marketing campaigns, working as a team to complete tasks within set deadlines, and making adjustments throughout campaigns. marketing to achieve better consumer engagement.

As a Marketing Specialist, you are intimately involved in the entire sales and product cycle, from identifying and engaging key customers and setting up sales presentations to contract negotiations. Your perseverance and trust-based style are key to closing large deals at the C-Suite level. You engage third-party resources that provide unique contacts and context for certain strategic partnerships.

Main Responsibilities/Job Description

• Identify new prospects
• Set up a national and international customer database
• prospecting by email, telephone, in commercial affairs
• Create and animate a commercial presentation
• Animate and lead the sales force
• Meet with customers to ensure commercial follow-up
• Carry out a commercial watch on its sector
• Evaluate and identify the actions to be taken according to each client
• Produce a regular activity report (weekly and monthly)
• Ensure receipt of invoices and payment from customers
• Have an excellent knowledge of the products and services offered by prima, the competitive environment, market constraints and customers.
• Develop business commercial policy, determine strategic direction, commercial action plan, objectives and priorities

Required qualities

• Honesty and moral probity
• Speed ​​and rigor in the processing of files
• Great alertness and strong reactivity
• Ability to work in a team favoring the collective
• Knowledge of prima and its internal functioning (process, sales method, tools etc.) and its positioning
• Detailed understanding of prima products and its competitive advantage
• Strength of conviction, communication and leadership
• Sense of initiative and proactivity
• Social ease and ability to bond with clients and customers
• Resistance to the stress of objectives and the fatigue of travel
• Perseverance
• Excellent organization
• Promote the image and reputation of prima finance and investment
• Good knowledge of e-commerce tools
• Understand our products and its competitive advantage

Skills and qualifications

Skills

• Familiarity with content management system, web page analytics, customer relationship management and other relevant software
• Data analysis, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Understanding of Primas best practices
• Creativity, adaptability and familiarity with current marketing trends
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills
• Project management skills, such as setting goals and managing deadlines
• Excellent organizational, time management and prioritization skills
• Comfortable in high-pressure, fast-paced environments

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, business management or related
• 2 years and/or proven work experience in marketing and/or digital marketing
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong knowledge of market research techniques.
• In-depth knowledge of social media and web analytics
• Solid understanding of research techniques
• Good command of sales techniques

Effective writing, speaking, presentation and active listening skills

Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with management, team members, clients and customers as appropriate

DISPLAY PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates should submit their CV (with photo) and cover letters by mail to: recrutement@primamfi.com with the subject of the mail being “application as MKT-001”

The Hard Documents can be deposited at our Head Office which is located at the Biyem-Assi high school Next to the Béatitude YAOUNDE Pharmacy (mention the position for which he is applying)

Tel;242, 059, 720

Opening date: APRIL 21, 2022

Closing date: MAY 2, 2022

Female candidates are encouraged to apply

NB: Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted