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Project Lead: Schools Marketing

Curro Head Office

Vacancy Reference: 21683

Make a difference without standing in the front of a classroom. Curro needs skilled administrators to help maintain the efficiency of our educational operations. If you're detail-orientated and love supporting educational goals, this opportunity is for you!


What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:

  • Degree / Diploma in Marketing
  • Sales related and/or teaching (education) qualification
  • Driver’s License
  • 2 – 3 years’ experience in a marketing environment / similar role / sale marketing environment
  • Previous Marketing in a School / Educational Institution Background

 

The responsibilities are:

Marketing strategy integration aligned to the CURRO objectives        

  • Implement the regional marketing strategy in line with organisational, regional and marketing objectives
  • Co-ordinate and ensure that marketing objectives aligned on regional and school level
  • Execute and monitor overall regional plan in place and executed accordingly focused on customer service
  • Ensure and monitor brand alignment on all marketing materials

Budget management

  • Oversee, assist and liaise with School Marketers to their individual Marketing budgets
  • Track and monitor expenditure to budget

Marketing Projects, Open Days and Events support

  • Support school events based on requirements and within budget supported by professional Marketing Plan
  • Track and monitor maximum PR coverage achieved
  • Coordinate and oversee promotional events as required at school level
  • Oversee School Events to ensure standards and effectiveness maintained in line with strategy and project plan/s
  • Within budget
  • Track and achieve targets as agreed
  • Compile post event reports and provide feedback Project Manager

Brand and corporate identity managed   

  • Oversee the implementation of the brand and correct use of CI (Corporate Identity) across schools
  • Act as a Brand Ambassador
  • Conduct brand audits conducted in line with specification and standards with effective remedial actions
  • Review and manage a consistent approach throughout the schools

Online presence managed

  • Monitor social media accounts and manage communications for specific schools
  • Maintain and update d relevant section of website in line with agreed communications strategy

Sale research, leads and closing 

  • Guide acquired schools, new schools and new marketers relating to market research
  • Devise and action appropriate opportunities in line with overall strategy
  • Audit leads converted to sales in line with targets
  • Recorded and analysed
  • Professional image maintained
  • Proactive and professional
  • Assist and guide effective and improved processes
  • Communications with stakeholders actioned daily / as required
  • Community involved and mobilised as required in terms of strategy

Staff management  

  • Mentoring and management of school marketers
  • Report disciplinary issues to Project Manager as required
  • Development of school marketers

 

 The successful candidate will start on 01 October 2024.


Read more about where you will work



Please apply before 13 September 2024.



Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, and therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.
P.S Please view your profile for progress on your application.
If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position.
But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.
Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.
NB: Please remember and take note before applying that this is a Permanent position.

NB: Please note that if you are found to apply for two or more positions that you do not qualify for in the least, you will be blocked from the system for 30 days. This is due to a large volume of applicants who are abusing the system.

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