Reports to: President
Direct Reports: Multi-disciplinary account personnel (e.g., advertising, public relations, research and event services)

Principal Role
• Client service planning and performance
• Provide strategic direction internally and externally
• Primary relationship management with select, major projects/clients
• Assist in driving growth of business
• Financial performance

Level of Autonomy
• Represents the firm with clients and local community
• Direct supervisor of account team personnel
o Setting goals, assigning duties and leading professional growth
• Continual improvement in efficiencies and processes

Essential Job Functions
• Oversight of all accounts
o Ensure projects are being managed effectively and proactively
o Oversee financial management
o Advise project managers on matters of strategy, client, management, etc.
• Collaborate with others to ensure the optimal resource assignments
• Provide strategic counsel on major accounts

Knowledge and Skills
• Demonstrated ability to help clients achieve business objectives through communications
• Outstanding problem solving skills
• Love of creative challenges
• Keen knowledge of the creative and production processes, across all media.
• Exceptional management skills working with direct reports, senior management and all levels of client contacts.
• Deep understanding of the marketing communications industry

Disposition
• Professional, leadership focused
• Imaginative, inquisitive, and insightful
• Sense of humour
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment

Experience
• 10+ years professional communications experience
• Master in Business Administration or equivalent experience

Performing Marketing Research including:
· Identifying Supply and Demand
· Studying the Consumer Behavior
· Providing Market Overview information
· Performing Market Intelligence
· Analysis and Evaluation of Clients Needs & Clients Sources
· Designing Questionnaires
· Media Monitoring: Press, Magazines, Radio and T.V. through media monitoring programs
· Translating selective real estate articles and summarizing them
· Making reports on real estate advertisements
· Coordinating with the research companies
· Supervise on field researchers and collecting the data from them
· Writing Monthly Competition Analysis Reports

Skills
Male from 23 to 26 years old
fluent in Arabic and English
Perfect translation skills
High typing speed
Experience in using excel and PowerPoint
Highly organized and possess high analytical skills
Able to work under pressure
Background in real estate will be great advantage

Education
Bachelor Degree in Marketing

The Marketing Manager will direct the company’s overall marketing and strategic planning programs, and corporate communications, Design and implement annual marketing plan, Communicate effectively with internal departments to optimize information exchange within the company and increase effectiveness of communications, Share creative ideas for growth and increasing efficiency within the company, Manage and oversee the advertising and distribution of any promotional items, Oversee company’s electronic marketing efforts including supervision and Lead the evaluation of the company’s marketing efforts, Increase sales and brand awareness.

Skills
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in Kuwait.
• Excellent organizational and administration skills.
• Competent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Sound understanding of basic accounting with experience of developing budgets.
• Must hold a Qatar driving license.

Competencies:
• Excellent written and spoken English; strong communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to self-manage and make decisions
• Ability to manage & motivate others including setting objectives, working as a team, delegating tasks and disseminating information
• Ability to manage several projects at one time, respond to tight deadlines and to changing circumstances
• Ability to extract information and validate, analyze and evaluate data
• Strong negotiation skills
• Leadership skills
• Problem-solving skills

Education
Must hold a Marketing specific or Management with marketing degree.

Job Description

To develop and direct the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards where applicable for the marketing & communication unit; interpret and comply with all applicable local and internationally recognized standards and regulations.

To monitor and direct day-to-day operations of marketing & communication unit to ensure that policies and procedures are being followed, that goals and objectives are met, and that services and projects are being accomplished efficiently and effectively; takes corrective action as necessary and, where subordinates are present, may relieve them of the most difficult, sensitive or controversial activities within the Events unit.

To develop Annual marketing & communication plan and 3 year strategic plan, monitor the marketing & communication unit budget; oversees financial well-being of marketing & communication unit by analyzing cost effectiveness and exercising cost controls; prepares, submits and justifies budget enhancement requests to the Operations Manager.

To understand the needs of all other ROTA units and create, plan, organize, administer, review and evaluate overall marketing & communication needs (publicity, advertising) concepts according to the identified specifications of all various ROTA sections both inside and outside Qatar.

To manage all marketing material and collateral of all other ROTA units, in order to develop and strengthen the ROTA brand and awareness, by developing ROTAs marketing & communication Quality Standards guidelines.

To create strategies to attract new audience members (Sponsors, partners and volunteers).

To provide media and communications training to ROTA staff members, subordinate staff, interns and volunteers.

To monitor and stay abreast of technological, legal and operational changes that affect the activities and work processes of the marketing & communication unit; make recommendations for and develop and carry out improvements to the activities to meet changing mission parameters and requirements.

To perform complex administrative duties requiring oversight, attention to detail and analysis; perform strategic planning and financial analysis, including assisting in preparation of specialized marketing & communication and related budgets to include staffing and operational needs.

To establish a monitoring and financial system, finalization of memorandums of understanding and agreements with other partners, determination of required monitoring, coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of marketing & communication of specific events through regular review.

To update marketing & communication unit status information and produce regular marketing & communication reports including details on media coverage, public polls, perform duties associated with final settlement of events, such as efficient reporting of all marketing & communication unit’s activities and identify and report lessons learned and make future suggestions accordingly. In addition to coordinate with partners on marketing & communication deliverables.

To check events facilities, activities and venues before and after events and select specific items, such as gift items, recreational activities for celebrities, celebrity engagement programs. Flexible to last minute adjustments in room or equipment setup at the venue.

To manage and monitor the annual marketing & communication budget and the monthly allocation process. Maintain an overall budget monitoring system and reconciling it with ROTA finance reports.

To provide staff support to commissions, committees and task forces

To identify and manage third party agencies retained to produce all above/below the line communications in close consensus with ROTAs Admin & Finance department and select on a basis of best quality and cost effectiveness.

To arrange booking and settlement of media equipment in liaison with ROTAs Admin & Finance department.

To develop systems and maintains records that provide for the proper evaluation, control and documentation of assigned activities; prepare a variety of written correspondence, reports, procedures, directives and other materials.

To perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

Skills:
Professionalism - Sound knowledge of and exposure to a range of international marketing & communication businesses, to include approaches and techniques to address difficult problems; strong analytical capacity and in particular the ability to analyze and articulate the educational dimension of issues which require a fast response; ability to identify issues and to use sound judgment in applying technical expertise to resolve a wide range of problems; strong research skills, including ability to evaluate and integrate information from a variety of sources and assess impact on ROTA events; ability to work under extreme pressure; ability to provide guidance to new staff.

Communications - Good communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to draft/edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas in a clear, concise style.

Planning & Organizing - Strong marketing & communication management skills. With the ability to plan own work, manage conflicting priorities and work under pressure of tight and conflicting deadlines.

Teamwork - Very good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity. With strong leadership skills to motivate his/her team, as well as a wide variety of groups and individuals, building supportive networks within the community.

Client oriented - Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback

Others- Excellent computer skills, fluent English speaker and indicate determination, compassion and sound judgement.