Sponsorship and CSR Officer - Telkom Kenya, Nairobi

Sponsorship and CSR Officer at Telkom Kenya in Nairobi

Job Title: Sponsorship and CSR Officer

Location: Telkom Kenya

Department: Corporate Communication

Reports to: Sponsorship and CSR Manager

Role description

Support the Sponsorship and CSR manager in the implementation of the overall sponsorship and CSR strategies to deliver against brand, communication and commercial strategy

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize organisational skills to maximise impact of partnerships, brand programmes, sponsorships and philanthropy activities and deliver on agreed upon milestones
• Coordinate all activities and projects related to CSR and Sponsorship undertaken by the company
• Supervise all third party engagements, ensure that all sponsorship requests are logged, communication done to relevant parties and timely responses provided to all enquiries
• Assist in the local implementation of all sponsorship and CSR programs developed by FT group and any other group brand campaigns introduced.
• Coordinate the regional implementation of all activities undertaken by the company
• Regularly prepare events schedule for circulation to stakeholders
• Prepare regular status reports for all CSR, corporate philanthropy and sponsorship activities undertaken by the company
• Assist in the compilation of project reports for each assignment
• Assist in the collation of material for the annual sponsorship and CSR reports on a month on month basis in preparation for full report by end of financial year

Education Background & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Communications, Brand or a related field from a recognized Institution.
• High calibre graduate with minimum 2 years experience in brand marketing, brand based sponsorship experience

Professional Knowledge:

• Computer skills
• Brand Management skills
• Should be able to demonstrate experience in
• brand management and high level
• knowledge of the sponsorship environment
• Should be able to demonstrate understanding of the role of sponsorship to deliver commercial and brand objectives
• knowledge of ethics and corporate governance ethos

Professional Skills:

• Ability to give meaning to messages
• Communication project management
• Influence and persuasion
• Knowledge of target audiences
• Knowledge of the context
• Communication skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Customer focus
• Event management
• Planning and organising
• Well networked

Deadline: 5th August 2011

Application to: Visit our career pages at www.orange-tkl.co.ke