Social Media Coordinator

The Social Media Coordinator is responsible for driving Regional Marketing Initiatives aligned with Global brand narrative on all Social Media platforms available. Lead, implement and manage together with the Manager the social media strategy within the Country. Co-ordinate all social media platforms to ensure a cohesive clear brand message.KEY TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITESDevelop Social Media Campaign calendars aligned with Local and Global strategies.Provide daily, weekly and monthly update reports on all local Marketing activity.Manage local social media according to international guidelines, both strategically and creatively. Attend status meetings. Ensure timeous social media content is delivered.Develop content strategy and implement the posting of content on Social Media according to Global Guidelines. Monitor and analyze usage of content using analytics tools.Manage up-to-date knowledge of current trends and competitor activities.Post campaign analysis for future best practices.BACKGROUND AND PROFILEEducational Qualification: Tertiary qualification in Marketing or similarIT Skills: MS Office, SAP, Content Management ToolsProfessional experience: minimum of 2 years social media marketing experienceIndustry: Fashion, Retail, Alcohol, Big BrandsLanguage: English - very well developed verbal and written skills plus Afican LanguageCORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLSCustomer focus - Identifying and responding to current internal, external and future customer needs.Peer relationship Develop, strengthen and reaffirm relationships with local and global colleagues and direct reports.Problem solving The ability to find solutions to difficult or complex issues.Adaptive and continuous learningFair Manage and behave in a transparent and open manner and conduct yourself free of bias and injustice.Honest Act with the highest ethical standards.Positive Displays a constructive, optimistic and solution driven approach.Creative Bring new ideas, concepts, systems, innovative thinking and products to the company.Be Driven: Takes ownership of own performance and displays a proactive, flexible, driven, engaged and empowered approach to work.Be Vibrant: Demonstrates confidence in performance, is bold in decision making and is passionate, proud and committed.Be Together: Embraces the Organisation Family withcamaraderie, trust and receptivity and no ego.Be You: Displays a global minded, inclusive, genuine and individual approachFUNCTIONAL SKILLSPresentation/ Moderation - Is able to present and engage key stakeholders across functions, regions and senior management on the BUs vision, strategy and improvements. Applies questioning techniques effectively during presentations and moderations to sell her/his products and ideas. Exhibits strong presentation skills; able to handle objections and deliver competent and convincing messages.Strategic Thinking - Implements BU, brand & corporate strategy in close collaboration with respective Global Marketing partners, regions and other key stakeholders. Strategically applies creative execution. Exhibits imagination, creativity and empathy towards respective market(s) by using information, knowledge and beliefs to generate original innovative solutions.Project Management - Effectively and professionally plans, tracks and controls complex projects of high demand and demonstrates methods to estimate the amount of effort required to achieve results.Process Management - Pro-actively plans and drives the marketing processes to meet all deadline requirements.Marketing Acumen - Has expert knowledge of how use Traditional and Social Media communicationin consumer goods and marketing industry to create consumer interest in products and builds strong customer relationships which in turn creates value for the organisations customer and the brand.Industry Knowledge - Has a basic knowledge of the sporting, consumer goods industry, Marketing and retail businesses and has knowledge of direct competitors' products and their positioning.

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