Marketing Assistant Full-Time

Summary

We’re looking for an experienced Marketing Assistant passionate about thinking big, making things happen, and scaling our fast-growing startup in a new market in Mozambique.

About Fenix

Fenix International is a next-generation energy company. Our mission is to transform our customers’ quality of life through disruptive innovation in energy and financial services. To date, Fenix has sold over 400,000 Solar Home Systems in Uganda and Zambia, bringing clean, reliable power for lights, phones, radios, TV and much more to over 2,00,000 people.

In early 2018, Fenix joined forces with ENGIE, one of the world’s largest energy companies and a leader in the move to renewable, decentralized and digital energy. This has allowed Fenix to make significant commercial investments to accelerate the path to our mission, via new markets – Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria – and innovative products. Together, Fenix and ENGIE are making universal access to modern energy a reality.

Overview

Fenix is seeking an energetic, dynamic and bilingual (English and Portuguese) Marketing Assistant to support the Commercial Unit in the marketing penetration by implementing marketing initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to further a career in marketing/communications at a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and impactful startup. You will project management exciting new initiatives in marketing and communications, playing a key role in the development of new strategies.

Job Description

You are passionate about uncovering consumer insights and delivering innovative marketing campaigns. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and will generate strategies that grow market share and brand’s reputation, improve customer experience and drive growth in Mozambique and new markets as we scale.

At Fenix, one of our core values is to think big and make things happen. As a Marketing Assistant, at Fenix, you will embody this value.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the Global Marketing Team to design and structure integrated marketing campaigns to build awareness and drive sales of Fenix Solar Products;
• Managing the execution of below the line marketing activities, such as brand activations, door to door sales, free fair, road shows, Fenix Solar Products exhibitions, merchandising and others;
• Managing the execution of our nascent above the line marketing channels such as local radio, print, outdoor and digital; this will include conducting basic graphic design work;
• Creation of marketing materials for the Mozambican market and collaborating with local partners to ensure adherence to Fenix and their partners’ marketing and branding guidelines.;
• Developing and implementing with the relevant departments’ activities to promote brand and display in the stores;
• Evaluating the efficacy of different radio stations using both internal and external monitoring data;
• Drafting engaging and insightful content for ads, interviews, and other public-facing communications;
• Supporting communication through internal and external channels including social media, email, SMS, and more;
• Managing the mechanics of promotions and giveaways, ensuring the expectations of the target market are fully met;
• Collaborating with the rest of the team to ensure all campaigns are executed successfully, providing leadership and covering for other areas of work as required;
• Supporting the Country Lead with special projects as required, such as market research, public relations opportunities, partner presentations, etc;
• Documenting marketing processes and creating templates for easy execution of core functions (e.g. booking radio) and short campaigns (e.g. public holidays and once-off events);
• Collect, analyze and report feedback to contribute directly to Fenix leadership.

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 2 years experience in a similar marketing position, with a track record of executing successful integrated marketing campaigns;
• A deep understanding of the marketing landscape, with a strong understanding of appropriate marketing tactics for the Fenix target audience;
• Curious and passionate about Fenix customers, with a holistic view of the customer experience;
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English and Portuguese, with additional local language skills desirable;
• Strong critical thinker, independently minded and creative;
• Highly diligent, with excellent attention to detail;
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint;
• Strong written and verbal communicator;
• Quick to take initiative and comfortable making decisions;
• Eager to learn, spend time in the field and take on new challenges as they emerge.

To Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter through the job posting at www.fenixintl.com/careers/

Fenix offers a competitive salary and a fun work environment. We recognize the value of diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all candidates who choose to apply, however, only those selected for a further interview will be contacted.