VACANCY – Trade Marketing Officer

Econet Wireless Burundi is hiring a Trade Marketing Officer to support its marketing operations across the country.

A. Key Responsibilities

1. Managing Visibility and Achieving Brand Goals

• Develop efficient and effective visibility in Trade and Outdoor to ensure subscribers choose ECONET as their first choice.
• Identify key competitive forces and plan tactical actions to improve In-Trade Presence (ITP).
• Propose creative directions for local visibility, aligned with brand guidelines and under the Manager’s supervision.

2. Development of Brand Visibility to Support Trade and Outdoor

• Establish a visibility media timetable in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Participate in zonal business meetings to define and standardize visibility by region.
• Work closely with field teams to ensure effective deployment at Trade and Terrain levels.

3. Managing and Optimizing the Visibility Budget

• Focus on impactful media investments aligned with brand priorities.
• Monitor visibility expenses and ensure alignment with budgetary limits.
• Support the best use of available resources to achieve superior visibility compared to competitors.
• Report all activities and expenses to the Trade Marketing Manager for performance review.

4. Evaluation of Service Quality and Partner Management

• Ensure suppliers’ work complies with the brand’s graphic charter and core values.
• Conduct quality checks on visibility deployments.
• Contribute to evaluating partner performance based on value for money.
• Assist in managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and ensuring adherence to terms.
• Support enforcement of contract terms, including sanctions for non-compliance.

B. Skills Needed

• Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work under pressure while maintaining high-performance standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels.
• Market-focused, result-oriented, and analytical.
• Critical and creative thinking abilities.
• High standards of professionalism, maturity, and confidentiality.

C. Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Management, or related field.
• Solid knowledge of communication strategies and tools.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and French.

D. Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role.
• Background in communications, advertising, or journalism agencies is an added advantage.
• Good understanding of media and agency operations.

How to Apply:

Send your application to: careers@econet.bi or deliver it to the HR Department, clearly indicating the position being applied for in the subject line.

🗓️ Application Deadline: Monday, 23 June 2025 at 5:00 P.M.

📞 Please include an Econet number in your application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted