Job Vacancy in a Leading Media Agency for a Business Unit Director
Human Edge Limited - Our client, a Nigeria's leading media agency, has
been at the forefront of efforts to build world-class brands both in
Nigeria and across the West African sub-region. To help drive
continuing growth and expansion, the agency is now seeking to
strengthen its management
team through the immediate appointment for
this role below:
Job Title: Business Unit Director
Ref: DRM/117/BUD
Location: Lagos
The Role
- Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be expected to
contribute at a senior level to the strategic planning partnership
between internal client service and assigned clients.
Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Identifying opportunities, helping solidify objectives, applying analysis and developing insights for assigned key businesses
- Positively growing the profitability and reputation of the agency with a focused strategic vision on business growth
- Supervising and ensuring professional development of the strategic planning team
- Monitoring company and market performance to determine if strategies need to be adjusted or new strategies should be introduced
- Building a strategic voice within the agency/client team
The Person
- Minimum of 10 years' cognate experience in a strategy-focused
role, four of which should have been at executive or senior management
level
- MBA holder or other Master's degree (in a Science based or
Management based discipline) with relevant professional
membership/certification
- An experienced team leader with strong ability to identify
strategic needs and lead all aspects of communications planning with
cut-through insights and analytics to deliver winning media proposals
- Deep knowledge and robust understanding of a wide range of
industries, markets and brands; willingness to adopt a flexible schedule
to meet client commitments and to undertake short-notice travel as
maybe required to research and drive regional business development
initiatives
- Self-motivated and willing to expand knowledge through
deliberate immersion and ownership of the Agency's propriety
communications planning methodology
- Industry wide experience and proven track record of performance
across clientele in various sectors of the economy with key focus on
experience in building Agency-Client portfolios. A regional
responsibility in a similar role will be an added advantage
Salary & Benefit
This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic fast-paced
environment with some of the most highly regarded experts in the global
marketing communications industry. A competitive remuneration package
will be made available to the successful candidate.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume to:
[email protected] quoting the job reference as the subject of your email.