Head of Agency (Application Deadline- Friday, 31st Aug., 2018)

Job Title: Head of Agency
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
Contract Type: Full-time


Job Description

Our client, a direct marketing communications Agency is looking to hire Head of Agency to help meet their ambitious growth objectives in the marketing industry.

As the Head of Agency, you will be responsible for the development and leadership for the agency's strategic practice, reporting directly to the MD/C.E.O of a highly collaborative and team-oriented environment with the aim of winning new business as well as managing the strategic marketing development for some of the most recognized brands in the world.

In addition, you’d be typically responsible for helping to build and grow awareness of The Agency’s Brand by acting as an outward facing thought leader, maintaining and growing The Agency's business and client base on an ongoing and project basis; create and maintain relationships with existing and potential clients; develope strategic solutions and plans that best fit the agency and clients’ needs.
Responsibilities and Duties
Major areas of responsibilities

1. Business Leadership

• Define project scope, estimate and write proposals; co-oridnate service providers in the creation of project specifications and time plans.
• Identify and develop target list of clients and partners
• Understand business objectives, challenges and opportunities of target and industry
• Responsible for departmental vision, structure, and management while providing leadership, accountability, and mentorship to brand strategy.
• Be the agency’s lead brand evangelist, embodying Impact’s core values and differentiating perspectives
• Maintain and develop prospective client and key strategic partners network
• Develop integrated marketing strategies and tactical plans to meet and exceed the client’s marketing and business goals and objectives
• Generate and drive insight for internal and client audiences around media, brands, consumers, and experiences
• Manage agency strategy efforts and projects, involved with projects from start to finish, ensuring successful project completion against deadlines.

1. Strategic Project management

• Develop integrated marketing strategies and tactical plans to meet and exceed the client’s marketing and business goals and objectives
• Generate and drive insight for internal and client audiences around media, brands, consumers, and experiences
• Design, execute and manage research
• Manage measurement, analytics, data gathering, and reporting for clients’ and agency
• Provide strategic branding thought leadership and expertise to expand business relationships
• Oversee development of marketing plans and creative briefs
• Training and developing staff (direct reports), and influencing cross-functional internal partners to create and execute effective research, analysis, and strategy

1. New Business Management

• Manage agency new business efforts and projects, involved with projects from start to finish, ensuring successful project completion against deadlines.
• Provide and maintain client contact and relationship database.
• Networking to find new business opportunities
• Lead and manage new business presentations
• Arranging sales and creative presentations and meetings
• Seeking new opportunities to add value to existing clients
• Identifying and nurturing new business opportunities

Requirements

• MBA preferred, or Masters in Business or Marketing, commensurate experience in building agency client portfolios.
• Interest in and aptitude for creative business and marketing solutions
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in building new business and account management in an agency environment
• Highly motivated, with a proven track record of new business acquisitions and expansion of client accounts
• Experience navigating large and complex organizations, including gaining access to key executives and stakeholders and successfully managing relationship building dynamics and processes

Does this sound interesting to you?
We look forward to hearing from you with the position you are applying for as the subject heading via [email protected] before close of business on Friday, 31st August, 2018.

An application where you explain how and why you will make a so much appreciated difference.
We will only get back to you if there is a relevant match between you and us.