Job Title:  Business Executives – Subscription (Several Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Nation Media Group (NMG)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Sales and Distribution Supervisor

About the Company:

The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Nation Media Group is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating the Daily Monitor. Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3 KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Nation Courier Service and the Monitor Business Directory.

Job Summary:  The successful candidates shall be responsible for growing subscription sales volumes in order to generate revenue and achieve their business targets.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Aggressively grow subscription of hard copies and E-Paper business by conducting regular sales pitches to potential and existing clients.
• Ensure that payments are made before clients access the e- paper.
• Maintain and grow relationships with clients and follow up to resolve issues to the satisfaction of customers.
• Come up with partnership proposals for projects like NIE, EXCEL IN PLE and RAINBOW.
• Develop daily, weekly and monthly prospects of potential clients.
• Handle all customer complaints, give feedback to ensure customer satisfaction and growth of e-paper.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Academic: Bachelor’s Degree/ or a Diploma in Marketing or Business- related course or equivalent qualification.
• Experience: At least 2 years’ working experience as a sales person

Core Competencies

• Good Computer Skills
• Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills.
• Passionate about sales and number driven
• High level of Integrity
• Good proposal writing skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships
• Strong customer focus
• Good planning and organizing skills

If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line to emakanga@ug.nationmedia.com
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.