Jobs in Lagos at Gezai Travel and Tours, October 1st 2015

Gezai Travel and Tours provides excellent travel and tourism related services on behalf of tourists, airlines, hotels, car rentals, cruise lines and others.
We help to ensure your having a perfect trip within and outside the country through the network of our partners in the industry. We can provide a complete tour plan for you to enable you have a wonderful experience and render assistance in meeting the necessary and mandatory requirements with convenience.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Marketing Coordinator

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• As our go-to-market lead for Nigeria and West Africa you will have the opportunity to shape and drive marketing excellence in West Africa and play a pivotal role in positioning Gezai Travels for success in a highly competitive region.
• As a proactive support for the local sales team, you will be responsible for lead generation, managing local partners and dealing with multiple local customers.
• You will be the primary interface between Gezai Travels.
• You will lead the development and implementation of a combined advertising and trade marketing plan in Nigeria and, in addition, provide local marketing management support for market research projects in the region.

• Lead the development of a go-to-market plan for West Africa that best positions Gezai Travels to succeed in this highly competitive market
• Coach Marketing Team to continually stretch themselves to deliver work with maximum impact at minimum cost that directly impacts the achievement of the business objectives
• Monitor and maintain data quality within the marketing database
• Track, measure, and analyze all initiatives to report on ROI
• Lead the identification and qualification of new leads aligned to our business objectives
• Provide support for market research projects in the region
• Actively participate in the sales process to provide the necessary support needed to deliver the business objectives

• University Degree in Marketing, Communications or equivalent,
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and other local Nigerian language.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience with a multinational company in a marketing role in Travels and Tours or Airlines industry in Nigeria.
• Deep insight into Nigerian B2B and B2C markets - specific insight into the Travels and Tours industry is a plus

• Training and experience in Travels and Tours and a proven ability to manage multiple Customers and Client at the same time in a fast-paced environment
• Proven experience of marketing planning, budgeting and implementation
• Proven ability to work successfully and collegially in a multi-cultural environment.
• A creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions
• Willingness and flexibility to travel
• A creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions
• Experience in managing technical aspects of key marketing systems (marketing automation, CRM) used to generate, distribute, and report on leads
• Excellent interpersonal relations and communications skills
• The ability to work remotely, independently and across teams