Head of Marketing

7 days ago


Sandton, South Africa Candi Solar Full time

**Company Profile**: candi is a dedicated solar partner for businesses across Asia and Africa. Combining the international capital of our Swiss-based platform with local expertise in these regions, we’re able to provide a unique offering to this underserved sector. In doing so, we aim to have a big social impact, reduce carbon emissions, create jobs, increase energy access, and save money for businesses of all sizes in emerging markets.

**Job Summary**: The company is looking to recruit an ambitious and energetic Head of Marketing, who will help candi to lead the revolution of solar. Given that candi is taking solar into a new realm with a new set of tools, the role will require creativity, innovation and a new way of thinking.

Specifically, the job requires taking ownership of the following for the global operations of candi solar:

- Developing and executing an annual marketing strategy and related budget to grow the brand, based on the business objectives.
- Identifying market trends, opportunities, and challenges to guide strategic marketing decisions.
- Overseeing brand messaging, positioning, and consistency in marketing communications globally.
- Establishing, tracking and reporting on marketing KPIs/goals with real time ROI analyses.
- Using data-driven insights to optimise marketing campaigns and initiatives.
- Acting as the custodian for the candi brand, overseeing all marketing/advertising, branding and PR activities.
- Signing off all marketing and brand communication to ensure consistency and alignment with the candi brand.
- Managing external marketing/branding/advertising service provider relationships and output.
- Leading, mentoring and managing regional marketing teams (across India & South Africa) to execute global marketing strategies effectively.
- Collaborating with the Head of Business Development to ensure effective lead management and conversion.
- Working closely with various department heads across regions, ensuring that all marketing efforts are aligned with business processes.
- Compiling and presenting regular marketing reports, monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and initiatives.

**Location**: Johannesburg / Cape Town / Durban, combined with working from home

**Job Requirements**:

- Relevant marketing/branding qualification
- 10+ years of experience in running brand communication activities (agency or client side)
- Ability to take initiative and self-manage
- High attention to detail
- Ability to engage with, and communicate, fairly technical concepts
- MS Office / Google Docs / CRM proficiency

**Working Culture**:

- You agree to live out the candi values every day of your employment: this includes to put _empathy before ego_, being _authentic no matter what_, that we _get it done as one_ and follow the candi principle that _less is more_
- A dynamic, cross-functional team player, willing to take initiative on projects in the context of a multicultural scale-up trying to execute big, bold ideas.
- Having experience working for an international company, or having studied or worked abroad, is considered a plus.
- You must be open, honest, trustworthy, a strong communicator, and understand that what we get done as a team surpasses what we get done individually.
- candi is an equal opportunities employer.

**candi is unique because...**
- We focus on helping businesses of all sizes in emerging markets get access to cheap, clean rooftop solar energy.
- We have a strong emphasis on a client-centric & innovation-driven working culture.
- We are an international team where remote working is commonplace, where we trust our team members to actively carve out a role for themselves according to their skillset.


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