Marketing & Communications Manager

Are you ready to use your marketing expertise to make an impact? Would you enjoy being the driving force behind designing and implementing a marketing strategy focused on value creation? You could be our next Marketing and Communications Manager

**The Company**

Triggerise believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Our digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 5 main markets in Sub Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa and Burkina Faso. We work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. We also support our users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.

Triggerise has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of 160 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Triggerise is like here.

**We will happily accept applicants **currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa**

**The Job**

As the Marketing and Communication manager at Triggerise, you’ll work together with the Marketing team to ensure that our message is delivered in a relevant, meaningful, and effective way. You’ll do this, by:

- Carrying out our platform marketing strategy; bringing insights about our users, their needs and motivations, and their on and offline behaviour.
- Translating our strategy and marketing plans into an action plan will drive demand for our membership and services - this will include developing and executing content, brand materials, social media engagement, and continuous flow messages.
- Bringing in field operations insights from the markets to continuously improve how we drive demand and engage our users.
- Keeping abreast of the latest marketing trends and movements in the market, and finding ways to boost the platform's visibility.
- Identifying strategic branding opportunities or partnerships which will put Tiko at the forefront of our target audience’s mind.

**About You**

You think outside of the box and collaborate well with others. You have strong interpersonal skills and strong consultative skills. You can give your team the structure and guidance to help them excel by themselves.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant university qualification in Marketing, Business Management, or similar
- Proven experience in brand marketing with a track record of managing and growing a brand, including at least 3 years as an Assistant Brand Manager or 1-2 years as a Brand Manager
- Demonstrated ability in setting strategic marketing directions and executing plans independently
- Strong experience in leading agency relationships, with the capability to articulate campaign results and insights
- You are currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa (mandatory).

**The Rewards**

At Triggerise we believe in being open, also when it comes to salaries. In South Africa, the monthly salary bracket for this position is R42,377 - R63,566 gross, plus benefits. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues.

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

- Great secondary benefits
- A personal development budget.
- Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go.
- Growth opportunities.
- A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things.
- A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations.

**The Details