Country Manager at Click Digital Marketing

Seniority Level: Senior Management
Industry: Digital, Management
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Functions: Strategy & Planning

Description
What you'll be doing at a glance:

• Work with Clicks  C.O.O. and senior leadership team to activate Click’s Go To Market strategy, suggesting any tweaks along the way.
• Build and manage a team of Click consultants (Clickers) to interact and engage with clients, and who can activate Click’s product offering with accurate agility keeping clients business KPIs at the fore.
• Find and hire high calibre local staff to assist in the seamless running of the local operations; e.g accounting, marketing, front of house etc.
• Actively connect with local, and global businesses with local branches, to share Clicks proposition and U.S.P.s.  
• Enable Clicks nimble and progressive working practices that will become one of the defining aspects of Clicks brand.
• Gather and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategic team decisions.
• Invest in a 'Fail Fast' test & learn methodology to help develop and grow Clicks go-to-market product propositions.

Requirements
About you:

• A degree in Business, People Management or other related disciplines.
• You're an experienced manager with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, who has experience in working in African markets.
• You have a strong understanding of current digital practices and are able to explain complex digital concepts simply and easily.
• You are a team player, who is able to build a strong local team to enable the activation and servicing of both local and global clients.
• You have a proven record of business development, and experience in sourcing and winning digital business with support from your colleagues.
• You enjoy working at pace within an ever-changing fast-paced environment. You thrive, equally, on working hands-on with the detail as you do when setting business strategy.
• You have excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with founders, investors and product teams.
• English speaking (knowledge of French or Portuguese a bonus!)