Job Vacancies at Proten

Job Description

We seek an experienced and strategic-minded individual to join our team as the Head of Publicity, Awareness, and Marketing. In this key role, you will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility, drive customer engagement, and support the overall growth objectives of our client.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning:

• Develop and implement a cohesive marketing strategy aligned with the company's business goals and objectives.
• Identify target markets and customer segments to tailor marketing efforts effectively. 

Publicity and brand awareness:

• Build and manage relationships with media outlets, influencers, and industry partners.
• Devise and execute publicity campaigns to enhance brand visibility and maintain a positive public image.
• Monitor industry trends and competitor activities to stay ahead in the market. 

Digital Marketing:

• Oversee the creation and execution of digital marketing campaigns, including social media, content marketing, email, and online advertising.
• Utilize data analytics to measure and optimize the effectiveness of digital marketing efforts. 

Content Development:

• Lead the development of compelling and engaging content across various channels, including blogs, whitepapers, videos, and social media.
• Ensure that content aligns with the brand voice and resonates with the target audience. 

Event Management:

• Plan and coordinate participation in industry events, conferences, and tradeshows to maximize brand exposure.
• Explore opportunities for hosting company-sponsored events and webinars.

Market Research:

• Conduct market research to identify opportunities, evaluate market trends, and provide insights for product positioning.
• Use customer feedback and data analysis to refine marketing strategies.

Team Leadership:

• Build and lead a high-performing marketing team, providing mentorship, guidance, and professional development.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages creativity and initiative.

Budget Management:

• Develop and manage the marketing budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources to achieve maximum ROI.
• Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of marketing initiatives. 

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field; a Master’s degree is a plus.
• Proven experience (6+ years) in a senior marketing role, preferably within the technology industry.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing integrated marketing strategies.
• In-depth knowledge and strong understanding of digital marketing, creative flair, content development, brand and publicity.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic 

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Job Summary

• Ensuring a strong internal control environment through the development of adequate policies and procedures, ensuring their implementation and monitoring compliance
• Designing, documenting, implementing, assessing, and monitoring the internal control framework, including policies and key risks
• Ensuring that there are adequate controls to prevent errors or misstatements in financial reporting as well as ensure compliance with policies, operational and administrative processes
• Contribute towards establishing credible risk governance and integrated risks management mindset, and an execution approach which approximately prioritizes action based on business impact.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement policies and procedures to improve internal controls, compliance and efficiency across financial and operational processes
• Identify the potential risk and develop preventive strategies
• Ensure that the company has adequate controls to prevent unintentional and intentional errors in financial reporting and operational processes
• Lead the process for internal control reviews across the various units within the company
• Conduct regular audit to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the control environment, including assessing and appraising the company's operational procedures and compliance with policies and regulations. 
• Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate prompt communication, documentation, and escalation to management
• Implement adequate and timely action plans and monitor progress to address and resolve control deficiencies
• Work collaboratively with various department, functions and/or process owners to implement and monitor remediation effect efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring effective implementation of corrective action
• Examines current technology in the organization and future technologies that will need to be adopted
• Conducting special investigations of fraud, malpractices across the organization. 

Qualifications

• A good first degree in accounting or related courses
• Not less than 7 years experience in Internal control or risk management
• A professional qualification in accounting: ACA/ACCA
• Preferred IT certification - CISA
• Advance computer skills on MS office tools and accounting software
• Ability to coordinate and perform multiple tasks of project simultaneously, balancing priorities and deliverables
• Competent interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to lead projects and mentor others
• Ability to evaluate business processes and it technology, identify risk and evaluate controls.
• Proven knowledge of risk management information security, mobile core technologies and control.

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Job Description:

• Research and Development of products related to agriculture.
• Must have a basic understanding to fertilizers such as Urea and NPK blends.
• Identify plant diseases and crop nutritional deficiencies.
• Conduct research to develop and refine formulations for agricultural products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the scalability of formulations.
• Utilize expertise in biochemistry to design and optimize formulations for enhanced product efficacy.
• Design, plan, and execute field trials to assess the performance of developed products under diverse environmental conditions.
• Analyse trial data to evaluate product efficacy, safety, and compatibility with different crops.
• Must have experience working independently on research projects.
• Skilled in data collection and documentation.
• Ability to follow and develop protocols.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Well versed with Microsoft word, Excel, and Power-point.

Qualification: MSc Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Agriculture/ Chemistry/ Soil Science

Experience:

• Preference will be given to 2+ years of experience.
• Must have strong interest in Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture Research.
• Should be well versed in Research and Formulation development.
• Basic understanding of biochemistry and microbiology techniques (media preparation, autoclave, macroscopy etc.)
• Basic understanding of research methods and analysis.
• Must be well versed with the regulatory compliance applicable for the product.