BBC is seeking 01 Business Development Associate, Francophone Africa
Job Introduction
The BBC are recruiting for a Business Development Associate to help maintain and enhance business activities in the Francophone Africa markets with focus on the DRC and Ivory Coast. This includes maintaining and developing partnerships across all platforms. To ensure that these partnerships build on the BBC’s audience and that partners are given the best possible customer service.
Role Responsibility
To be responsible for the day-to-day partner management, including updating partners with programming information and schedule changes, co-ordinating marketing activity and working across new media initiatives.
Liaise with rebroadcasting partners on invoice payments, debt collection, day-to-day queries, and programme publicity.
To help ensure that the strategy for exploiting market opportunities, including the identification of appropriate targets for business development, is implemented.
To work with the Business Development team for Francophone Africa to deliver the Business Development Plan with accountability for agreed audiences, traffic and partner acquisition objectives for the market.
To be responsible for the day-to-day partner management, including updating partners with programming information and schedule changes, co-ordinating marketing activity and working across new media initiatives.
To understand and disseminate key media market changes, highlighting the activities of competitors to relevant staff in the region, and to recommend appropriate action to influence the regulatory environment in the BBC’s interest.
To work closely with partners in relevant markets and implement and maintain a strong customer-focus plan.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following –
Considerable experience of working in a sales and marketing, business development and/or editorial environment.
Good understanding of the market’s media environment and distribution/delivery systems with a detailed appreciation of likely developments.
Demonstrable ability to maintain and manage appropriate information and finance systems
Demonstrable track record of delivering results to agreed timetables.
First class presentation skills.
Experience in sales techniques including negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
Demonstrable ability to apply workflow and performance monitoring measures.
Ability to liaise authoritatively both within the BBC and with outside organisations, covering a range of editorial and commercial interests.
Ability to gain a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of BBC Commercial and Editorial Guidelines and the BBC’s international strategy.
Experience in sales techniques including negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
Demonstrable ability to apply workflow and performance monitoring measures.
Package Description
Salary – Local terms and conditions apply
Location – Dakar
Contract type – Continuing
Please follow to link apply :
http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/…/Business-Development…/18906