Social Media Associate Job at African Leadership University, - Career Opportunity in Rwanda

Vacancy title:
Social Media Associate

Jobs at:
African Leadership University,

Deadline of this Job:
Open until filled  

Duty Station:
Kigali , Rwanda , East Africa , 250

Summary
Date Posted: 27th february 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

 

JOB DETAILS:

Are you a master multi-tasker with excellent writing skills and design sense? Do you want to help promote the story of a ground-breaking leadership institution that has been described by Fast Company as the ‘most innovative company in Africa’ and by CNN as the ‘Harvard of Africa’? Then join our Marketing team as a Social Media Associate. Our vision is unique and our methods are innovative, so we expect nothing less from our Social Media Associate.
ABOUT ALU
Our purpose is to catalyze change in Africa and around the world by building the world’s most innovative university. Our engaging learning experiences integrate technology, personalized learning, real world projects and entrepreneurial leadership to create innovators, game-changers, and problem-solvers. We ask our students to declare a ‘mission’ for their lives instead of declaring an academic major. Our two undergraduate campuses—Mauritius and Rwanda—are well in operation, as is our graduate School of Business. Moving forward, we plan to scale across the continent and then around the world, ultimately developing 3 million entrepreneurs and leaders by 2035. We are growing rapidly: student enrollment increased by 1,200% between
2015 and 2017 and revenue grew by 650% in 2017. In 2017, the New York Times described ALU as one of ‘8 places in the world where history is being made’, and in 2016, Fast Company named ALU the ‘third most innovative company in Africa’ while CNN described ALU as the ‘Harvard of Africa’.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Social Media Associate is responsible for planning and executing the strategy of social media programmes. You will gain extensive personal and professional experience creating and promoting engaging content on all major social media channels and providing online customer service responses. You also will draw insights from relevant social media metrics and translate them into prompt action plans and engaging social media campaigns. Working closely with other key stakeholders to increase awareness of the company and improve its reputation, you will also get a chance to contribute content to the ALU website, articles, print and also video collateral.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and execute organic and paid social media strategy that ladders up to overall communication and brand strategy
Own and maintain a tactical social media plan and editorial calendar for all social media platforms, including writing, curating, and scheduling all posts from social accounts.
Work closely with cross-functional teams across the organization to establish internal processes that support the promotion of our content and brand strategy
Develop, manage and execute successful social media campaigns, ensuring coverage of organizational achievements, community events etc.
Track, measure, and analyze the performance of social media content and campaigns by providing timely communication of weekly/monthly metrics, social media trends, post-campaign evaluations and competitive activity.
Manage the organization’s day-to-day social media presence, monitor consumer posts and lead the team in responding to and managing issues appropriately.
Identify appropriate influencers and complementary brands for the organization to follow.
Propose new ideas and concepts for social media content
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Management, Communications or a related field.
Proven working experience in social media marketing (minimum 2 years)
Deep knowledge using social analytics tools
Ability to analyze and present the results of social media campaigns.
A thorough understanding of social media planning, online marketing technologies and strategies, with a balance of hands-on execution
Proven ability to manage an organization’s social presence across platforms and successfully engage followers with engaging content
Strong collaboration skills in managing stakeholders and agencies to achieve agreed goals.
Knowledge of latest internet trends, business models, social media policies and web/SEO technologies
Excellent verbal/written communication
Good eye for design and aesthetics
Knowledge of WordPress is a huge advantage
Has enormous energy with a dazzling sense of humour

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Rwanda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 14 march 2019
Duty Station: Rwanda
Posted: 27-02-2019
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 27-02-2019
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 27-02-2065
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