Marketing Trainee Recruitment at mPharma Nigeria

At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We’re a small but growing team of 350+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, backed by mission-driven investors. We’ve joined hands with third-party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few years, we’ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across seven African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi & Rwanda).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Marketing Trainee

Job Location: Lagos
Department: Marketing

Position Description

• mPharma is looking for a Marketing junior Associate, who will be responsible for marketing operations at our retail network.
• The Field marketing associate will be responsible for implementing, and evaluating marketing activities in accordance with the annual marketing plan, and driving mPharma’s vision of making drugs affordable and accessible to every African.
• He/She will also be responsible for ensuring successful marketing program launches and operations in Nigeria.  

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure proper distribution and maintenance of all marketing collaterals across all business units. Especially at the retail level
• Monitors field marketing programs regularly to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness.
• Act as a primary contact to address questions and inquiries regarding market-related activities.
• Ensures marketing materials meet quality and brand standards
• Assist with ensuring maximum visibility of all retail outlets nationwide by carrying out periodic signage audits.
• Assist with the plan & coordinate all branch launches and activations/events.
• Ensures proper archiving of all marketing materials- receipts, print collaterals, promotional materials etc.
• Manages field marketing operations including product promotion and sale activities.
• Ensures Documentation of Patients information and Clinical records across programs.
• Monitors and manage in-store promotions
• Carry out periodic customer surveys at activations and trade shows.
• Create, write and execute content management efforts such as website content, sales collateral, blog posts, press releases, use cases, newsletters, and emails.
• This position reports to the Marketing Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or another related field.
• 1+ years of professional experience in marketing communications

Our Ideal Candidate:

• An entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for mPharma’s mission to increase the accessibility and affordability of high-quality medicines.
• A strong work ethic and a proactive “can do” attitude that requires minimal supervision.
• Exhibit enthusiasm to work with an early-stage start-up, commitment to helping us grow, and passion about healthcare in Africa.
• Possess a dynamic and energetic personality.
• A strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude that requires minimal supervision
• Fluent English with excellent writing, verbal, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Works effectively as a team member and promotes collaboration.
• Appreciation for the importance of Pharmacovigilance compliance in the pharma industry.
• The ability to thrive in a matrix environment which requires working with multiple teams internally (this role will liaise with our Finance, Technical and Supply Chain teams).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV and Cover Letter describing why they are interested in working with mPharma and how they would make a good addition to the team via: careers@mpharma.com using the following subject line: "Marketing Trainee – (insert Your Name)".

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Note: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.