Marketing advisers

The Vyulya Youth Polytechnic (YP) provides training for young people who cannot attend secondary school due to academic ability, disability and poverty. Your role will be to support the training of the young people, in particular with regards to leatherwork, to give them greater employment opportunities. To ensure its long-term sustainability, the YP needs to diversify its income base and you’ll work with your colleagues to develop markets and marketing strategies for the products developed by the students. You’ll plan and implement a production unit with quality control processes. Your work will ensure that the YP continues to train young people with disabilities by enhancing its resource base.

What does the role involve?

• Training about 30 young people with disabilities in the leatherwork department on design, production and marketing skills
• Working with the manager to develop a production unit within YP
• Developing business and marketing plans to create new revenue streams for YP through the sale of the products created by the students
• Conducting market demand surveys with local colleagues
• Developing and implement an industry placement scheme for the students

Skills, qualifications and experience required

Ideally you’ll have a degree in marketing, design or business management. With at least three years’ experience in the area of design and production, you’ll have developed strong supervision and leadership skills. You’ll be able to draw up business plans and strategies and have the knowledge to advise in this area. You’ll have experience of using SWOT analysis and the ability to develop marketing plans for a variety of products.

In addition you’ll need an outgoing and positive attitude, as you’ll be interacting with members of the community and local leaders. Humour, patience and a willingness to become part of the community will ensure that you experience the very warmest welcome in Kenya.

And the rest...

Kenya is a wonderful country in which to live and work, and the overwhelming majority of volunteers leave here after two or three years having thoroughly enjoyed their time here and with a great appreciation of the kindness and generosity of Kenyans. It remains one of the most spectacularly beautiful countries in Africa where the savannah plains roll into the hills, which leap to the mountains. The flora and fauna attract thousands of tourists each year. The beaches and sea retain, in most areas, the reputation of being the cleanest and some of the richest in the world.

We’ll ask you to commit to 12-24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll provide you with extensive training before your placement and our financial package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation and insurance. When you return to your home country, we'll help you to resettle and many of our returned volunteers stay involved with us long after their placement ends.

The ANPPCAN Uganda Chapter is part of a Pan-African organisation whose main concern is the status and welfare of children. The Uganda chapter’s vision is a society that upholds the rights of children, free from child abuse and neglect. The organisation focuses its work on five strategic areas, including organisational development of those institutions responsible for the protection of children, providing direct support services to abused and vulnerable children and delivering advocacy work for child rights and protection. As a marketing and communications adviser with ANPPCAN you’ll develop a marketing strategy to effectively promote the organisation’s work to a wider audience.

What does the role involve?

• Identifying opportunities to raise awareness of ANPPCAN’s activities amongst the local population and key stakeholders
• Working with staff and external stakeholders to gather materials for case studies and success stories and developing a mechanism to capture and use such information in the future
• Developing a long-term marketing strategy for ANPPCAN as an integral component of the organisation’s overall strategic plan

Skills, qualifications and experience required

You’ll need a degree-level qualification in a relevant field and have at least three year’s broad marketing and communications experience. Proven experience of developing marketing or communications strategies is essential. Ideally you will also have managed a team and have had exposure to PR and media work. As with most VSO placements, creativity and resourcefulness are key, as you’ll be working with limited resources. Flexibility and patience are also important qualities as you’ll need to adapt to living and working in a different culture.

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Landlocked Uganda lies across the Equator, bordering Tanzania, Sudan, Congo, Kenya and Rwanda. It’s a naturally fertile country with 25 per cent of its area covered in rivers, lakes and swamps. Uganda’s climate is pleasant and comfortable. . You’ll be based in the capital city Kampala which is less crowded than many other African cities with a population of around one million people. There’s a friendly and social atmosphere with a real mix of people from all social, religious and tribal groups.

We’ll ask you to commit to 12-24 months to make a sustainable contribution to our development goals. In return, we’ll give you comprehensive financial, personal and professional support. We'll provide you with extensive training before your placement, and our support package includes a local living allowance, return flights, accommodation, insurance and more. When you return to your home country, we'll help you to resettle and many of our returned volunteers stay involved with us long after their placement ends.