Take the lead as Head of Marketing for ooba

ooba, formerly MortgageSA, pioneered mortgage origination in South Africa over 15 years ago and now offers a range of expert solutions to home-buyers. We have embarked on an exciting new phase of evolution and need the expertise of a seasoned professional to lead the development of innovative strategies to underpin this growth.

Responsibilities:

• Develop an understanding of our business and environmental challenges with particular and detailed emphasis on industry trends and the impacts of legislation, socioeconomic factors and technology as well as market conditions
  
• Translate strategic imperatives into medium-term plans with attainable objectives and clear measurement and milestones
  
• Communicate strategy and determine the functional capability required to execute the strategy with assurance to sufficient resource allocation
  
• Drive marketing infrastructure, process and technology development
  
• Ensure that marketing methodologies are reflective of leading practice
  
• Optimise marketing's supply chain
  
• Budget for efficient operations by translating the marketing strategy into current and future expenditure needs
  
• Build and nurture key stakeholder relationships
  
• Provide creative direction including idea generation, copywriting and concept and campaign development.

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
  
• Financial services experience advantageous
  
• 5+ years' hands-on professional experience developing multi-channel (especially digital) marketing strategies (including planning and operational execution)
  
• Track record of developing and implementing brand communication strategies that have produced significant, impactful and measurable ROI results (portfolio of evidence)
  
• Ability to travel nationally.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus.

Strategy Recruitment Marketing has been retained to handle response to this position. To apply, please go to the careers page at www.strategy-rm.co.za and follow the instructions to apply. Enquiries: 021 466 8900. Closing date: 31 October 2015.