Digital Marketing Coordinator
An awesome opportunity exists for a Digital Marketing Coordinator to join our Marketing team based in Cape Town.
The purpose of this role is primarily to assist with growing our digital footprint across all our corridors. The responsibilities include managing multiple social media pages, manage the execution of digital competitions, conduct digital research on trends and competitors, assist with email marketing campaigns, and identify ways to expand and enhance the business.
The Digital Marketing Coordinator reports to the Digital Marketing Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities (include but is not limited to):
- Content creation and social media management
- Track social media spend
- Execute digital competitions
- Conduct digital research on trends and competitors
- Assist with the execution of email marketing campaigns to customers, partners and staff
- Identify opportunities to expand Mukuru’s digital footprint
- Assist in managing the content website.
- Keep abreast of remittance developments within the money transfer service industry
- Create reports
Key Requirements:
- Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
- Degree / Diploma or equivalent in Marketing, Communication, or related field (Desirable)
- Proven 2-4 years’ experience in Digital Marketing / Advertising (Essential)
- Financial / Foreign Exchange / Money transfer Industry experience (Desirable)
- Knowledge of foreign exchange principles
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory and statutory requirements
- Experience in targeting African and UK markets (Desirable)
Additional Skills:
- Computer skills in Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft office and Outlook
- Social Media savvy
- Marketing automation skills
- Solid knowledge of website and marketing analytics tools
- Working knowledge of ad serving tools
- Experience in setting up and optimizing PPC campaigns on major search engines
- Analytical skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Time management skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
Mukuru is the largest money transfer provider in Africa and a leading Next Gen Financial Services Platform that offers affordable and reliable financial services to the emerging consumer.
The foundation of our business was built by providing the continent’s migrant diaspora with safe, convenient international money transfers. From this base we have grown a wide range of products and services that take their cue from our customers’ needs and aspirations for greater financial security and a better life.
To this end, we continue to build a highly robust and resilient physical and digital financial payments infrastructure across Africa that unlocks new value-added services for our loyal customers. This includes cash transfers, Mukuru Funeral Cover, and the Mukuru Card.
As a fintech provider, Mukuru has underpinned its successful customer engagement strategy with the ability to ‘speak the language’ of its users and gain a grassroots understanding of the unique pain points that customers face in each market.
Our engagement platforms include WhatsApp, free USSD, the Mukuru App, and the website. Customers are always able to speak to Mukuru about any challenges or difficulties with the platform, whether it’s a Mukuru agent in a physical booth, at a branch, over the telephone, or via a virtual live chat function in a language of the customer’s choosing, and often in their mother tongue. Take a walk through our Contact Centre at any time, and you’ll hear conversations in 15 languages – our very own united nations of Africa and Asia.