The Role
Marketing Adviser
Our client is a business development organisation with offices throughout the world. Its mission is to drive export growth for Irish companies internationally.
They are seeking to add an additional marketing adviser to their Middle East HQ based in Dubai
The core of the job is to identify market opportunities relevant to Ireland’s supply base and to advise specific Irish companies about how to win that business; also to link these companies with the local buyers/partners with which to do the business and to get the companies inside the right doors and help them conclude the deals profitably.
Within a small team, dealing with an exciting fast growing market opportunity, flexibility is essential, however the primary markets of focus are currently UAE and Qatar (the organisation has a separate office in KSA).
Primary sectors of focus are likely to be Telecoms, ICT, Healthcare, eGovernment and eLearning.
Requirements
Strong contacts and business network
Experience of sales and marketing in Gulf markets
Experience and knowledge of business development
Ability to work on own initiative and also to manage projects
Degree qualified with 5-7 years relevant working experience
Very strong working knowledge of Arabic and fluency in English; knowledge of other languages an advantage
Demonstrate capacity to acquire knowledge and successfully operate in a multi-sectorial environment
Results oriented and have a “can-do” attitude
Good organisational skills
Ability to influence and rapidly build credibility with clients and buyers
Excellent interpersonal, team and communication skills with good presentation skills
The basic salary for the position is fixed at 23,670 AED. It is not the companies policy to provide accommodation allowance so please take this into consideration before applying. Medical, fully paid holidays and return flight will be paid by the company. family status will be applied to these benefits if applicable
This is a genuine good opportunity for the right candidate with experience in the areas sought, experience in business development. The successful candidate will have a sociable professional and self-motivated attitude.
