Vice President, Marketing (Kingston, Jamaica) - JAMPRO

JAMPRO Export and Investment Jamaica

Career Opportunity

Vice President, Marketing

Job Profile

The VP Marketing is charged with the very exciting responsibility of marketing Brand Jamaica through various channels and mediums. The Vice President will oversee the Marketing Division of Jampro which includes local and overseas Offices while giving support to the Investment and Linkages and the Export teams of the organization. A very dynamic office, the Marketing Division is the organization. A very dynamic office, the Marketing Division is the face of Jampro with a mandate which includes:

• Managing the overall organization's strategic marketing plan in keeping with sector promotional plans and overarching corporate communications strategy.
• To produce research that provides data on product and market intelligence and feedback from stakeholders in order to assist the government and the organization in the faciliation of increased trade and investment.
• To identify and package business opportunities that can be marketed to drive investments.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, results oriented Vice President who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the President, the VP Marketing is to lead and spire the team to achieve the targets and ensure that the activities of the division are in line with the mandate of the organization. The Vice President is expected to carry out functions to effectively manage the Division. These functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develop initiatives to raise Jamaica's local and international profile as a business destination.
• Develop initiatives and or campaigns to raise the awareness of JAMPRO's services, plans and achievements in a bid to increase the organization's positive image.
• Devise and implement a channel marketing, strategy and campaign for JAMPRO and Jamaica aligned to the organization's strategic plan and sector marketing plans.
• Oversee the tracking of enquiry and lead generation and conversion rates of electronic assets with a view to improving the usability, design and content of these assets.
• Lead and provide oversight for all external communications for the organization (including speeches, presentations, collateral material, corporate publications, etc.).
• Develop and cultivate relationships with key channel partners and local/international media.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of targeted market development road maps by JAMPRO's Regional Offices in keeping with agreed sector promotional strategies.
• Oversee the overall functions of the Regional offices including lead generation/conversion, international stakeholder network expansion, and the provision of market intelligence to sales and marketing departments.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of JAMPRO's Economic Diplomacy Strategy.
• Lead the development of research based on the information requirements of the organization and its clients, including due diligence research and research on potential clients.
• Work with the Vice Presidents of Investment and Linkage; and investment, linkages and export targets;

Qualifications, Experience and Key Competencies of the Preferred Candidate:

• Graduate Degree in Media/Communications, Marketing or related equivalent.
• At least five (5) years' work experience at a senior management level in Corporate Communications, Media, Marketing or Business in the private or public sectors.
• Advanced critical thinking, research and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• In-depth knowledge of business communications, reputation management principles and best practices and New Media;
• Knowledge of local and international media operations.
• Knowledge of country/destination branding theory and practice
• Excellent organizational and events/project management skills.
• Knowledge of multimedia, spatial and display design concepts.
• Excellent leadership and team building skills.
• Strong networking skills
• High emotional intelligence
• Knowledge of protocol, business etiquette, and diplomacy.

Qualify applicants are invited to submit a letter and resume by July 23, 2023, addressed to:

Manager, Human Resources

JAMPRO Email: vacancies@jamprocorp.com

Visit https://dobusinessjamaica.com/about-jampro/join-our-team/ on the JAMPRO Website for full posting.

System Administrator (Kingston, Jamaica) - JAMPRO

 JAMPRO

Trade and investment Jamaica

Career Opportunity

Systems Administrator

Job Scope

To design, implement and maintain the technical infrastructure required to support the corporate data systems.

Key Responsibilities

The incumbent is expected to perform a range of duties to effectively support the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department. These include but are not limited to the following:

• Design, setup, maintain and monitor Wide Area Network/Local Area Network (WAN/LAN) infrastructure.
• Manage user accounts and data access permissions.
• Install enterprise-wide Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware software, monitor, mitigate and report threats to network from malicious software.
• Identify and mitigate network security risks.
• Design, setup, maintain and monitor Windows servers and desktop office applications and operating systems.
• Set up and maintain MySQL and Microsoft SQL database servers.
• Install and configure data backup systems.
• Install system alert mechanism and monitoring tools for server room environment.
• Track system warranties and manage hardware repairs or replacement for equipment under warranty.
• Repair or collaborate with external service providers to repair equipment for which the warranty has expired.
• Constantly work to improve existing network designs and bring new technology ideas to the table.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and user issues in a timely manner.
• Perform system recovery procedures as necessary.
• Maintain a Windows update server to keep both servers and workstations up to date with software patches.

Qualifications, Experience and Key Competencies

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or equivalent (e.g. Relevant Microsoft Certifications).
• Minimum five (5) years' experience administering Microsoft Windows Servers including Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP, Exchange, IIS and preferably also SQL server.
• Three (3) years' experience in deploying and maintaining Microsoft office applications and Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.
• Experience in designing, troubleshooting, and administering WAN/LAN networks.
•  Experience in Salesforce is an asset.
• Two (2) or more years' experience in Microsoft SharePoint is an asset.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Server Load Balancing, Virtualization (e.g. Hyper V).
• Working knowledge of switches, routers and firewalls.
• Working knowledge of data storage systems such as Network Attached Storage devices (NAS).

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a letter and resume by May 29, 2022 addressed to:

Manager, Human Resource

JAMPRO Email: vacancies@jamprocorp.com

Visit https://dobusinessjamaica.com/about-jampro/join-our-team/ on the JAMPRO Website for full posting.