Marketing & Communications Lead

Marketing & Communications Lead

Industry: Technology & Security Solutions

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Salary: KES 150,000 – 180,000

Application Deadline: 23rd August 2026

Lead the Voice of a Growing Regional Technology Business

Are you a strategic marketer who thrives on building brands, leading high-impact campaigns, and delivering measurable business results?

Our client, a rapidly expanding technology solutions company with operations across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, and South Sudan, is seeking an experienced Marketing & Communications Lead to drive brand visibility, strengthen market positioning, and lead integrated marketing initiatives across its regional portfolio.

This role goes beyond traditional marketing management. It requires a hands-on leader who can develop strategy, manage teams, oversee high-profile events, and collaborate with multiple business units to ensure marketing initiatives directly support commercial growth.

If you have experience leading marketing teams, coordinating multiple projects simultaneously,and executing campaigns across diverse markets, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute marketing and communications strategies across multiple brands and countries of operation.

Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of corporate events, including concept development, speaker engagement, vendor management, implementation, and post-event evaluation.

Provide leadership, mentorship, and direction to the marketing team to ensure the successful delivery of campaigns and projects.

Coordinate SEO, digital marketing, content, and social media activities to create a unified communications strategy.

Oversee brand positioning and messaging while maintaining consistency across multiple business units.

Develop and manage content across digital platforms, marketing materials,

presentations, proposals, and other client-facing channels.

Collaborate with sales and business leaders to align marketing initiatives with commercial objectives and revenue targets.

Monitor campaign performance and prepare reports on key performance indicators and return on investment.

Build and maintain relationships with agencies, media partners, event vendors, and other external stakeholders.

Manage the marketing budget and ensure the effective allocation of resources across campaigns and events.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Strategic marketing and brand management expertise.

Strong leadership and people management skills.

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Exceptional project management and organizational abilities.

Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.

A hands-on, results-oriented approach to execution.

The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Strong analytical and reporting skills.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related field.

A minimum of 3-4 years of experience leading a marketing team.

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing marketing strategies that deliver measurable results.

Proven experience managing multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders simultaneously.

Experience working in a regional or multi-country environment.

Experience marketing technology solutions, customer experience platforms, security solutions, SaaS products, or other B2B solutions will be an added advantage.

Experience managing multiple brands or business units under one organization will be highly desirable.

Technical Skills and Tools

Candidates should demonstrate proficiency in some or most of the following tools and platforms:

CRM platforms, preferably Zoho CRM.

Project management tools such as Asana, Trello, Monday.com, ClickUp, Jira, or similar platforms.

Marketing analytics tools, including Google Analytics and campaign reporting platforms.

Email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp, Zoho Campaigns, HubSpot, or similar tools.

Social media management platforms.

Event planning and calendar management tools, including Google Calendar, Microsoft

Outlook, Calendly, or equivalent platforms.

Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

Collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Workspace, and Slack.

Content management systems and digital marketing platforms.

Why Join?

Shape the marketing strategy of a growing regional technology business.

Work directly with the CEO and influence strategic business decisions.

Lead marketing initiatives across multiple countries and industries.

Join an innovative, fast-paced organization that encourages creativity, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Application Deadline:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications on or before 23rd August 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Our recruitment process is completely FREE OF CHARGE. We do not charge candidates any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.