{"id":15499,"date":"2013-10-23T06:46:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T04:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=15499"},"modified":"2013-10-23T06:46:21","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T04:46:21","slug":"millward-brown-vacancies-account-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/millward-brown-vacancies-account-manager.html","title":{"rendered":"Millward Brown Vacancies: Account Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Main purpose of the job:-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This position is the first step on the managerial rung:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the day to day relationships with clients<\/li>\n<li>Work in association with your Account Director to manage a team of researchers this includes\n<ul>\n<li>Taking responsibility to manage the day to day work allocation within your team<\/li>\n<li>Play an active role in developing line reports, including training, mentoring and coaching them where necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the research process for your clients\u2019 projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So that Millward Brown offers client service and levels of research expertise that are second to none<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage the process of:\n<ul>\n<li>Design of questionnaires and samples<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of all material for fieldwork\/briefing fieldwork<\/li>\n<li>Data and coding\/checking and specking<\/li>\n<li>Presentation preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Provide leadership and clear direction to team<\/li>\n<li>Presenting results to client<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing data, drawing recommendations and presenting<\/li>\n<li>Quality control and ensuring deadlines are met<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring costs on projects<\/li>\n<li>Costing projects<\/li>\n<li>Proposal writing and project design<\/li>\n<li>Managing and developing your direct line reports<\/li>\n<li>Continuing to broaden research skill base<\/li>\n<li>Contribute towards Millward Brown learning<\/li>\n<li>Assist in achieving team budget revenue target for the upcoming year<\/li>\n<li>MB expects all employees to adhere to the requirements of our quality management system which is certified to ISO20252<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Internal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build a strong working relationship with your client service account team<\/li>\n<li>Build a strong and mutually respectful relationship with the operational departments within the company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">External<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a strong professional relationship with your clients<\/li>\n<li>Be an ambassador for Millward Brown at all times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum Qualifications\/Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum qualifications: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>o3 year degree, preferably in Research, marketing, business, economic, social sciences, media,<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Honors Preferable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous experience of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least 5 year\u2019s relevant experience in a research agency, Client Company, management, marketing consultancy, media agency or other relevant fields.<\/li>\n<li>A passion for brands and advertising is a must, a curiosity as to understand consumer thinking and opinion and a desire to advise clients how to improve their brands performance in the market place. Client facing role essential.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly presenting to clients<\/li>\n<li>Managing all stages of projects from brief to presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At least one year\u2019s experience managing a small team\/line reports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical Competencies required:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PC literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellent English writing and verbal skills<\/li>\n<li>Excellent presentation skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience in strategic planning, project management, research, brand planning, marketing or research.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage a project from briefing (understanding client needs), implementation (understanding the necessary research process), data analysis and insight (getting to the answers), presentation production and reporting.<\/li>\n<li>An understanding of efficient team processes would be an advantage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal\/Behavioural Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project management\n<ul>\n<li>Set priorities and manage tasks<\/li>\n<li>Manage multiple projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Client orientation\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and mange client expectations<\/li>\n<li>Foster 2 way communication<\/li>\n<li>Understand their business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpersonal skills\n<ul>\n<li>Build rapport with and show consideration for all work colleagues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Organisation skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet deadlines<\/li>\n<li>Follow procedure<\/li>\n<li>Time management\/prioritise work<\/li>\n<li>Team work<\/li>\n<li>Deliver accurate work under pressure<\/li>\n<li>Attention to detail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Take initiative<\/li>\n<li>Proactive self-starter<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to quality<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Give honest feedback<\/li>\n<li>Regularly counsel others about their performance<\/li>\n<li>Delegate appropriately<\/li>\n<li>Integrate other viewpoints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Executive maturity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Remain composed under stress<\/li>\n<li>Seek solutions rather than blame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Analytical skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrity and high ethical standards<\/li>\n<li>Communication skills\n<ul>\n<li>Clear and accurate communication<\/li>\n<li>Persuasive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Location:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><b>South Africa &#8211; Johannesburg<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Job ID:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><b>1883<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Job Type\/Duration:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><b>Full Time<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td># of Openings:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><b>1<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ch.tbe.taleo.net\/CH02\/ats\/careers\/requisition.jsp?org=MILLWARDBROWNUK&amp;cws=11&amp;rid=1883\">Click here to apply online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main purpose of the job:- This position is the first step on the managerial rung: &nbsp; Manage the day to day relationships with clients Work in association with your Account&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[12],"tags":[2005],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Millward Brown Vacancies: Account Manager - Jobs in South Africa 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Main purpose of the job:- This position is the first step on the managerial rung: &nbsp; 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