E-commerce, Retail and Licensing Specialist - Nuweland, South Africa - Worldwide Fund for Nature

Worldwide Fund for Nature

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Nuweland, South Africa

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Advert Summary:

(This is a permanent position based in Newlands, Cape Town)

WWF is the world's largest and most respected independent conservation organisation, with over 6 million supporters and a global network active in over 100 countries.

WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.

WWF South Africa is a national office that is part of the WWF network.

We are a local NGO that has worked for 50 years with the aim of inspiring all South Africans to live in harmony with nature, for the benefit of our country and the wellbeing of all our people.

WWFs work is _for nature, for you_.

Our work is challenging and exciting and we love what we do.

To join our team, you need to be brilliant at what you do, passionate, results-orientated and have a positive attitude.

Background

You will be required to manage and oversee the operations of the organisation's retail trading business (SHOP), for both physical events and pop ups, as well as manage and run the online shop (e-commerce) front including running all digital marketing and advertising; identify and agree Licensing partnerships with qualifying companies, and manage these relationships to nurture and foster growth).

As a primarily outward facing role, you will be expected to maintain high standards of decorum and ethics. Your primary goal will be to raise funds and increase income for WWF, meeting specific KPIs.

Minimum Requirements:

Tertiary qualification in Marketing / Business Management or similar.
5 years in ecommerce / licensing / events / campaigns.
Communication
Search engine optimisation
Social media marketing
Digital Marketing
Shopify
Attention to detail
Planning & organising
Deadline focused
Interpersonal skills & relationship building skills
Strong team player
Resilient individual with high energy levels
Passion for conservation

Duties and Responsibilities:

Shop:

Line manage the smooth daytoday operations of SHOP
Manage and use systems: NetSuite, Celigo, Shopify and Hubspot
Design and curate a range of ontrend, ethically sourced, environmentally friendly products
Identify and negotiate new stock items
Prepare and submit monthly sales reports to Head of Unit and Finance & Business Support team
Assist in the preparation of shop budgets and expenses and manage the recon process
Enhance and maintain efficient business processes and practices
Prepare reports, presentations, proposals, and correspondence as required
Develop marketing plans for SHOP customersfor both the physical and digital space
Design appealing campaigns for SHOP in order to increase profitability
Engage & strengthen relationships with WWF shoppers via SHOP and other channels
Identify marketing platforms, promotional opportunities, and better ways of working
Analyse shop statistics and develop future strategies (Google & Facebook analytics)
Achieve agreed annual sales targets

Licensing:

Maintain existing causerelated marketing partnerships (Carrol Boyes, My School, Falke, etc.) and grow these relationships.
Identify, assess, and implement new partnerships.
Provide assistance to the Local and International Merchandise Programme in collaboration with new and existing partners
Use causerelated marketing partnerships to inform, influence the staff, customers, supply chains & stakeholders of partners by leveraging their communications and marketing channels
Ensure Partners are actively engaged and communicated with, so that relationships with partners are strong, resulting in fresh creative, innovative partnership communications, which includes:
Managing the development of partnership materials (print, electronic, digital) for all stakeholders
Providing content for various partnerships and WWF channels
Coordinating launches where necessary
Driving media activities i.e. developing media releases
Monitoring and evaluating partnership communications
Coordinating and delivering reports as required
Assisting in contracting and partnership agreements
Managing partnership communication and marketing rights and guidelines
Ensuring WWF is well profiled in all partnership communications in line with brand guidelines to ensure credibility without compromising on brand value
Ensuring appropriate WWF campaigns, tactics and messages are supported by internal and external partnership channels and platforms
Ensuring that partners contribute to and support WWF activations as appropriate
Support the development of donor journeys with regards to SHOP