Focus: Content Marketing, Product Marketing, Digital Marketing, Writing, Event Planning and Coordination, Internal Communication
Supervisor: Marketing Manager
Location: Cape Town or Mumbai
About Vera
Vera Solutions is a social enterprise and certified B Corporation building cloud and mobile applications for social impact organizations worldwide. Our clients — more than 300 organizations in over 55 countries — include major iNGOs and grant-making organizations, social enterprises, and community-based organizations. Our solutions help organizations working in health, education, and development to collect, analyze, and utilize real-time, high-quality programmatic data, automate processes, and work more efficiently and effectively. Vera’s work is centered on the Force.com platform, the world’s leading cloud application development platform. Vera is a growing organization, with 65 full-time staff based in offices in Cape Town, Geneva, London, Mumbai, São Paulo, and Washington DC. We have been honored with Echoing Green, Rainer Arnhold, Dasra Social Impact, and Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowships and have been featured in Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 30 Startups to Watch.
Position Overview
The Marketing Associate will work closely with our Marketing Manager to support Vera’s global marketing portfolio, ranging from event coordination and content development to digital marketing and market research. This role will allow you to gain experience in the operations of a growing social enterprise, working closely with staff across the company to enable it to scale sustainably. You will benefit from ongoing learning opportunities, professional development, and mentorship. We’re looking for someone who demonstrates excellent attention to detail, communication, time management skills, experience, problem-solving capabilities, and eagerness to learn. We want a strong writer with a demonstrated ability to coordinate competing priorities with finesse, professionalism, and enthusiasm.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develop and implement marketing plans, strategies, and activities, designed to increase brand recognition for our products and services globally
- Conduct market research that will inform the marketing strategy as well as the product roadmap
- Coordinate, research, write, and edit content for a variety of stakeholders and mediums
- Develop and execute strategies designed to improve our online presence; craft and curate content for our website and social media channels
- Support event coordination in attending and hosting events
- Build and maintain strong client and partner relationships, regularly highlighting their work and contributions to the social sector
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree—what you studied isn’t critical; what you’re passionate about is
- At least 1-2 years professional experience, particularly in marketing, business development, product innovation, or a related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication and relational skills
- Ability to write publishable content in a variety of styles (journalistic, case studies, proposals, social media, blog posts, etc)
- Demonstrated interest in social impact
- Curiosity and problem solving skills—do problems slow you down or drive you to seek solutions?
- Ability and comfort working in a dynamic team-based environment
- Experience developing communications materials for a range of audiences
- Strong organizational skills
- Experience in using website and CRM software, social media platforms, and social media management tools
Desirable
- Background in graphic and/or web design
- Experience with project management
- Experience with event planning
- The right to work in India or South Africa
Compensation and Benefits
Vera Solutions offers compensation and benefits commensurate with experience and cost of living.
To apply, complete an online application (attaching CV).
Applications are rolling. For additional information, please contact [email protected].
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At Vera we celebrate diversity; not only do we value the diversity of our workforce, we rely on it. Employees with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences inform our approach to our work, driving us to ask questions and challenge assumptions, solve problems creatively, and foster strong relationships with each other and our clients. We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, in which all of our staff feel safe and thrive.