DG Murray Trust
DG Murray Trust
DG Murray Trust
Role: We are looking for a part-time Stakeholder Engagement and Market Analyst to support the ECD Connect team. Our goal is to improve practice and expand access to quality ECD services, and we need your help positioning the platform appropriately to foster lasting partnerships that ensure scalability and sustainability
The context: ECD Connect is a user-centric digital platform that supports practitioners and organizations to scale and deliver professional, high-quality services to young children and caregivers in their communities. The first phase of the initiative includes education and healthcare services. The ultimate goal is to make this platform available to the sector in order to help scale quality early childhood development and broaden future choices for children in South Africa, and potentially further afield.
Responsibilities:
Market Analysis:
- Conduct an assessment of contemporary service offerings to pinpoint the unique selling proposition (USP) of the ECD Connect platform.
- Execute comprehensive market research to determine target audience segments for our app, focusing on early learning and healthcare.
- Develop an achievable strategy for engaging with and onboarding users to the platform.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Carry out a holistic stakeholder analysis to unearth strategic partnership opportunities across private, nonprofit, and government sectors.
- With the product owner, develop and implement strategies for effective stakeholder engagement to ensure scalability and sustainability.
Skills and competencies:
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to interpret market data, trends, and insights.
- Collaborative mindset with a knack for building and nurturing relationships.
- Cultural sensitivity and an understanding of the nuances related to early childhood development in South Africa.
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, communications, public administration, public relations, marketing or related fields
- Proven experience in market analysis or research, ideally in sectors related to early childhood development, education, or healthcare.
- Senior-level experience in stakeholder engagement or public relations, particularly in building partnerships with private, non-profit, and governmental bodies.
- Familiarity with digital platforms or apps, understanding how they serve users, and how to promote them to different audience segments.
- Demonstrated history of market research or other comparable user research work.
- Ability to work effectively, independently and collaboratively
Application process:
Interested applicants must submit a cover letter together with their CV, including contactable references and qualifications, to [email protected] by 7 October 2023 with the subject line “Stakeholder Engagement and Market Analyst”. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Stakeholder Engagement and Market Analyst
The DGMT is a public innovator committed to developing South Africa’s potential by helping to create an ethical and enabling environment where human needs and aspirations are met; and where every person is given the opportunity to fulfil their potential, for both personal benefit and for that of the wider community. We commission projects that can seize the opportunities for success; communicate those opportunities in ways that inspire leadership and action; and connect people of like and unlike mind, who are committed to the same goal.