George Otieno Oketch
P.O. Box 14444-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
14th June 2020
Recruitment Manager
Islamic Relief Kenya.
Dear Sir/Madam,
RE: APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF MARKETING OFFICER
I am pleased to tender my application for the position of Marketing Officer in your institution. Currently, I work as a project manager with Child Space Organization, a humanitarian organization that is committed to the holistic development of our vulnerable children in society. I have over 9 years of work experience in the CSO, CBO, and financial sector, gaining tremendous knowledge in the areas of leadership; project planning, coordination implementation & evaluation; budgeting, accountability & reporting; capacity building, and effective stakeholders engagement. Besides, my 5 years as a business development officer exposed me to high-level marketing and relationship building.
I am an agribusiness management specialist by training and project management at the masters level in the University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, respectively. Moreover, I have on the job training in the areas of sales force effectiveness, leadership, service excellence, and capacity building, which I will fully harness too if, accorded this opportunity in meeting my work deliverables. I am a flexible, adaptable, fast learner with a high level of interpersonal and communication skills thus will easily acquaint myself with the Garissa environment, a terrain that I understand.
I look forward to your feedback regarding my application at your convenience.
Yours Faithfully
George O. Oketch