Job Title: Corporate and Brand Communication Manager

Job Grade: Manager
Department: General Management

Job Purpose:

  • Responsible for Corporate, brand and media communication in accordance
    with the company HQ’s communication strategy.
  • Responsible for managing country website and social media accounts.

Responsible For Corporate and Brand Communication
Responsible to: Managing Director and dotted line to the Global Corporate Communication Director

Key Accountabilities:

  • Preparing country’s PR implementation plans and budgets of
    institutions and brands in accordance with the company HQ’s annual
    communication strategy.
  • To manage country website and social media accounts in accordance
    with the company HQ digital media strategies.
  • Researching, designing and conducting activities, sponsorship and
    social responsibility projects to increase the awareness and
    perception of the company and brands in accordance with the
    company HQ’s communication strategy.
  • Managing relations with PR, events, digital agencies and managing
    project opportunities by organizing systematic meetings,
  • Developing new projects and managing communication activities
    with opinion leaders, influencers and media on country basis.
  • Following developments and competitors in sector and reporting to
    the Country General Manager and the company Corporate
    Communications Department.
  • To ensure that the corporate identity is used by all employees in
    accordance with the content, following up actuality
  • Editing all written texts related to company and brands (press
    statements, speech texts, presentations, etc.)
  • Coordinating launch, press conference, fair, activities etc.
  • Planning and conducting internal communication and volunteering
    projects.
  • Designing and implementing press launch, blogger launch, celebrity
    events and the setup of B2C activities with PR and / or event agency
    during the product launch, re-launch periods.
  • Preparing country specific pro-active crisis communication plan,
    creating crisis information chain and editing of all texts in accordance
    with the company HQ crisis communication strategy.

Experience:

  •  10 years’ experience in corporate relations field. An FMCG
    experience will be an added advantage.

Education:

  •  At least a B.Sc in related field, preferably communication, journalism
    or marketing e.t.c

Skills & Capabilities

  • Analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Team working skills.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital
    media/social media.
  • Self-motivated with a positive and professional approach to management.
  • Must possess excellent organizational and planning skills.
  • Must be a confident communicator and presenter.

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