Position: Communications Manager
The Role: Communications Manager
The successful candidate is required to:
• Create, implement and oversee the company’s communications program.
• Develop and maintain strong external and internal communications media.
• To develop a national communications strategy.
• To project the work of the PZ CUSSONS FOUNDATION and other sponsorship / donation activities.
• To build the organization’s reputation.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, research stories, identify media angles, organise press conferences and write press releases.
• Champion cultural change moves within the organization.
• Develop and execute in conjunction with commercial management, new ways of maximizing and enhancing strategy through non-paid media.
• Effectively manage key communications channels including local publications, intranet/internet etc.
• Implement corporate internal and external communication policies, strategy and guidance.
• Oversee the production of speeches and position papers for senior management.
The Person: The successful candidate must:
• Possess a B.Sc. in Mass Communications, MBA (Management).
• Have a minimum of eight to ten (8–10) years work experience with not less than five (5) years at senior management level.
• Be a Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM-Chartered).
• Be a Computer expert especially in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Have excellent Public Relations skills.
• Posses the ability to prioritise, work under pressure and deliver to agreed deadlines.
• Be thorough, accurate, giving attention to detail in all aspects of work.
• Be service driven and highly professional.
• Have an enthusiastic approach to change.
• Show excellent interpersonal relations skills.
• Have Excellent presentation and writing skills.
• Possess skill in writing for a variety of audiences, writing and editing news and feature articles.
• Be fluent in most Nigerian languages.
• Posses a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE, ONENESS.
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 11 Feb 2011
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