Key Responsibilities:
Implementing the organization's public relations and corporate communications strategy within prescribed guidelines and budgets.
Identify and capitalize on opportunities to promote and positively represent the organization through external communication including public speaking and thought leadership opportunities for the executive leadership.
Creating and managing valuable media partnerships and engagement plans and facilitate media visibility and publicity for all corporate events, functions and activities
Ensure that all corporate communications generated by the Bank align to the Brand communications policies and procedures, represents the corporate identity and promotes the organizations mission.
Develop appropriate metrics for measuring impact of corporate communication initiatives and provide appropriate reports on the ROI on corporate communications engagements.
Work with other communications teams across the Group subsidiaries to ensure there is cohesive, consistent messaging and communications across the Group.
Provide subject matter expertise to the design, production and editing of corporate publications and press information and writing and editing the Bank's publication materials and corporate events launches.
Developing effective crisis response communications to mitigate the publicity reputational risks.
Coordinating all external public relations initiatives including public speaking opportunities for Executives, partnerships events, stakeholder engagement forums, corporate advertisements, media supplements and development of documentaries.
Originating speeches, statements, profiles and other forms of corporate communications for executive leadership.
The Person
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:
Hold a bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, or a related field from a recognized university.
Possession of a professional certification in Marketing or Public Relations will be an added advantage.
Have a minimum of 8 years' relevant experience, with expertise demonstrated in:
Corporate Communications
Public Relations
Media Relations
Have at least 5 years' experience in:
Brand Management
Stakeholder Management
People Management
Have a minimum of 3 years' experience in:
Protocol Management
Employee Engagement
