Role Profile: Senior Consultant, Corporate and Capital
Markets Communications
Key Responsibilities
Client Service
Key Responsibilities
Client Service
- Direct
key CCM accounts effectively and profitably:
o build and develop strong relationships at Director level
within client organisation;
o ensure timely
delivery of high quality work in line with budgets;
o Manage teams
(including cross border).
- Lead on
reputation management mandates and provide strategic advisory and counsel
to clients and the company in sensitive, complex and crisis
situations.
- Design
and deliver effective internal and external communications strategies,
based on thorough research and analysis, to address critical business
issues and drive sustainable growth in client organisations.
- Design
and deliver effective change leadership and employee engagement programmes
for clients implementing major change initiatives, including
organisational re-designs and technical business programmes.
- Direct
financial sector accounts, notably in the PE sector, and build local IR
capability, under the guidance of our Group IR team.
- Oversee
production of key strategic client documents (advisory/briefing notes;
speeches, op-eds, reports and presentations).
- Maintain
quality control on all client-facing materials, ensure timely billing on
accounts, track productivity of team and profitability of accounts and
manage M&E on client work.
Business development
- Lead
CCM business development in Kenya - develop and execute a focused CCM
strategy in line with the Group strategy and manage the new business
pipeline.
- Lead
new CCM business pitches, manage production of proposals, tenders and
pitch presentations.
- Support
marketing initiatives to generate new business leads.
- Network
to develop prospect list.
Team management
- Manage
a team of consultants and associate consultants, provide direction and
objectives, assess individual performance of direct reports and oversee
career development paths.
- Identify
training needs and provide support and training to team members by
providing coaching on best practice in client service and account
management.
- Drive
innovation and the sharing of best practices by contributing to improving
our tools, methodologies, systems and processes.
- Contribute
to employee engagement and motivation.
Role Requirements
- Proven
track record (8-10 years’ experience) designing and delivering strategic
communications for blue chip clients.
- Strong
consulting and crisis communications skills, robust project management
skills, disciplined analytical thinking and effective management and team
working style.
- Strong
business development skills and ability to manage a sales pipeline in line
with targets.
- Outstanding
written and verbal communications skills.
- Capability
to build and manage complex and sensitive stakeholder relationships.
- Ability
to work flexibly and collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic working
environment.
- Masters
or MBA degree from respected institution.
- French
language skills an advantage.
Please send your CV and remuneration package to
therecexpert@gmail.com by the 14th June 2012 at 5.00 pm.
Please indicate in the
subject matter what position you are applying for.