Corporate Communications Officer
Job Ref: HR-CCO-12-2012
Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in
East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital
media.
We are seeking to recruit a corporate communications officer for
our Corporate Affairs department.
He/she will report to the Group Head of Corporate Affairs and
will work in a team to position and enhance the Nation Media Group’s
corporate image and reputation as the Media of Africa for Africa.
We invite applicants who are experienced, results-oriented,
and dynamic and self- motivated with proven track records and attributes to
excel in a highly competitive environment.
Key responsibilities
- Working
to enhance internal and external communication through various
communication platforms;
- Profiling
the Group through positive editorial content and broadcasting of the
Group’s business, social and community/charitable events;
- Evaluating
and putting in place effective publicity on commercial promotions, staff
and media events for the company and staging and managing various
corporate events;
- Providing
the proactive links with all stakeholders to generate goodwill and
influence corporate image and productivity;
- Support
the implementation of a Global Reporting Initiative programme and the
development of social reporting and accountability documentation
including programme development and management;
- Assist
in implementing the group’s customer charter, customer satisfaction
surveys and reputation index to enhance and maintain appropriate
customer experience;
- Research
and assist implement annual group communication audits and development of
mitigating interventions to build on internal and external communication;
- Manage
content generation and regular update for corporate website and intranet;
- Produce
speeches, briefing notes, presentations and other communication material
for the Group’s spokespeople; and
- Plan
and implement public visits/orientation to NMG products, staff and
facilities.
Qualifications, experience and skills
- University
degree in Communications; Public Relations; Journalism; Humanities or
Social Sciences;
- Post-graduate
training in Public Relations, Marketing and/or Journalism;
- Proven
track record in driving PR and communication activities in medium to large
sized organizations;
- Interpersonal
skills with reference to managing the various “publics”;
- Age
bracket of 25 – 35 years;
- Two
or more years of working experience; and
- Photography
and Videography skills will be an added advantage.
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria may email
their applications and detailed CVs online to: http://careers.nationmedia.com on or before 21st December, 2012.
Note: We
shall only contact the shortlisted applicants.