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.