Communications Manager

SUMMARY:
Communications Manager

POSITION INFO:

Purpose of the Job:

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the implementation and evaluation of an effective internal and external communication business plan in line with the organisation''s

- Corporate Communication and Marketing strategy
- Continuous monitoring and evaluation of compliance to existing policies and procedures
- Responsible to develop processes that will add value to the overall Corporate Communications and Marketing

- Management of the organisation''s Media Relations Plan
- Manage the process of content compilation for media releases, boilerplates and opinion pieces, Letters to the Editor and associated activities
- Arrange and manage media conferences (including all logistics)
- Manage the media query process and develop and maintain a media query register, as well as the timeous response to all media queries
- Manage the monitoring and analysis of media coverage
- Manage and maintain the organisation''s electronic media library
- Manage and ensure compliance to the media relations policy
- Guide senior leadership and appointed subject matter spokespersons throughout organisation in the media liaison processes
- Play an active role, as a member of the Crisis Committee, in crisis management situations to defend the reputation of the organisation
- Arrange media networking events
- Ensure sufficient positive coverage for the organisation
- Manage social media platforms

- Management of the Internal Communications Plan and Activities

- Management of the External Communications Plan and Activities

- Manage the provision of writing, presentation and speech compilation services to interested organisation''s parties
- Manage the organisation''s translation services
- Manage the organisation''s sub-editing service
- Manage the organisation’s official website

- Manage Communications Team and Resources

- Ensure appointment and retention of competent staff
- Manage the team''s key performance areas to achieve agreed objectives
- Lead, mentor, guide, advise and develop personnel who reports directly into this function
- Ensure that team members are focused on changing the corporate culture to one that embraces and rewards performance and knowledge sharing
- Manage allocated resources

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Communications or Public Relations or Journalism
  Ideal Qualification Post Graduate qualification in Communications or Public Relations or Journalism.
• 7 Years Experience in Communication / PR and Marketing
• 5 Years Management Experience

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