Manager: Communications

SUMMARY:
Calling all Communications Managers in the Aviation space with a Degree in Communications or Public Relations or Journalism and 7 Years’ experience in Communication / PR and Marketing and 5 Years Management Experience.

POSITION INFO:
My client in the Aviation space is seeking a Communications Manager to develop and manage the delivery of effective media (traditional, digital, and social media) and internal communications strategies aimed at all stakeholders of the organization. To manage and provide an effective internal and external communication service to the organization’s staff and stakeholders by providing strategic and tactical guidance and advice to client''s management and leadership.
Management of the Corporate Communications Plan

• Manage the implementation and evaluation of an effective internal and external communication business plan in line with the organization''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

• 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 client''s electronic media library
• Manage and ensure compliance to the media relations policy
• Guide senior leadership and appointed subject matter spokespersons throughout the organization 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 client
• Arrange media networking events
• Ensure sufficient positive coverage for the organization
• Manage social media platforms

• Manage the intranet
• Manage the compilation and dissemination of all formal internal corporate communications
• Plan and coordinate information sessions for staff on behalf of the Director of the organization

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

• 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

• 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
• Driver''s license
• Strong written and oral Communication skills, including presentation skills
• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills
• Facilitation
• Project Management
• Leadership
• Self-mastery
• Strong diagnostic and creative skills

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