Apply as Public Relations Manager at a Digital Payment Services Bank Full Time

Job Title: Public Relations Manager

Ref. Code: PRM
Location: Nigeria

Responsibilities

• The candidate will be instrumental in proactively building, nurturing and enhancing the reputation of the company / brand at a local, continental and global level.
• The role demands cultivating a robust relationship with internal as well as external stakeholders, at all the 3 levels mentioned above, and leveraging significant category / media opportunities to show case the company / brand in order to build and reinforce its stature.
• The candidate will provide strategic leadership as well as operational guidance to an internal team of well- seasoned PR professionals / consultants as well as reputed PR agencies engaged by the company.
• The objective will be to provide ongoing PR support for the various company / brand initiatives and offerings on a holistic basis, in print / electronic and social media, so as to dominate the media space, endear the brand to its various public, build custom for it products and services and provide a ring of protection across the various geographies that it operates in.
• Conceive, develop, publish and maintain internal publications and House journals to project the company favourably across various target public
• Writing, editing, proof-reading and improving product and corporate communications materials to ensure brand consistency and appeal
• Maintaining currency in the mainstream and online media and generating new ideas to capture the fancy of diverse audience.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• A Post-Graduate Degree in Public Relations / Mass Communications / Social Sciences or any related field. An MBA will be an added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Public Relations and Social Media PR and working knowledge of other communication disciplines like Advertising, Promotions, Events and Sponsorship
• Must have a demonstrable track record of deploying various PR strategies to deliver superior results in addressing problems and opportunities that confront a business.
• Must have a proven record of one’s ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people within the organization as well as with external public.
• Excellent Leadership, Communication and Organisational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Vast knowledge of media dynamics with very strong media contact
• Proficiency in computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook and Google packages
• Above 40 years of age with minimum of 15 years cognate relevant experience at 5 years of which must be at management level in a blue chip company preferably in FMCG
• Telecommunications, Banking, the Media, Public Service, etc.

Remuneration
Very attractive and competitive remuneration packages and challenging prospects await the successful candidate.

Application Closing Date
20th January, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume with a scanned passport size photograph, and Reference Code to: [email protected] using the “Job title” as the subject of the email.

Note: All application will be treated in confidence and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.