Internal Communications Officer at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company

Reporting To: Team Lead, Internal and Digital Communications

Role Purpose

• The Internal Communications Officer will assist the Team Lead to create and maintain positive relationships between Ikeja Electric and its stakeholders using a comprehensive media mix of outlets.

Responsibilities

• Production of press releases and managing public events.
• Managing all channels, processes and content for Internal Communications in Ikeja Electric including the intranet, email, employee blog and screen savers
• Ensuring organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to all employees
• Executing internal campaigns around key employee engagement and HR projects as required.
• Working closely with team lead to develop and strengthen employee engagement activities
• Promote brand advocacy through specialized campaigns in partnership with other segments of the business
• Providing periodic structured feedback to executive management
• Planning content and writing copies for all internal publications including content for website pages and scripts for presentations, videos and podcast.
• Measuring effectiveness and outcome of internal communications strategic initiatives and general outreach
• From time to time, commission surveys or contact members of the target audience (internally) to discuss their views.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field
• At least 2 years’ experience in a communications related field
• Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, such as SEO and email marketing will be added advantage

Technical Competencies:

• Excellent Written Communications Skills
• Excellent Verbal Communication
• Great Speech Writing
• Compelling Presentation Skills
• Editing Skills
• Logical Thinking
• Creative Communication
• Microsoft Office
• Feedback Tracking/Monitoring

Behavioral Competencies:

• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to use a computer with relative ease and little or no supervision
• Good Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Good Interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and effectively manage tight time lines
• Excellent time management skills
• Effective dispute management
• Persuasive personality