Communications Director - East and West Africa at MasterCard

Job Requisition ID: R-174978

About the Job

• Lead Communications in East and West Africa. Position can be based preferably in Lagos however can look at Johannesburg or Nairobi as well.
• Generalists responsible for executing divisional, country, or line of business specific communication plans; internal and external

Responsibilities

• Oversees implementation of strategies related to external, internal, public affairs and regulatory communications for a cluster of countries in East and West Africa
• Oversees execution of daily operations and management of the business's news bureau and digital interactions (e.g., digital, social and traditional)
• Recommends internal communications and messaging ideas to business owners and senior staff (e.g., video, blogs, and employee engagement)
• Ability to serve as official corporate spokesperson and media officer managing all strategic relationships with national, local media outlets
• Plans and implements traditional media and digital activation plans in support of planned product/service launches and corporate announcements
• Identifies and secures speaking opportunities that position Mastercard as thought/industry leaders
• Builds working relationships with key stakeholders (e.g., communication departments of banks, consumer unions, merchants, media partners, community leaders and governments )
• Manage relationships, negotiate contracts and facilitate service level agreements for alll strategic alliances the business has with communications-related vendors, spokespersons and agencies

Job Requirements

• Strong track record and achievements in developing and delivering creative local communications programs
• Contributed to multiple crisis management communications engagements (e.g., identified resources and tools, contributed to business continuity management, interacts with public policy teams)
• Experience in communicating compelling product value propositions to important audiences (e.g., high profile industry conferences, internal and external stakeholders)
• Experience in supervising and coaching Communications teams