Corporate Communications Officer at Workforce Group

Job Summary

• Support the Head Corporate Communications in the planning and execution of digital communications, internal communications, above-the-line and below-the-line marketing campaigns for Marketing. Collaborate with the  teams to develop and execute thematic and tactical campaigns within approved policy and authority limits.

Responsibilities
Strategic:

• Develop communications plans, advertising themes and strategy for increasing awareness and brand equity adaptable to digital and traditional communication platforms.

Operational:

• Supports implementation of  brand management efforts, communication plan, systems, policies and practices; ensures compliance to communications models and templates.
• Develop corporate and product marketing communications content / copywriting for internal and external communications campaigns. 
• Devise tactics to drive traffic to the company digital and traditional advertising channels
• Manage below-the-line activation to support brand building and business initiatives.
• Develop media buying, planning and monitoring strategy for all campaigns – local and international.
• Demonstrable negotiation skills that will result in overall cost curtailment for the company
• Support implementation of programmes and initiatives and monitors compliance to budget to optimize costs, while delivering quality solutions of high impact.
• Works with the webmaster in implementing effective digital communications strategies, goals and objectives that create adequate awareness the Group, the entities, our product & services and propositions.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned HCC.

Academic Qualifications & Work Experience

• A good First Degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Administration etc. or other field.
• 2 - 4 years of operational experience (Corporate / External Affairs, Media and/or Advertising) within a reputable and structured business environment, preferably a multinational corporation within the Oil & Gas industry
• Strong exposure to reputation and events management

Competences Required (Knowledge, Skills and Attributes):

• Corporate communication strategy development and execution
• Knowledge about best practices in strategic institutional branding
• Media Relations
• Project Management, Negotiation and Contract Management
• Basic Accounting
• Creativity & Innovation
• Organization/Administration
• Leadership/Supervisory, Interpersonal Relations and Team playing
• Oral & Written Communication; effective presentation
• PC Utilization

Job Requirements:

• Written Communication
• Product Marketing
• Advertising
• Branding
• Copywriting.