Head of Corporate Affairs at Alaro City

Responsibilities include:

• Engage and manage new and existing internal and external stakeholders to ensure continued systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to engage with stakeholders.
• Create and maintain a database of relevant stakeholders to the project, as well as a systemic approach to engagement of all key stakeholders across the project.
• Proactively manage key federal and state-level government relations.
• Monitor the external environment to identify legal, political, and social issues that may affect the company’s operations and interests, as well as proffer mitigation options.
• Develop key relationships with foreign missions, trade missions and organizations, government agencies and parastatals, media and other organizations.
• Actively build industrial and commercial sales funnels through business development efforts
• Develop and implement an effective crisis management framework.
• Represent the company’s interests at key industry events and serve as key spokesperson for the organization.
• Proactively manage all community-related requests, with a view to continually maintaining goodwill towards the Alaro City project.
• Ensure prompt de-escalation and resolution of all community-centered agitations towards the Alaro City project.
• Serve as a key community liaison and coordinate all community-related affairs alongside LWIL and other designated parties.
• Maintain cordial and effective relationships with other Free Zone operators and jointly drive appreciation and positive perception for the regime.
• Counter negative publicity and handle crisis and emergency communications promptly and effectively.
• Create and maintain a favorable public image for Alaro City by communicating and managing brand perception.
• In collaboration with Marketing & Communications, plan and execute Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs and analyse the impact on both the company and the beneficiaries every quarter.
• Create an effective job desk and job administration system for Alaro City with a view to driving employment from the community.

REQUIREMENTS

Hard skills and experience:

• Seven to 10 years’ experience in sales, marketing, corporate communications, media relations, advertising and event management in a reputable company
• Excellent written and oral communication, producing copywriter-or professional journalist-level text.
• Proven leadership and managerial experience
• Strong ability in: planning, branding, design and digital.
• Knowledge of multi-channel marketing/communication processes and the local Nigerian media.
• Very strong analytical skills.
• Previous exposure to emerging or frontier markets.
• International product and brand communications experience highly desirable. 

Soft skills:

• Mature, pragmatic and flexible approach, strong commercial judgment.
• Team player but comfortable working autonomously.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Rigorous and organized approach.
• Hands-on and responsible.
• Personal characteristics:
• High energy.
• Result-oriented.
• Strong work ethic.
• Impeccable integrity
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.