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JOB PURPOSE

• Find your purpose at Unilever. You should be someone who enjoys evolving internal communications and its channel landscape, you have a hands-on mentality and see opportunities everywhere that help excite our people around the company and show proof that Ice Cream is an employer of choice.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Managing Communications, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for Unilever Nigeria, business partner / trusted advisor to the Managing Director, and the Executive Leadership team
• Work with the MD and Nigeria Leadership Teams to align work plans, communications and objectives that promote corporate image and avoid it being brought into disrepute
• Ensure deep, strategic relationships with Governments, Communities, and key Stakeholders to drive Unilever’s image positively, guarantee our license to operate and manage short term issues
• Develop strategies with relevant stakeholders for partnerships and programs to support Unilever Nigeria’s sustainability agenda

Main Accountabilities and deliverables:

Media Relations and Publicity

• Be the first point of call for all media enquiries and responding to journalists from all sources of media including local, national and specialist press and broadcast media.
• Manage and implement the promotion of our media coverage internally via existing channels (preparing coverage booklets, display articles on media boards and daily media scanning service etc).
• Maintain media coverage filing system.
• Assist in fulfilling requests for visuals and photography

Internal and Corporate Communications

• Motivate and enthuse employees behind Unilever’s leadership vision, sustainable living and growth ambition.
• Providing top quality strategic communications guidance to the Nigerian Leadership team, and Corporate Affairs teams.
• Driving an integrated program of communication aligning Nigeria within the 1Unilever business and with Unilever’s global objectives, ensuring seamless roll out of global policy.
• Supporting financial and sustainability reporting and investors communications with shareholders and regulators for our listed business in the region.

Community Relations

• Activate the company’s community relations program – this includes the community CSR programs.
• To help in the annual awareness raising program to recruit new volunteers to the various community relations program.
• To develop and implement volunteers training and feedback programs.
• Manage relationship with government agencies and key opinion formers in various public scenarios
• Develop goals, strategies and guidelines, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders for community partnerships and programs that are aligned with Unilever’s objective.  
• Identify mechanisms to measure and direct and indirect impact of community relations initiatives on engagement, strategic objectives and brand enhancement.  

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• 10+ years versatile communications experience, with a focus on internal comms
• Experience working with and advising of senior executives, and ideally navigating a complex matrix organization
• Experience managing events and preparing spokespeople
• Delivery in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written skills and attention to detail and diversity
• Creative thinking and proven ability to spot opportunities across the company and translate into internal initiatives
• Discretion when dealing with confidential matters
• Network of established external contacts with political, NGO, industry and academic key opinion formers

Skills

• Corporate governance
• Stakeholder management
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Experience in media relations and management
• Strong business understanding
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Excellent engagement, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
• High editorial skills with super attention to detail

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

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JOB PURPOSE

• Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are passionate about creating value for brands and teams and working with teams to grow, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Statutory Reporting

• Preparing of the financial statements of the company (statement of comprehensive income, statement of financial position and statement of cash flow) in accordance with IFRS and Unilever standard chart of accounts (SCOA)
• Providing commentary on the results for the Financial Controller.
• Quarterly publication of the financial results in the appropriate media/channels
• Preparing quarterly presentation for statutory board meetings.
• Preparing of quarterly presentation for board audit committee meeting.
• Preparing of monthly working capital (WC) of the organisation in SAP.
• Calculating and interpretations of financial ratios.
• Preparing the annual booklet of the company.
• Monthly review of indirect and administrative cost postings made into the system.

Month end coordination (MEC)

• Prepare and send the MEC checklist together with the Issue log ahead of the month end and coordinates the month end process of SAP.
• Carry out ledger reviews
• Follow up on all MEC issues and ensures all issues are resolved on time
• Provide consultancy to internal customers, regarding cost control, through regular meetings.
• Manage IP/Ariba/DCIW processes relating to Site Financial Accounts. Liaise with the outsourced account payable function to ensure correct accounting for payments to/from site.
• Check for deviation in the Payroll file – Ensure any amendments in headcount is correctly reflected by HR team.
• Maintain cost centre structures within SAP

Accounting and Reporting

• Accurate and timely financial analysis reporting.
• Balance Sheet and P&L integrity, risk and control by providing reconciliations and commentaries to the Financial Controller
• Accrual sign offs
• 3rd party & OC R2R interface
• Global reporting
• Liaison with external auditors
• Responsible for the management of GL transactions/reporting for the Country

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• First degree (or equivalent (in Accounting, Economics or other numerical courses
• Should be a member of a professional body (Qualified Accountant) or part qualified.
• Understanding of local regulations related to accounting and taxation
• Strong attention to details
• Understanding of accounting principles
• Financial data gathering and analysis experience
• Experience identifying risks and opportunities

Skills

Internal controls and risk management

• Business understanding
• Organisational and prioritisation skills
• Good engagement, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
• Abilit to work collaboratively with and influence key stakeholders

Key Interfaces

Report to

Key Interfaces

• Financial Controller
• All functions within UL
• External Auditor
• Statutory Bodies
• Financial Institutions

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.