Key Responsibilities:

• Implementing the organization's public relations and corporate communications strategy within prescribed guidelines and budgets.
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities to promote and positively represent the organization through external communication including public speaking and thought leadership opportunities for the executive leadership.
• Creating and managing valuable media partnerships and engagement plans and facilitate media visibility and publicity for all corporate events, functions and activities
• Ensure that all corporate communications generated by the Bank align to the Brand communications policies and procedures, represents the corporate identity and promotes the organizations mission.
• Develop appropriate metrics for measuring impact of corporate communication initiatives and provide appropriate reports on the ROI on corporate communications engagements.
• Work with other communications teams across the Group subsidiaries to ensure there is cohesive, consistent messaging and communications across the Group.
• Provide subject matter expertise to the design, production and editing of corporate publications and press information and writing and editing the Bank's publication materials and corporate events launches.
• Developing effective crisis response communications to mitigate the publicity reputational risks.
• Coordinating all external public relations initiatives including public speaking opportunities for Executives, partnerships events, stakeholder engagement forums, corporate advertisements, media supplements and development of documentaries.
• Originating speeches, statements, profiles and other forms of corporate communications for executive leadership.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following: 

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, or a related field from a recognized university.
• Possession of a professional certification in Marketing or Public Relations will be an added advantage.

Have a minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience, with expertise demonstrated in:

• Corporate Communications
• Public Relations
• Media Relations

Have at least 5 years’ experience in:

• Brand Management
• Stakeholder Management
• People Management

Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in:

• Protocol Management
• Employee Engagement