Jobs at PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc: Communications Manager

Friday, November 26, 2010

The Role: Communications Manager

The successful candidate is required to:

Create, implement and oversee the company’s communications program.
Develop and maintain strong external and internal communications media.
To develop a national communications strategy.
To project the work of the PZ CUSSONS FOUNDATION and other sponsorship / donation activities.
To build the organization’s reputation.
Build and maintain relationships with journalists, research stories, identify media angles, organise press conferences and write press releases.
Champion cultural change moves within the organization.
Develop and execute in conjunction with commercial management, new ways of maximizing and enhancing strategy through non-paid media.
Effectively manage key communications channels including local publications, intranet/internet etc.
Implement corporate internal and external communication policies, strategy and guidance.
Oversee the production of speeches and position papers for senior management.

The Person: The successful candidate must:

Possess a B.Sc. in Mass Communications, MBA (Management).
Have a minimum of eight to ten (8–10) years work experience with not less than five (5) years at senior management level.
Be a Member of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM-Chartered).
Be a Computer expert especially in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Have excellent Public Relations skills.
Posses the ability to prioritise, work under pressure and deliver to agreed deadlines.
Be thorough, accurate, giving attention to detail in all aspects of work.
Be service driven and highly professional.
Have an enthusiastic approach to change.
Show excellent interpersonal relations skills.
Have Excellent presentation and writing skills.
Possess skill in writing for a variety of audiences, writing and editing news and feature articles.
Be fluent in most Nigerian languages.
Posses a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE, ONENESS.