Senior Communications Officer – UNOC

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Develop and implement the annual communications plan and social media content calendar
• Maintain and update a media personalities databank.
• Guide media agencies to develop and execute activities that are in line with the annual communications plan and social media content calendar
• Coordinate engagements with the media on product launches
• Work with the Senior PR Officer to coordinate the logistics for press conferences, interviews, and media tours.
• Manage, update and ensure implementation of the UNOC brand guidelines
• Lead the execution of all activities for visual brand building by supervising the activities of both internal and external expertise tasked with the production of the visual branding material
• Lead and manage all internal communications for UNOC and its subsidiaries.
• Supervise and manage the content on the UNOC intranet page in close liaison with the respective departments
• 10)Develop digital media analysis and reports of insights from the news world
• 11)Manage relationships with external media agencies.
• 12)Develop and mentor junior staff.
• 13)Undertake any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor(s).

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Mass communication, Commerce, Public Policy, International Relations, Social Sciences; Languages and Linguistics or any other relevant degree from a recognised University.
• Membership to the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) is an essential requirement
• At least six (6) years of relevant experience, three (3) of which should have been attained in a busy corporate entity of high repute.
• Well-developed interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated experience in managing social media content and/or digital media channels for a large organisation.

Skills and Competencies

1. Excellent writing and communication skills.
2. Creative thinking and problem solving
3. Organisational skills
4. Good track record of working across functions and businesses.
5. Business acumen
6. Creative writing and content creation
7. Copy writing
8. Digital media management
9. Ability to effectively engage across a spectrum of stakeholders
10. Excellent Information management
11. Contractor (agency) management abilities