We are a team of professionals with a combined experience of over 50 years, dedicated to helping our clients advance their cause.
- The company is seeking to hire a Public Communications & Relations Manager who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the company’s media relations, public communications, and stakeholder perception strategy. The role ensures that the company maintains a positive, credible, and transparent public image while proactively managing reputation, public sentiment, and media engagement across all platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a comprehensive media relations and public communications strategy for the company.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with journalists, editors, broadcasters, bloggers, and media organizations.
- Coordinate press briefings, interviews, press releases, and media engagements.
- Ensure consistency of the company’s messaging across all media platforms.
- Continuously scan print, broadcast, online, and social media platforms for references to the company’s.
- Track public opinion, sentiment trends, and emerging issues relating to the company’s and its operations.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly media monitoring and perception reports.
- Identify reputational risks and escalate critical issues to management promptly.
- Protect and enhance the company’s corporate reputation.
- Proactively manage negative publicity and misinformation.
- Develop response strategies for sensitive or controversial issues.
- Support crisis communication management when required.
- Draft press releases, statements, speeches, articles, and corporate messages.
- Support development of corporate publications, newsletters, website content, and social media messaging.
- Ensure that all communications reflect the company’s values, obligations, and public accountability role.
- Support communication with government agencies, authorities, communities, investors, and partners.
- Assist in organizing public engagement activities, stakeholder forums, and community communication programs.
- Advise management on public perception, communication risks, and media strategy.
- Provide guidance to departments on communication alignment and message discipline.
- Ensure all communications comply with regulatory, and corporate governance requirements.
- Maintain confidentiality and professional integrity at all times.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Communication Studies, Media Studies, or related discipline.
- A postgraduate qualification in Communication, Public Relations, Corporate Communication, or related field is an advantage
- Minimum of 5–8 years experience in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, or media relations.
- Proven experience in media engagement, press management, and reputation management.
- Proven experience in social media monitoring and engagement Experience working in infrastructure, public sector, regulatory, related environments is a strong advantage
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent media relations and networking ability.
- Strong analytical and media monitoring skills.
- Ability to interpret public sentiment and reputational risks.
- Crisis communication capability.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
- Strategic thinking and sound judgment.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Good understanding of digital and social media platforms.
Key Performance Indicators(KPIs):
- Quality and consistency of media coverage
- Timeliness and accuracy of communication outputs
- Effectiveness of reputation management
- Quality of media monitoring and intelligence reports
- Responsiveness to emerging public issues
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