Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Council of Governors

Pursuant to this objective, the Company is seeking to recruit highly motivated visionary, dynamic and results oriented candidate to fill the post of Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Job Ref. No. KPC/ADVT/18/2017 on three (3) year contract terms (renewable subject to good performance).

Responsibilities for the Chief Corporate Communications Officer Job

• Responsible for the enhancing the company’s corporate identity/image through communication and promotion of goodwill and mutual understanding between the company and its various publics. Supervise the day to day activities of the Department.
• Tap existing relationships and seek to build and manage strategic media contacts for visibility of the KPC brand.
• Conduct proactive media relations to continually seek creative methods to give KPC visibility.
• Write press materials, articles and other communications documents.
• Contribute to smart utilization of social media platforms.
• Stay abreast of trends and contribute to internal communications initiatives.
• Responsible for KPC Website, Intranet, Communication video, documentaries supplements, media monitoring and research, exhibition and trade fairs.
• Host targeted press dinners/ lunches for journalists.
• In charge of internal communications.
• Coordinate and ensure successful implementation and Company’s participation in corporate exhibitions and initiate procurement of requisite items.
• Coordinate institutional hospitality to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Initiate ideas in drawing PR policy documents such as Corporate Social Responsibility
• (CSR) and Communication.

Qualifications for the Chief Corporate Communications Officer Job

• A Degree in Social Science or Communication
• A postgraduate diploma in mass communication
• Minimum of eight (8) years relevant experience.
• Membership to a relevant professional body.

Key competencies

• Strong communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Good Public Relations (PR), persuasion and negotiation skills in influencing company publics.
• A strong team player.
• Proficiency in Desktop Publishing, Microsoft Office suite, e-mail and Internet.
• Proficiency in video shooting and editing of company functions activities and others of relevance to company publics.
• Ability to articulate the company’s vision, mission and policies to elicit the desired change among its publics.
• Ability to research and evaluate results of a Public Relations (PR) campaign/programme.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet in-house and mainstream media editorial deadlines including PR schedules.