Chief Corporate Communications Officer at Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)

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.