An exciting opportunity to be part of a strong group management team. The group has subsidiaries mainly in the Financial services industry and invites applications from experienced, highly motivated, proactive and resourceful persons to fill the position of:- Head - Corporate Affairs & Research

Job Summary

Strategically manage, grow and protect the organisations reputation through effective public and media relations, internal corporate communications and brands management

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Brands Management

•   Proactively manage the growth of the brands within the group and address any issue which may impact reputation
•   Develop and implement strategies to enhance and protect "The Group" brand

Media Relations

•   Plan, manage and execute public relations and media strategies to promote products, services and projects of the group
•   Provide other executives of the organisation with coaching and guidance on engaging the media

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

•   Develop and execute media relations and corporate communications strategies to support CSR and CRM activities and other customer relations activities
•   Develop and implement activities and processes to help staff develop and maintain good relationships with clients and stakeholders

Communications (Internal and External Communications)

•   Work with senior leadership of the group and human resources team to, drive employee engagement by developing internal communications strategies and activities
•   Proactively manage websites of the group companies and all other external communication platforms

Research

•   Conduct internal and external surveys for the group on customer experiences, new products etc
•   Create analysis reports on industry and peer company performance for the group executives
•   Lead the implementation of Marketing Research findings for the group

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Masters Degree in Business Administration or any other related field with at least three years experience in Business Corporate Affairs
•   Minimum of seven years progressive work experience with at least three years in a senior supervisory level

Other Skills

•   Knowledge in Brands Management and research methods
•   Good analytical skills and judgement
•   Demonstrated media relations expertise
•   Outstanding written verbal communication skills
•   Demonstrated ability to distil complex issues
•   Excellent relationship building, interpersonal communication and personal presentation skills
•   Commercial acumen and ability to manage budgets as required
•   High level of initiative and independence
•   Previous experience in a Finance Institution is highly desirable

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

All interested qualified person should submit their application letter and CV to:-

search.job2014@gmail.com

Closing Date: 15 December, 2014