Job Openings at Sahara Group, 20th February, 2019

Sahara Group nutures businesses in the energy sector. These companies operate essentially within the energy industry and its associated sub-sectors. The Group consists of individuals, who are determined to make a positive impact on the business environment. We are recruiting to fill the below position: Job Title: Internal Communications Supervisor Location: Ikoyi, Lagos Job Type: Full Time Purpose Statement

Coordinate and ensure seamless (Deliberate, Innovative, Disruptive, Emphatic and Measurable) vertical and horizontal flow of information within the Group to reinforce Sahara Culture/Ethos, Overall Brand Strategy, and understanding of vision/mission, enhance performance, and inspire a disposition of unity, albeit with optimized individuality that promotes diversity and excellence.

Key Deliverables:

Develop an understanding and awareness of the internal communication needs within the Group to understand changes and potential implications for Internal Communications resulting in the timely co-ordination of employee communication through a range of channels to ensure ease of access, clarity, consistency and effectiveness.
Provide lead role in developing and implementing internal communications plans for all Group wide projects/initiatives
Develop and create awareness for the internal communications policies and protocols (a 'How to…' manual).
Work with HR, Strategy and other allied units/departments to source, adopt and implement strategies on periodic basis to ensure vibrancy and creativity in staff engagements
Develop plans to sustain awareness and passion for the Group's vision, mission and brand pillars through engagement activations that help staff to live the brand
Manage award process for the relevant staff engagement/Brand culture activities, monitor implementation, measure success and collate feedback to ensure improvement.
Channel enquiries and complaints on the Group from all touch points to the relevant stakeholders and ensure 360o closure
Delivering regular communication for all staff through appropriate channels
Intranet-Liaising with IT team to leverage the intranet as an effective internal communications tool and to ensure it meets the needs of its audience.
Briefing materials- Manage and take responsibility for all messages to internal parties ensuring consistency, accuracy and avoid message conflicts
Announcements; coordinating adhoc and planned announcements to ensure clarity and seamless dissemination.
Evaluate the Group's internal communications initiatives through periodic measurement to ascertain effectiveness
Collaborate with HR to develop and drive strategies for developing regular feedback channels to promote cross-communication within the Group
Monitor consistency in communications and drive improvement through peer reviews and best practice compliance

Minimum Qualification/ Experience

Minimum of a relevant University Degree.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role within a Fast Moving Consumer Goods company, E-commerce company, Financial services company, Oil & Gas, Telecoms or top flight creative agency
Working knowledge of written and spoken French as role will require ability to translate and transmit various media materials in French
Adept with all forms of social media and platforms, including: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MS Office Suite.
Mac and Windows environments

Knowledge/Skills:

Good grasp of traditional, digital and social media trends in driving internal communication
Good understanding of various metrics for measuring performance indices for various internal communications engagements
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional creative flair for extracting story lines and narratives from abstract, lifestyle and industry based subject matters.
Excellent organizational, time and project management skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
An understanding of the latest trends and their role in a commercial environment
Teamwork skills because most projects require input from individuals with different roles
Self-development skills to keep-up-to-date with fast-changing trends Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines

Personality Traits:

Creative
Ability to out-think briefs for problem solving
Attention to details
Ability to transform abstracts to reality using design
Work under pressure with minimal supervision
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and visually

Working Relationships

Head, Corporate Communications
Company MDs & Departmental Heads
HR, Strategy & Business Intelligence Departments
Business Development
Corporate Communications in subsidiaries/affiliates
Directorate
Vendors/agencies

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply Job Title: Brand Communications Manager Location: Ikoyi, Lagos Job Type: Full Time Purpose Statement

Articulate, manage and steer the development of disruptive strategies, goals and objectives to build, enhance and brand equity (measurable); promoting sustained brand awareness, penetration, patronage and loyalty

Key Deliverables:

Lead and manage the development of strategies, goals and objectives to enhance, sustain and build equity for the brand and ensure a seamless and cost efficient execution of the agreed strategies.
Lead the initiation and implementation of brand marketing initiatives to serve specific purposes for the Group and its affiliates with respect to new market segments
Lead brand positioning initiatives for the Group across national, regional and international locations
Lead the management and application of the Group’s corporate identity guidelines and policies across all communication channels, working with various stakeholders, in line with brand CI manual.
Lead in the management of the Group’s Brand Asset Library (including images, presentations, documentaries, adverts, publications, etc) – involving updating and regular maintenance of same. The brand asset library consists all assets deemed as historical and current brand intellectual property (consisting of ATL/BTL -creative design templates and print, electronic & digital creative assets and templates for advertising/promotional materials).
Monitor and evaluate relevant competitor brand identity changes and tactical marketing communications activities.
Contribute to the development, implementation and review of the Group’s brand quality assurance strategy, in accordance with overall strategic plan.
Identify creative opportunities to improve the company’s online brand presence and promote the company’s strategic business goals.
Ensure adherence to internal brand guidelines and work with various stakeholders to mitigate the risk of infringements/liability (such as image rights etc).
Lead the exploitation of business intelligence and competitor analysis, utilizing market trends to maintain brand leadership position.
Lead tracking, measuring and reporting ROI on all brand activations to drive efficiency
Co-ordinate the development, management and adherence to Corporate Identity Manuals across all touch points
Coordinate selection, training and re-training of Brand Champions
Lead vendor management, including sourcing and selection with emphasis on smart pricing and efficient returns
Lead all forms of media scheduling and buying across all channels
Handle cross functions within the corporate communications department and the entire Group

Minimum Qualification/ Experience

Minimum of a relevant University Degree.
Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in a similar role within a Fast Moving Consumer Goods company, E-commerce company, Financial services company, Oil & Gas, Telecoms or top flight creative agency
Adept with all forms of social media and platforms, including: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MS Office Suite.
Mac and Windows environments

Knowledge/Skills:

Good knowledge of disruptive brand positioning/integrated marketing communications
Good knowledge of project management, including event management, sponsorships and conferences
Good grasp of digital and social media trends and their impacts across specific and generic markets
Good understanding of brand equity, digital and social media measurement metrics
Working knowledge of developing creative designs
Excellent visual communication skills to present ideas and information in a multimedia context
Exceptional creative flair and an innovative approach to all design projects.
Excellent organizational, time and project management skills
Excellent communication skills, interpersonal relations and attention to detail
An understanding of the latest brand trends globally for a brand that operates across markets
Excellent teamwork skills because most projects require input from individuals with different roles
Self-development skills to keep-up-to-date with fast-changing trends Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines