Jobs at MasterCard Nigeria for a Corporate Communications, Africa (Leader)
MasterCard
(NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com is a technology company in the global
payments industry. We operate the world’s fastest payments processing
network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants,
governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories.
MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities –
such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances –
easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. We are leading the
way toward a world beyond cash with the power to expand connectivity,
opportunity, and prosperity for individuals, businesses, and
communities.
Job Title: Corporate Communications, Africa (Leader)
Overview
The
Middle East and Africa (MEA) region’s Communications area utilizes
communications strategies and expertise to advance business priorities
across the region. The main mandate of the MEA Communications team is to
build and advance, as well as defend and protect, the reputation of
MasterCard, its products, enterprise and brand.
The jobholder
will join a highly driven African team focused on achieving rapid
success and growth across the continent. He or she will have a track
record at building competence and confidence in the strategic use of
communications within the organization and will deliver impactful and
credible communications to key external stakeholders, as well as the
equally important employee base.
Based in Johannesburg, South
Africa or Lagos, Nigeria, he or she will report to the Communications
Manager: Africa. This individual will lead all communications functions
across two divisions - South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa - including:
External and Media Communications, Social and Digital Communications,
Internal Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility and Event
Management.
The position will effectively act as deputy for the
Communications Manager: Africa and will, as such, provide strategic
counsel to the South African and Sub-Saharan African senior management
teams and support strategic business initiatives. He or she will partner
with Marketing on brand building with a sophisticated approach to, and
execution of, issues and reputation management. He or she will have an
established track record and experience in successfully managing media
and corporate communications’ crises. He or she will be expected to draw
on a robust corporate or agency experience to bring fresh, proactive
strategic thinking to the enterprise.
Role
•
Tell the MasterCard Africa story at a global level, both internally and
externally. This includes writing error-free, on-message content
tailored to a wide range of audiences and channels including blog posts,
newsletters, media releases, speeches, briefing documents, internal
employee stories, social media posts etc.
• Lead and implement
MasterCard MEA’s strategic and interactive employee communications and
engagement programme in Africa, using all existing internal
communications channels to ensure the company’s African story is well
told within MasterCard.
• Conceptualize, plan and manage employee events including year-end functions, team off-sites, town halls etc.
• Lead employee volunteering efforts by identifying charitable causes, coordinating with NGOs and mobilizing employees.
•
Support the Communications Manager: Africa and MEA Comms VP to ensure
structures, personnel (internal and agency), resources, work flow, and
communications processes are in place to deliver a solid pan-African
strategic plan against the SA and Sub-Saharan African business
objectives and the MEA Communications strategy.
• Lead MasterCard's
communications strategy and media presence across Africa. Work with the
Communications Manager: Africa, the MEA Communications Vice President,
senior management, country mangers and business unit leads to devise and
implement successful communications programs at local and pan-African
levels, allocate resources and direct execution.
• Manage
MasterCard’s PR Agencies in Africa including day to day management,
development of strategy, overseeing contracts and budgets, continuously
scope for better vendors, etc.
• Work with Marketing to put in place a
solid social media communications platform to ensure optimized share of
voice for MasterCard in social networks across Africa and effective
two-way communication therein.
• Manage major South African,
Sub-Saharan and African events especially those attended by the Region’s
President or by senior visiting executives like the MasterCard Africa
Knowledge Forum, World Economic Forum Africa, African Banker Awards,
etc. This includes creating high-level briefing packs, scheduling senior
executive meetings, managing PR agencies, etc.
All About You
•
Distinguished track record as a high achieving communications executive
with a demonstrated capacity to build and execute communications
programmes that support business growth within a dynamic and changing
corporation.
• Keen understanding of the African scene beyond just media and into culture, economy, socio- politics and development agenda.
•
Educated to degree level, with a minimum of six years’ experience in
corporate communications - either in-house or at a public relations
agency.
• Journalistic experience an advantage.
• Superb writing skills and the ability to simplify complex topics.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to effectively collaborate across countries and business units.
• Team player who will work well with senior business and functional leaders of MasterCard South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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