Marketing and Communications Business Partner at Coronation Merchant Bank

Coronation Merchant Bank is a strong emerging merchant banking franchise in Nigeria. We will demonstrate innovation by developing solutions to diverse customer problems, differentiating ourselves from competition with creative products and service offerings and proactively initiating change and improvement measures. Through teamwork we build corporate intelligence, increase efficiency and enhance performance and bring diverse capabilities to bear from the wide range of professional capabilities.

We hold the interest of the team above those of the individual while showing mutual respect for all employees and sharing information throughout the organisation. We demonstrate a high level of integrity by being ethically unyielding and honest, inspiring trust by unambiguous communication, matching behaviors to words and taking responsibility for actions.Our operations are transparent and always comply with all regulations and applicable laws.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing and Communications Business Partner

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Marketing & Communications
Reports To: Head, Marketing and Communications
Direct Reports / Subordinates
Job Grade Level ABO

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Use a wide range of methods to communicate, including language and style that capture the attention of a target audience.
• Adapts content, style, tone and medium of communication to suit the external target audience’s language, cultural background, and level of understanding.
• Assist in developing and implementing any new internal communications tools or systems required by the organisation
• Monitor feedback for all internal communication and assist in providing clarification where necessary
• Participate in the implementation of organisation-wide strategic communications plan.
• Support the development of company profile and brand image in the market through sustained campaigns.
• Foster and maintain strategic partnerships with third parties such as regulatory bodies, business partners (e.g. retail chains), etc.
• Monitor and update CSR activities database and reports on CSR activities of the organisation and individual business units
• Present and communicate information effectively to external stakeholder groups clearly and concisely.
• Communicate difficult ideas and complex messages to clients in a way that aids understanding
• Participate in the articulation of the company’s overall corporate strategies and objectives.
• Work hard to support the articulation of the company’s marketing strategies and plan and ensure alignment with the corporate strategy, goals, and objectives.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and record of all internal and external communication.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Brand perception relative to competitors
• Average revenue per customer.
• Achievement of strategic objectives.
• Percentage increase in market share and revenue growth
• Quality of reports/documents
• Timeliness of reports/documents
• Percentage increase in customer base across segments.
• Percentage of sales target met.
• Percentage increase in customer base across segments.

Key Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Mass Communication, Journalism, Management sciences or any related field
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Public Relations, Brand Strategist or Corporate Communications role in a large corporation

Skills and Competencies:

• Understands the strategic objectives of the different product brands.
• Explain how to create a seamless online presence over web, social, mobile, and other digital platforms
• Understands the benefits and limitations of different digital marketing channels.
• Understanding of and experience with all things advertising; digital and traditional
• Digital savvy and ability to drive and interpret data analytics
• Understanding of the digital world and the disruptive opportunities being created
• Ability to think strategically, and drive for results.
• Able to select relevant content and write basic marketing copy in various formats including text, links, video, visual and more
• Ability to organize information and findings and share them within organization
• Excellent communication and business presentation skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Application Deadline  20th July, 2022.