Public Relations Managers in a Leading Multinational Company

A leading privately owned Multinational Company with headquarters in Lagos State desires to recruit senior level, highly competent, result-oriented, talented and self motivated candidates to fill the position below:

  Job Title: Public Relations Manager Location: Lagos

Responsiblities

• The objective will be to provide on-going PR support for the various company/brand initiatives and offerings on a holistic basis, in print/electronic and social media, so as to dominate the media space. endear the brand to its various publics, build custom for it products and services and provide a ring of protection across the various geographies that it operates in.
• Conceive. develop, publish and maintain internal publications and House journals to project the company favourably across various target publics.
• Writing, editing, proof-reading and improving product and corporate communications materials to ensure brand consistency and appeal.
• Maintaining currency in the mainstream and online media and generating new ideas to communicate effectively.
• The candidate will be instrumental in proactively building, nurturing and enhancing the reputation of the company/brand at a local. continental and global level.
• The role demands cultivating a robust relationship with internal as well as external stakeholders at all the 3 levels mentioned above, and leveraging significant category/media opportunities to show case the company/brand in order to build and reinforce its stature.
• The candidate will provide strategic leadership as well as operational guidance to an internal team of well-seasoned PR professionals/consultants as well as reputed PR agencies engaged by the company.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Excellent Leadership. Communication and Organisational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Vast knowledge of media dynamics with very strong media contact
• Proficiency in Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word. Power Point, Excel. Outlook and Google packages.
• Above 35 years of age with minimum of 15 years of cognate relevant experience, at least 5 years of which must be at management level in a blue-chip company preferably in FMCG. Telecommunications. Banking. Public Service, etc.
• A Post Graduate Degree in Public Relations / Mass Communications / Social Sciences or any related field. An MBA will be an added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Public Relations and Social Media PR and working knowledge of other communication disciplines like Advertising. Promotions, Events and Sponsorship.
• Must have a demonstrable track record of deploying various PR strategies to deliver superior results in addressing problems and opportunities that confront a business.
• Must have a proven record of ones ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people within the organization as well as with external publics.

Remuneration

• Competitive remuneration packages and challenging prospects await the successful candidates.

 

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in an MS Word document with Phone Number, Current Work Location, Email address and Scanned Passport-size Photograph to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email. Note: All Applications will be treated in strict confidence and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.