Senior Manager: Communication and Media

Minimum Requirements:

Matric (Grade 12)

Minimum experience in mid-senior media relations role: 5 yrs

Journalism experience preferrable

Good understanding of business and financial matters, essential.

Preferred qualifications: Degree in related field

Responsibilities:

Managing incidents and issues as they arise in the interest of protecting and building the Companies reputation

Developing and implementing a Group-wide issues response and crisis communications mechanisms

Managing media queries promptly, appropriately, and efficiently

Developing executive-level content and thought leadership from concept to writing

Developing appropriate media strategies, tactical plans and content in relation to corporate announcements

Maximising the dissemination of media coverage

Crafting effective press releases, media advisories, and media kits, often under pressure and with limited time

Serving as strategic advisor to Group stakeholders as well as media partners across the Group on strategic issues

Guiding media partners across the Group in support of compliance with relevant policies and standards

Developing or guiding social media and website content where appropriate

Arranging media-related visual elements (e.g. photography, videography, broadcasting)

Producing media and/ or integrated reports daily, monthly, quarterly, annually and ad hoc, including advice and recommendations

Monitoring and reporting live issues and providing strategic advice

Proactively identifying media opportunities

Maintaining media lists

Maintaining the Group spokespersons list and advising spokespersons to improve effectiveness

Arranging / supporting / facilitating media training.

Ensuring alignment with Group strategic themes and narrative across all content

Profiling of our capabilities, expertise, and functional prowess and leadership

Strategy key media relations services in support of building a universal, cohesive and bold reputation, narrative and story

Support corporate communications in proactively shaping a universal cohesive external narrative and story boldly, and visibly

Managing and/or working with agency partners on selected projects

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