Guiness Nigeria Vacancies for Corporate Communications Manager

Guiness Nigeria Plc - We are Guinness Nigeria, member of Diageo Plc  the world's leading premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer categories.

Among the incredible portfolio is the Guinness Trademark (Foreign Extra Stout & Extra Smooth), Premium Lagers (Harp Lager, Satzenbrau Pilsner & Armstrong Dark Ale), Nigeria's #1 Malt drink, Malta Guinness and the world’s leading Ready to Drink brands (Smirnoff Ice & Gordon's Spark).

Our vision is to be the Most Celebrated business in Nigeria. To help us realise this we are committed to world class standards in Manufacturing. That's where you come in  we are now seeking highly competent and experienced professionals to join our West Africa Manufacturing Support Team.

Job Title: Corporate Communications Manager

Level: Level 4
AutoReqId: 26361BR
Reports To: Director of Corporate Relations

Context/Scope
Guinness Nigeria Plc is one of the largest beverage companies in Nigeria. It is quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a significant player in the National Economy.

Guinness Nigeria Plc’s vision is to become the most celebrated company in Nigeria. The Corporate Relations function is committed to support the achievement of the vision by transforming Guinness Nigeria Plc to become trusted and respected by our key stakeholders every day, everywhere.  We recognise that everything we do, everything we say and everything our key stakeholders say about us define our reputation.

This role sets standards for leadership in our brand and corporate reputation as well ensuring our leaders are able to effectively engage our employees across the business.

Dimensions
The role sits in Lagos but involves travel across all company locations
The role has responsibility for corporate, investment, brand and employee communications

Financial
Significant impact on raw material, component and utility costs and production, quality, rework and labour costs.
Key role in operating, cleaning and maintaining plant and equipment, impacts directly on plant availability, asset life cycle cost and asset life/replacement frequency.

Market Complexity
The Corporate Communications Manager is responsible for engaging one of the Company’s key stakeholder groups – employees - behind the business strategy.  In so doing, the Corporate Communications Manager sets the tone for the Company’s ongoing information sharing capacity with its employees. The role is also responsible for external communication to key stakeholders to the business

Purpose of Role
Responsible for identifying Capex Budget for Distributor development required nationally
Training and potential recruitment of distributor organization in conjunction with sales capability team.
Control of financial payments made to distributors based on results delivered against any agreed KPIs linked to incentives

Market Complexity
Reports to the Regional Distributor Manager. Responsible for the development of distributor infrastructure and capability. Currently 300 distributors at various levels of capability.

Purpose of Role:
The purpose of the role is to help Guinness Nigeria achieve its vision of becoming the most celebrated company in Nigeria and to beat the competition through defining and driving standards of leadership engagement, brand and corporate PR.
Specific responsibility for creating and managing an integrated communication strategy and driving implementation of the strategy
Lead communications for major business initiatives and events

Top Accountabilities

• Contribute to the formulation of strategy for the organisation ensuring that all communication policies and programmes support the organization’s overall strategic direction. This will include:
• Manage a comprehensive employee communications strategy and plan that directly supports the business strategy, vision and values and uses a range of appropriate tools and is measurable
• Developing and executing plans for the design, writing and production of external communications materials, including brochures, memos, newsletters, etc.
• Ensure optimal management of the PR agencies
• Manage a robust and integrated employee communications forum to facilitate sharing of best practice, cross-functional working and management of timely corporate and brand communication(s)
• Ensure message consistency and adoption of communication principles through building relationships with all key functions and audiences and coaching of Guinness Leadership Team.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Bachelor degree and post graduate qualification in PR, marketing or journalism is preferable.
• Minimum 8 year’s experience working at a strategic level on business or brand related communications.
• Superior writing and oral communication skills
• Proven track record of managing communication’s issues in a sensitive / controversial environment.
• Proven track record in communications and communication strategy development
• Capable of leading the communications planning process and facilitating broader involvement in this process.
• Exposure to influencing at senior management level.
• Line manager experience and a track record of leading, developing & coaching a team

Desirable:
Issues identification, management and resolution
Commercially driven strategy development & execution
Integrated stakeholder engagement
Specialism

Method of Application
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