Sahara Group is recruiting to fill the vacant position: Brand & Corporate Communication Manager.
Job Title: Brand & Corporate Communication Manager
Operating Company: Sahara Group Limited Location: Lagos State
Purpose Statement:
To codify the various aspects of the brand and create avenues to effectively disseminate them to the relevant stakeholders
To achieve accurate alignment between and the brand and Sahara’s vision, mission and values
To take ownership of all company Corporate Communication & marketing collateral (corporate profile, brochure, press, advertising, gifts, events, corporate communication, websites etc) and ensure a coordinated and consistent message across. Copied from: hotnigerianjobs.com-
Key Deliverables:
Build overall Brand preference, visibility and equity in all Sahara locations
Provide brand communication and advertising strategy leadership
Develop media strategy and monitor deployment and compliance.
Coordinate external brand activities and ensure compliance with brand guidelines/objectives
Ensure brand compliance across all channels and customer engagement points globally
Manage and evaluate the brand & communication agency(ies) for smooth flow of operations
Development and management of brand assets, events and sponsorships
Provide realistic and executable budgets for the year & maintain zero budget overspend
Create, implement and oversee communications programmes that effectively describe and promote Sahara Copied from: hotnigerianjobs.com-
Create materials to support communications strategies and oversee design, production and distribution of all branding/promotional material
Coordinate communications and marketing efforts with other stakeholders to ensure consistency of corporate image and message
Develop new and improve existing employee publications and newsletters, recommend editorial policies and guidelines and ensure accuracy and timely distribution
Update and manage company internet sites
Supervise the quality and appropriateness of communication activities internally or externally produced
Ensure corporate identity is followed to achieve uniformity and synergy
Knowledge/Skills:
Excellent knowledge of Sales and Marketing functions
Strong skills in Business to business marketing.
Ability to assess process flows.
Project Management skills.
Knowledge of Business Planning.
Excellent written and oral communication.
Presentation skills.
Above average numerate abilities.
Minimum Qualification / Experience:
Relevant university degree e.g. B. Comm.; BA; B.Sc.
Relevant Post Graduate degree or MBA will be an added advantage.
Minimum of 7 years experience in Business to Business marketing or Energy/Oil Gas environment, having held a senior management position for at least 3 years. Copied from: hotnigerianjobs.com-
Strong Brand Management experience especially from an FMCG company.
Available for flexible scheduling and frequent travelling
Personality Traits:
Quick self starter with high qualitative, multi-tasking and follow through abilities.
An analytical strategist. Copied from: hotnigerianjobs.com-
Good communicator/motivator with above average toexcellent negotiation skills.
Must be flexible, ready to work long hours, with a high ability to implement controls & systems.
Excellent track record (with demonstrated successes).
Application Closing Date
August 1, 2012
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online NB: When the page opens select Experienced Hire from User Type and click Find.