Communications and Corporate Partnerships Manager at Salpha Energy

Salpha Energy is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to delivering reliable, affordable off-grid solar solutions across Africa. We manufacture high-quality solar products designed to improve livelihoods, expand energy access and create sustainable impact in underserved communities. Our fast-growing operations and strategic expansion demand a seasoned professional to lead our communication and partnership functions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Communications and Corporate Partnerships Manager

Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Communications & Corporate Partnerships Manager provides strategic leadership for Salpha Energy’s internal and external communications, brand positioning, media relations, and strategic partnerships.
• This role is responsible for strengthening the company’s visibility, driving brand reputation, expanding corporate and institutional partnerships, and ensuring consistent, high-quality messaging across all platforms.
• The role requires a hybrid professional skilled in communications strategy, brand management, media engagement, stakeholder relationship management, partnership development and cross-functional collaboration in a multi and fast paced organization.

Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Planning:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, organization-wide communications and corporate partnerships strategy aligned with Salpha Energy’s mission and growth objectives.
• Work with internal and external partners to execute the approved communications strategy
• Establish and monitor KPIs for digital communications, media relations, brand visibility, campaigns, and corporate partnerships.
• Leading the communications team to conceptualize and implement communication and dissemination strategies and campaigns.
• Ensure the organization receives the strategic and tactical communications advice and support required around key initiatives

Communications Management:

• Oversee all internal and external communications, ensuring brand consistency, accuracy, and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Lead content development for press releases, speeches, articles, success stories, corporate briefs, newsletters, and social media content.
• Ensure quality control for all communication outputs—copywriting, editing, design, layout, and digital publishing.
• Coordinate and supervise web content management, SEO optimization, and updates across all digital platforms.
• Monitor global and regional industry trends to identify timely communication opportunities.
• Oversee the development of a rich content library including but not limited to factsheets, videos, personal stories, statistics, infographics, images, corporate e-newsletters, and other materials for use in both online and offline communications ensuring that all content is aligned to the organization’s strategic priorities

Media Relations & Public Relations:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, media houses, influencers, and PR stakeholders.
• Coordinate media engagements, press conferences, interviews, and public announcements.
• Monitor media coverage, respond to media enquiries, and manage reputational risks.
• Develop proactive PR strategies to enhance brand visibility and share of voice in the renewable energy sector.

Corporate Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Identify, initiate, negotiate, and manage corporate partnership opportunities with retail chains, shopping malls, SMEs, NGOs, agencies, and other strategic networks.
• Drive partnership models that support product distribution, brand visibility, and business expansion.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement programs, advocacy initiatives, and brand-aligned collaborations.
• Maintain relationships with strategic advisors, board members, regulatory stakeholders, and ecosystem partners.
• Develop partnership concept notes, proposals, MOUs, and performance reports.

Branding & Marketing Communications:

• Safeguard brand identity by enforcing the company’s brand and communication guidelines.
• Oversee brand campaigns, sponsorships, events, exhibitions, and CSR initiatives.
• Ensure strategic brand positioning across offline and digital channels.
• Manage creative agencies, vendors, and production partners to deliver high-quality brand assets on time and within budget.
• Manage relationships with different stakeholder groups, including the board and panel of advisors to ensure the favourable brand perception.
• Ensure all print and digital publications are delivered to deadline and consistent in quality.
• Contribute to the development, back-end management/support and utilization of the organization’s websites and social media accounts.
• Oversee maintenance and consistent update of the website and digital platforms.

Crisis & Reputation Management:

• Implement an effective crisis management plan to mitigate potential risks and threats to the brand.

Operational & Budget Oversight:

• Manage the communications and partnerships budget, ensuring cost effectiveness and ROI.
• Lead the communications team, providing mentorship, performance management, and capacity-building.
• Ensure timely delivery of all communication materials, campaigns and partnership activities.
• Undertake such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the level of the post.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or post graduate degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Branding, or related field.
• 8 – 10 years relevant experience, with at least 6 years in a senior leadership role overseeing communications or partnerships.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-level content development, campaigns, and brand strategy.
• Portfolio of previous work demonstrating strong communications and partnership achievements.
• Experience in the energy, sustainability, development, technology or consumer brands sector is an added advantage.
• Proven experience managing target audience content.
• Strong Knowledge of Communication Strategy, Practices and Techniques.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere…), and social media platforms.
• Proximity to the Island is a plus.

Skills:
Communication:

• Strong skills to translate complex materials into content that resonates with non-specialist audience, journalistic style, understanding of the media’s world, taste for research and innovation.
• Ability to identify and clearly communicate key messages to a variety of audiences.
• Creativity and thinking out of the box.
• Strong interpersonal communication and networking skills.
• A marketing and political flair.

Sense of organization:

• Demonstrated skills, knowledge, and experience in fundraising, marketing, media and public relations, brand management, internal communications, and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated high level skills in managing both internal and external stakeholder relations, including with government, corporate and philanthropic sectors.
• Great multitasker and capable of simultaneously managing multiple projects with different deadlines and deliver results on budget.
• Strong leadership Capacity with the ability to supervise a team.
• Attention to detail.
• Can-do positive attitude and ability to find solutions.
• Ability to Maintain Confidentiality

Your mindset:

• A genuine interest in the field of Energy, renewable energy specifically and driving successful communication strategies in this field.
• Open-mind and willingness to learn from various people, process information and project management tools and methods.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented atmosphere as well as independently.
• Sense of initiative and capacity to delegate tasks accordingly.

Functional / Technical:

• Ability to leverage established network and relevant contacts, where necessary.
• Excellent Creative and Strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated high level organisational skills.
• Demonstrated skills in full utilization of social media including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram – with strong knowledge and understanding of current trends.
• Substantial experience writing and editing; online, offline, internal, and external communiqué with a proven track record in writing successful grant submissions.
• Proofreading skills and an excellent eye for detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Adobe and InDesign, and an understanding of website content management systems.

Benefits

• We offer a captivating and varied function with an organisation driven by its mission and where initiative, creativity, and energy are strongly encouraged.
• Competitive remuneration aligned with industry standards.
• Opportunity to work in a mission-driven, high-impact organization in the renewable energy space.
• Exposure to a multicultural, dynamic work environment.
• Professional growth opportunities across communications, partnerships, strategy and leadership.
• A supportive, collaborative team culture that encourages creativity, innovation, and ownership.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application (CV, cover letter and samples of your work, communiqué) to: salpha@salphaenergy.com using “Communication and partnership Manager” as the subject of the email.