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.
- Strong Project Management/Process Management skills
- Problem solving skills
- 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
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