Manager - PR and Communications - Fixed Term Contract Job. Communication Jobs In Kenya

Reporting to the Head of PR & Corporate Communications, this position is responsible for the development and execution of PR plans and strategies with effective delivery of internal and external communication programs to improve the public image of the company. 

The role requires a keen interest in new media with good writing and research skills, well-organized, confident and excellent communication skills. The goal is to facilitate support in the smooth running of daily operations and success of PR efforts.

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Key Responsibilities

• Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
• All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.
• Responsible for ideation, development and execution of strategies align business communications with the immerging trends and shifts to digital and new media.
• Responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of effective communication strategies for several divisions and departments including but not limited to; Consumer Business Unit, Channels, Assets & Sponsorships, and the M-Pesa and Safaricom Foundations.
• Provide expert internal and external communications counsel to the team’s leaders.
• Generate positive press coverage around news, events, activities, issues, developments & personalities.
• Contribute to ensuring that Safaricom is perceived positively across all major stakeholders & constituencies.
• Leading press engagement strategy for the company and develop & maintain personal relationships with key media influencers.Manage relationship with and output of PR agencies.  

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

Working With Others

• Consciously takes steps to make the most of every conversation/interaction 
• Identifies people’s needs, interests and motivates to be able to influence the decisions they make 
• Communicates simply to excite and engage people 
• Pro-actively adapts own style and approach to build rapport, and work with others more effectively 
• Builds and maintains strong relationships and networks

Operational Excellence

• Targets effort and resources on high-value and high impact activity   
• Focuses on achieving maximum performance and driving continuous improvement 
• Thinks about processes and problems cross-functionally and end-to-end 
• Uses knowledge of products, technology, process, systems and policy to solve problems

Creativity and Innovation

• Finds creative ways to exploit opportunities and solve problems 
• Takes risks and pushes what is possible 
• Experiments with unorthodox approaches

Business Know-how

• Uses facts to make decisions that are competitively and financially robust 
• Balances current and future needs 
• Thinks and acts like an owner of the business 
• Acts in line with legal, regulatory, professional and ethical standards

Working With Change

• Responds flexibly to changing situations 
• Manages the business and people aspects of change to drive performance

Project and Programme Management

• Defines scope and deliverables in terms of time, cost, quality and business benefit 
• Schedules activity and identifies resource needs, dependencies and synergies   Evaluates progress, mitigates risks and addresses issues 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field with a demonstrable interest in communications and public relations
• 5-8 years’ experience in communication or public relations 
• Proven track record designing and executing successful campaigns
• Exceptional writing, verbal and editing skills
• Solid experience in new media such us Tiktok, Facebook, X, blogs, etc.
• Firm grasp of grammar and ability to develop compelling story angles
• Professional, upbeat, organized, energetic and an astute problem-solver.
• Comfortable working with a corporate CEO as they are with members of the public
• High level of integrity/Trustworthy character
• Flexibility and the ability to multi-task

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