Manager - PR & Protocol at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Manager - PR & Protocol

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• To develop and maintain third party advocacy relationships for MTNN.
• Implementation of media relations’ strategy.
• Develop and maintain corporate events/protocol strategy
• Participate in Contract negotiations to reduce cost and drive MTNN Value Creation Philosophy.
• Evolve and maintain periodic reports to the business, quantifying the value of the print and broadcast stories that result from media leveraging of companywide activities.
• Develop effective strategies to mitigate negative media attention and enhance positive media coverage for MTNN, managing corporate events as well as corporate gift strategy.
• Develop strong third party partnerships/advocates within relevant stakeholders to achieve MTNN’s overall communications objectives.
• Oversee and ensure media consultants develop and continuously enhance MTNN’s corporate image and reputation.
• Take leadership role in cultivating and thoughtfully managing key external relationships with media and other external constituents.
• Develop and maintain high-level contacts with different segments of the media operators – CEOs, Managing Editors, Title Editors, etc. to build advocates among the media as well as enhance positive media mentions.
• Develop and execute External Communication strategies in alignment with the key strategies and priorities of the Corporate Services Division.
• Attain and maintain the depth and breadth of understanding/knowledge of the MTNN’s business activities and products necessary to accurately reflect and represent the company with external constituents.
• Drive Knowledge Management and Best Practice Sharing within own Unit/Department/Division/Enterprise-wide as required.
• Continuously seek self-professional development to sharpen skills and capabilities in a versatile and evolving digital landscape.
• Coach and mentor team members to ensure understanding of the objectives and goals of the team/Unit, awareness of all related job requirements and accountabilities and leverage human resources career development programs for staff career development.
• Review the performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.
• Identify training requirements of team members, develop program to address knowledge gaps and to enrich knowledge repository within the department.

Job Condition

• Normal MTN working conditions.
• Occasional travel

Experience & Training
Education:

• B.Sc. in Public Relations or in a related discipline.
• MBA preferred.
• Membership of professional PR association is necessary
• Fluent in English

Experience:

• Minimum 6-13 years’ experience which includes:
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising/managing others
• Experience working in a medium to large organization
• Experience in media management in a world-class organization / multinational
• Two years management experience

Minimum Qualification

• BA, BSc, BEd, HND or BTech

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online