Media Relations and Issue Management (PR)

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Lagos, Lagos Island, Lagos
3-5 Years Experience
HR Tech • Consulting
The Role
Organize effective media relation programme and initiatives to develop a credible relationship between the Bank's subsidiaries and the media. Responsibilities include writing newsworthy stories, managing media relations, providing media support to events, and organizing press conferences.
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Company Description

Our Client provides is a Tier one Financial Institution

Job Description

Job Role

Organize effective media relation programme and initiatives in order to develop a credible relationship between the Bank’s subsidiaries and the media as a stakeholder.

Functions and Responsibilities

  • Write newsworthy stories for Banks within African subsidiaries
  • Develops, maintains, and manages a proactive media relations programme/annual media plan.
  • Report newsworthy mentions across all subsidiaries monthly
  • Dispenses newsworthy information to the media.
  • Provides media/publicity support to SBUs events.
  • Prompt and efficient interface with the media for media relations programme and annual media plan executions
  • Establish and maintain strong contact and relationship with media – News editors, sub-editors, photo editors and key journalists.
  • Ensure prime and advantageous coverage of the Bank’s activities and events above competition.
  • Monitors and manage potentially damaging stories emanating from the media and the environment about the organization.
  • Organizes Press Conferences, Media briefings and interactive sessions for media relationship management and information dissemination.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Head, Corporate Communication

Skills / Competence Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Banking Operations (Domestic & International Operations)
  • Financial/Banking Industry Knowledge
  • Communications
  • Branding
  • Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Research Skills
  • Policy Development/Implementation
  • Creative thinking and innovative.

Generic Skills

  • Strategic Focus
  • Integrity and Discretion
  • Initiative/ Proactive
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Analytical skills / Problem solving
  • Resilience, Tenacity and Integrity
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Communication (oral & written)
  • Team building / conflict management
  • Organization & coordination
  • General managerial / administration


Qualifications

Professional Requirements

Qualification

  • First degree in Social Sciences, Humanities and Business-related disciplines

Minimum Experience

  • 3 – 4 years’ experience in Financial Journalism, PR practice or PR consultancy
The Company
66 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Proten International is an award-winning and leading international Human Resource and Management Consulting firm that provides a range of Advisory and Transformation solutions. Our focus is to align every organisation’s activities relating to People, Process and Technology closely with its business strategy and vision.

Founded in 2011 in the United Kingdom, we have since expanded across Europe and Africa, serving clients across the public and private sectors and various industries including Banking, Oil and Gas, Insurance, Information Technology, Real Estate, Energy, FMCG, Manufacturing and many more.

In 2015, we launched our Africa office in Lagos, Nigeria and have since provided a range of tailored solutions to various organisations.

Our bespoke and innovative solutions cut across:
Learning and Development
Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
Outsourcing / Managed Staffing
Enterprise Transformation
HR Advisory
HR Technology

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