Job Title: Public Communications and Relations Manager
Location: Benin City, Edo State
About Company: Our client is a premier infrastructure management firm dedicated to the modernization, maintenance, and safe operation of the critical arterial route connecting the Midwest to the Eastern gateway of Nigeria. As a vital link in the Trans-African Highway network, they play a pivotal role in facilitating regional trade, enhancing commuter safety, and driving economic growth across the Niger Delta and Southeast regions.
The company is seeking to hire a Public Communications & Relations Manager who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the company’s media relations, public communications, and stakeholder perception strategy. The role ensures that the company maintains a positive, credible, and transparent public image while proactively managing reputation, public sentiment, and media engagement across all platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a comprehensive media relations and public communications strategy for the company.
- Build and maintain professional relationships with journalists, editors, broadcasters, bloggers, and media organizations.
- Coordinate press briefings, interviews, press releases, and media engagements.
- Ensure consistency of the company’s messaging across all media platforms.
- Continuously scan print, broadcast, online, and social media platforms for references to the company’s.
- Track public opinion, sentiment trends, and emerging issues relating to the company’s and its operations.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly media monitoring and perception reports.
- Identify reputational risks and escalate critical issues to management promptly.
- Protect and enhance the company’s corporate reputation.
- Proactively manage negative publicity and misinformation.
- Develop response strategies for sensitive or controversial issues.
- Support crisis communication management when required.
- Draft press releases, statements, speeches, articles, and corporate messages.
- Support development of corporate publications, newsletters, website content, and social media messaging.
- Ensure that all communications reflect the company’s values, obligations, and public accountability role.
- Support communication with government agencies, authorities, communities, investors, and partners.
- Assist in organizing public engagement activities, stakeholder forums, and community communication programs.
- Advise management on public perception, communication risks, and media strategy.
- Provide guidance to departments on communication alignment and message discipline.
- Ensure all communications comply with regulatory, and corporate governance requirements.
- Maintain confidentiality and professional integrity at all times.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Communication Studies, Media Studies, or related discipline.
- A postgraduate qualification in Communication, Public Relations, Corporate Communication, or related field is an advantage
- Minimum of 5–8 years experience in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, or media relations.
- Proven experience in media engagement, press management, and reputation management.
- Proven experience in social media monitoring and engagement Experience working in infrastructure, public sector, regulatory, related environments is a strong advantage
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent media relations and networking ability.
- Strong analytical and media monitoring skills.
- Ability to interpret public sentiment and reputational risks.
- Crisis communication capability.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
- Strategic thinking and sound judgment.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Good understanding of digital and social media platforms.
- Quality and consistency of media coverage
- Timeliness and accuracy of communication outputs
- Effectiveness of reputation management
- Quality of media monitoring and intelligence reports
- Responsiveness to emerging public issues
Benefits
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Communication Studies, Media Studies, or related discipline.
- Postgraduate qualification in Communication, Public Relations, Corporate Communication, or related field.
- Minimum of 5-8 years experience in public relations, corporate communications, journalism, or media relations.
- Proven experience in media engagement, press management, and reputation management.
- Proven experience in social media monitoring and engagement.
- Experience working in infrastructure, public sector, or regulatory-related environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent media relations and networking ability.
- Strong analytical and media monitoring skills.
- Ability to interpret public sentiment and reputational risks.
- Crisis communication capability.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
- Strategic thinking and sound judgment.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Good understanding of digital and social media platforms.
What We Do
Dunn and Braxton is an international management consulting firm that provides bespoke recruitment, talent outsourcing, and HR support services to help business owners and founders meet their human capital needs. Based in Nigeria, they aim to be a trusted talent solution provider in Africa, enabling companies to optimize productivity and focus on core innovation by managing their non-core human resource functions.
