Job Recruitment at Oando Plc

• Responsible for the successful development and implementation of approved PR and Internal Communications Strategy.
• Responsible for overseeing and supporting day-to-day management of PR & Internal Communications initiatives.
• The Associate will be expected to work with a range of internal personnel and manage 3rd party Agencies for successful achievement of objectives.

Major Responsibility Areas:

• Development of Oando’s PR strategy.
• Support in the development of Oando’s Internal Communications strategy.
• Lead the implementation of the Company’s approved PR & Internal Communications strategy.
• Proactive and random checks of different media platforms to ensure deployed content is on brand, factually and grammatically correct.
• Manage annual PR & Internal Communications budget.
• Utilize performance data from Internal Communications and PR campaigns to act as a guide for future campaigns
• Development of high-level reports for HCC showcasing performance data and implications for future campaigns
• Annual review of PR and Advertising Agencies to determine continuation of services in the new year – use data as basis for recommendation on whether to retain Agency or not.
• Manage pitch and selection process for new agencies.
• Supervise timely completion of RAG (Red, Amber & Green) work/project plans.
• Daily tracking of RAG work plans to ensure flawless execution of weekly tasks to ensure timelines are not missed and issues are identified in advance.
• Maintain standards, systems and best practices (both human and technological) for content creation, distribution, maintenance, content retrieval and content repurposing, including the real-time implementation of content strategies.
• Foster and maintain close relationships with key journalists and other influential contacts within the media as appropriate.
• Solely responsible for managing bespoke media handler.
• Review content developed by PR Agency to ensure alignment with Company’s strategic positioning.
• Review and approve designs / creatives developed by internal graphic artists and Advertising Agencies to ensure they address brief and stakeholder pain points for Manager’s final approval as the case may be.
• Manage development and execution of employee engagement initiatives to foster brand affinity.
• Develop and oversee execution of PR plans for medium scale initiatives.
• Proactive media monitoring (both online and mainstream) with the goal of alerting HCC to potential issues / crisis.
• Development of annual thought leadership piece for the Financial Times, amongst others.
• Review of all PR & Internal Communication Policies and Processes
• Plan annual media parleys for CAMCAN and NAEC members as well as media rounds.
• Based on identified and potential risks develop detailed scenario plans.

Other duties as directed and required by the Company.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Extent to which brand values, brand story, initiatives and achievements are positively reinforced on internal and media platforms (print, broadcast and digital).
• Quality of PR initiatives deployed across all engagement mediums.
• Quantity and quality of mileage received on print, broadcast and digital platforms.
• Growth in employee engagement internally.
• Improvement in employee affinity to brand.
• Increase in positive perception and dialogue on internal and external platforms.
• Growth in internal brand ambassadors.
• Effective management of PR & Internal Communications team.
• Development of members of the PR & Internal Communications team.
• Cost effectiveness of internal and PR efforts.
• Effectiveness of partnerships with 3rd party Agencies.

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