Research, Communications & Brand Manager

Responsibilities:

• In line with the Annual Organizational Strategy, develop, oversee, implement and review the annual Communication, Research, & Brand (CRB) Calendar/Schedule and output.  
• Work with the Programme manager to champion the integration of relevant organizational communication, brand and research findings into all program activities as well as oversee the extraction of relevant content from such initiatives.   
• Oversee the continuous identification, engagement, update and review of all key communication stakeholders (including, press, social media platform etc.); maintaining a database, keeping a checklist, monitoring& evaluating and documentation. 
• Proactively ensure organizational brand projection and optimization across all relevant platforms as well as create and monitor commensurate brand value for funding/sponsoring partners when and where relevant. 
• Oversee access, upgrades, security of all the organizations’ IT communication interfaces & channels (host plan, SSL certificates, social media accounts, email accounts/subscription 
• Provide direction to the CRB staff/team in the development, coordination and control of CBR initiatives and activities along the Organization focus areas. 
• Recommend annual communications budget for the PD’s approval and prudently manage the team’s resources. 
• Call periodic CRB team meetings to establish and communicate targets and work plans in line with overall goals. 
• Present progress reports on deliverables and impact of Organization communication output to the PD as and when required. 
• Proactively ensure that enquiries and complaints are promptly and properly redirected and treated. 
• Oversee all activities of the team to ensure compliance with stipulated policies and procedures. 
• Ensure that all CRB team members carry out their assigned tasks under a safe and conducive environment. 
• Periodically evaluate the performance of CRB staff in line with the agreed performance management process; ensure that feedback and evaluation is done in a timely manner. 
• Conduct extensive in-depth research on strategic focus areas for publishing 
• Create company literature and other forms of communication. 
• Create marketing and promotional materials - both print and electronic. 
• Create monthly and quarterly schedules for marketing and promotional engagement 
• Ensure achievement of monthly and quarterly promotional and out-reach targets across all media platforms
• Work with advertisers for timely and useable ad submissions, 
• Copyedit, proofread, and revise communications. 
• Design and launch email marketing campaigns. 
• Recommend, implement and maintain site design and operation. 
• Promote our products and services through public relations initiatives. 
• Develop marketing communications campaigns. 
• Create thought leadership materials. 
• Create and deliver press releases, media relations content, case studies, white papers, executive bios, corporate newsletter content, social media content, and speaking proposals. 
• Research media coverage and industry trends. 
• Develop fresh story ideas. 
• Conduct extensive media outreach. 
• Prepare briefing materials. 
• Coordinate conference’s media/press and interviews. 
• Leverage and coordinate full scale IT across the entire scope of the firm’s communication initiatives  
• Perform other job duties as assigned by your direct supervisor or PD 
• Ensure timely and good-quality implementation of work plan activities 

Requirements:

• First degree in any discipline from an accredited institution in Communications, Marketing or Journalism or a relevant discipline. 
• Requisite certifications & a post graduate degree is an advantage 
• At least 4 years’ experience in a similar supervisory role or as team lead 
• Knowledge of the midstream & downstream energy industry and its policies in Nigeria & Africa is an added advantage. 

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal  
• Information-savvy - (abreast with current national and global affairs, politics & policies) 
• Research, publishing and presentation skills  
• Proficiency in digital media navigation and deployment 
• Ability to build influential relationships and business development 
• Use of digital technology Design creativity and proficiency in graphics design tools 
• Ability to cost-effectively project manage the team’s initiatives and workload, set priorities and meet tight deadlines. 
• Excellent leadership and team building skills 
• Ability to think creatively, strategically and holistically. 
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office productivity tools and other relevant applications

Key Performance Indicator:

• Achievement of team’s annual strategic objectives. 
• Originality, consistency, volume, quality, action-based responses of output (research/communications/brand) 
• Completeness and timeliness of annual calendars, schedules/ plans and budgets. 
• Timely and accurate tracking of brand, communication/research workflows and interceptions. 
• Full compliance of operations and administrative activities with Organization policies and procedures. 
• Relationship Management with team and stakeholders as are relevant to the role. 
• Measurable impact of successful communication, brand and research initiatives on key areas with proper documentation thereafter. 
• Symbiotic seamless relationship with Programme Team 

Remuneration: NGN 500,000 - 550,000