Manager: Corporate Communications & PR
Posting Country: Lesotho
Date Posted: 30-Mar-2023
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it’s our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.
We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together. With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.
Description
Closing Date: 6th April 2023
Reporting to the Executive Head of External Affairs, the purpose of the role is to
- Manage all strategic communication requirements to support internal operational objectives, promote a positive reputation with all stakeholder groups and demonstrate Vodacom Lesotho’s commitment to fulfilling its stated purpose.
- Establish and implement a comprehensive external communications service to deliver the company’s strategic message and provide all employees and external stakeholders with regular, meaningful and consistent information about activities across the company, so creating a sense of shared purpose that is relevant to the working lives of all employees.
Job Responsibility
- Develop and implement a forward-thinking organizational Communications Plan in line with the Vodacom Lesotho’s overall strategic plan, and stakeholder and community plans;
- Create and establish the department strategy with excellence from planning to execution. Ability to create and manage major internal communications projects and efforts ranging from corporate narrative to crisis communications to community impact.
- Influence a broad set of key audiences and perceptions, so our stakeholders recognize the brand as an innovative telecoms technology leader and partner for digital transformation.
- Work with key influencers including print, online, broadcast and social media; government representatives, subject matter experts, and others.
- Define and articulate Vodacom Lesotho’s values, message and branding to our audiences, and media. Pitch and place Vodacom Lesotho’s stories, proactively and purposefully using a range of traditional and new media across local, regional, national and global audiences.
- Build relationships with multiple stakeholders across the public and private sector, media, associations and clients. Manage communications to a broad range of stakeholders, including local communities and government to support continued operation and manage reputational risks;
Requirements
- Appropriate degree in Communications/ Marketing
- Experience in a communications team for a large organization
- Experience in telecommunications is advantageous
Skills
Modern Marketing Leadership
Digital Tools and Technologies
Social Marketing
Content Marketing
Empathy
Data Analytics and Insights
Social and Digital Marketing – Channels, Platforms and Tools
Campaign Development and Management
Business and Commercial Acumen
Customer Centricity
Always on Marketing
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
Commitment from Vodacom
Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.