Manager, Legal and Corporate Affairs (Cement Industry) - Dangote Group

JOB SUMMARY

• Manage media relationships
• Cultivate and manage relationship with media representatives.
• Coordinates all key interactions with partners to ensure the achievement of strategic business objectives.
• Coordinate legal matters with Company Lawyers
• Represent the company in all legal matters
• Representing Company at Courts Effective reputation management.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing the reputation of the organization
• Developing, implementing and evaluating communication strategies
• Ensuring effective two-way internal communication
• Taking the lead on media handing, proactively placing good news stories, dealing with inquiries and producing media release
• Developing links with stakeholders
• Playing a key role in Issue Management and Planning

• Taking editorial responsibility for the organization’s website, and other corporate communications tools
• Prepare all media communications content, including digital and social media communication.
• Manage effective relationships with all stakeholders
• Manage effective relationships with media stakeholders.
• Act as a first point of contact regarding all media stakeholder engagement and manage the implementation of external communication protocol, processes and procedures.
• In partnership with Marketing and Branding function, facilitate media profiling of the company and maintain the required company image and brand through effective media profiling control.
• Where required, act as an alternative spokesperson or media liaison for the company.
• Assist in developing PR and Media Relations plans for target stakeholders, and support the onsite staff and contractors in implementing communications plans.
• Write and issue print media background briefings, issue-specific fact sheets, talking points and content for the Group website
• Manage day-to-day publicity efforts for TV, radio, print etc.
• Draft and edit Public Relations collaterals including press releases, speeches, FAQ, briefing notes, corporate PowerPoint and corporate advertorials.
• Maintain working relationship with media outlets, key stakeholders, bringing inaccuracies and errors to the attention of writers and editors in a timely fashion.
• Plan and oversee press events.
• Providing in-house legal advice to management
• Handling all in-house contract documents
• In collaboration with HR, prepare legal responses to the Labour Commission and other government agencies / bodies