Deputy Vice President, Strategic Communications
About the role
Responsibilities
Strategic Communications Leadership
Act as a strategic partner and deputy to the Chief in setting and delivering the overall communications agenda
Translate corporate strategy into integrated, measurable communications plans across internal and external audiences
Ensure a consistent corporate narrative across brand, business, regulatory and sustainability communications
Provide senior-level communications counsel to ExCom and business leaders.
Public Relations & Media Strategy
Manage all media relations and public relations activities
Share proactive media strategies to build thought leadership and strengthen brand positioning
Develop press releases, media briefs, op-eds, and announcements
Build and maintain strong relationships with local and international media, journalists and industry influencers
Executive Communications
Identify, secure and manage thought leadership opportunities for senior executives
Advise and prepare senior leaders for media engagement, interviews, and speaking opportunities
Integrated Campaigns & Content
Lead cross-functional collaboration to develop and execute integrated communications campaigns
Oversee content strategy across LinkedIn (including corporate and key leadership accounts)
Ensure effective amplification of the key message through multi-channel storytelling
Stakeholder & Ecosystem Engagement
Provide communications counsel to internal stakeholders on reputation and media-related matters
Partner with business units and external stakeholders to amplify business initiatives and outcomes
Support engagement with regulators, partners and industry bodies
Crisis & Issues Management
Manage communications response for reputational issues and crises, ensuring timeliness and message discipline
Maintain and enhance crisis preparedness frameworks and playbooks
Provide advisory to leadership on sensitive and high-risk issues
Internal Communications & Culture Alignment
Support the internal communications strategy to ensure alignment of employees with business priorities
Ensure clear and consistent messaging during transformation, organisational change, and strategic initiatives
Measurement & Continuous Improvement
Establish frameworks to assess the effectiveness of communications strategies
Track reputation, media coverage and engagement metrics
Drice continuous improvement through data, insights and post-campaign views
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Journalism or related field
15+ years in corporate communications, public relations, corporate affairs or brand management
Experience within financial services, insurance, and a regulated industry will be an added advantage
Proven track record in reputation management, media relations, stakeholder communications, crisis communications and issues management
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