Vacancy At Dhl

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DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry and “The Logistics company for the world”.

DHL commits its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation and contract logistics to its customers. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and about 300,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements.

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Additional Information

Job Title: Marketing & Communications Manager - West Africa

Job Location: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo

Job ID: 6408221

Job Description
We are a global logistics company looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager for the West Africa zone including the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Togo

Overall Responsibility
Provide marketing, PR, communications, sponsorship and branding support to countries, including ensuring all materials are brand-compliant and that campaigns are rolled out effectively

Public Relations:

Manage the PR planning process for each country i.e. identify their monthly story and opportunities and ensure implementation
Manage the distribution of ‘central’ stories provided by the SSA office to ensure they are distributed in the various countries
Keep an updated list of stories from the zone, available whenever requested
Manage the zone media list, ensuring it is updated and correct
Provide guidance for all PR activities i.e. assist in putting together a press release, a strategy around an event/story, briefing photographers
Identify and institute PR training – both internal (message houses, tips) and external
Manage local PR agency (if relevant) including strategy, implementation and reporting
Ensure coverage is reported each month by each country – i.e. # of clippings, scans and information, and meets the deadline provided


Advertising:

Manage any advertising opportunities for the zone – i.e. any opportunities sent to them and then, if worthwhile, escalated to SSA Office
Manage any requests for adaptations and local artwork, to be escalated and briefed to SSA Office
Ensure successful implementation of all campaigns (i.e. ExpressEasy, TradeLane) within markets
Ensure adequate levels of giveaways and marcomms materials are available in countries and, if not available, assist in acquiring or requesting these
Work with other units (Pricing, Sales) to ensure successful implementation of all campaigns and opportunities


Branding:

Ensure all marketing materials align to the guidelines (this also includes having a good knowledge of the guidelines and understanding what does/doesn’t conform)
Ensure all branding in countries (vehicles, signage) conforms to guidelines and, if not, assist countries to get in line


Sponsorship, Conferences & Events:

Manage any sponsorship opportunities for the zone – i.e. any opportunities sent to them and then, if worthwhile, escalated to SSA Office
If identified, manage sponsorship and events on the ground i.e. ensure materials and giveaways are in order, branding is correct, photographers briefed, PR and collateral is written and distributed


Internal Communications:

Edit stories from the zone to be distributed in Connect in Brief and the DHL Weekly every Wednesday
Distribute important information (ops updates, crisis communication) to all internal audiences


Corporate Social Responsibility

Interface with the relevant CSR contact in each market to ensure CSR activities (GVD, WED and quarterly CSR activity) are well-executed (i.e. take place, photography done, the activity reported on, media information distributed and a story written for internal audiences)


Administration

Provide a monthly update on issues/concerns in the various markets
Maintain a local video and image library so that any requests for images, artwork, video can be facilitated at zone level
Keep an up to date contact list for markets incl Country Managers, Commercial Staff that need to be engaged on specific activities
Schedule monthly calls with the zone and/or Country Managers to discuss Marcomms activities for that month


Desired Skills & Experience

Degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications, Journalism and/or Public Relations
At least five years' public relations experience
At least two years' management experience
Very strong writing skills (press releases, feature articles, opinion editorials)
Broad based exposure to all skills areas including presentation, media relations, advertising, internal communications, graphic design, sponsorship and CSR


Personal Skills/Attributes

Proactive, dynamic, can-do spirit, persistent and determined, driven, creative, broad shoulders, a dose of humour, business acumen, a strong backbone.


Remuneration
Depending on experience, the salary range (full package) is between 6,000 000 and 10,000 000 NGN.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
http://jobsearchng.org/job.php?job_id=886

Application Deadline: 25th July, 2013