Public Relations Manager Jobs at Chemelil Sugar Company Limited in Kenya

Job Title: Public Relations Manager

Employer: Chemelil Sugar Company Limited
Duty Station: Kisumu
Application Deadline: 29th August 2013
Reporting to:  Managing Director

Key Responsibilities
• Initiate ideas for all corporate publications of information about the company in the mass media and in-house magazine to enhance the corporate image amongst stakeholders and the public including editing and publishing.
• Conceptualise and develop PR programmes for implementation by the Section to achieve its sectional as well as corporate objectives
• Evaluate grants and sponsorship requests using a Corporate Responsibility Charter and implement appropriate corporate social responsibility programmes
• Initiate and develop plans and activities budget for effective implementation of PR programmes
• Provide preceding PR marketing education to facilitate acceptance of newly launched company products including sugar brand and services
• Administer Company’s website
• Provide strategic financial PR counselling to management and stakeholder
• Develop good work ethic and culture change programme
• Design innovative PR and marketing promotional materials
• Attend and represent company’s interests in corporate functions and conferences.
• Enhance the Company’s image through potential image building disciplines including sports to facilitate achievement of company’s objectives and goals
• Monitor current and emerging trends in sugar sales.
• Prepare concept papers, speeches, corporate presentations for Management (Managing director and Company Chairman or Board representative)
• Develop and implement strategy for creating a high performing organisational   culture based on transparency, integrity, accountability to ensure the company’s corporate image and identity are extolled.
• Originate and co-ordinate displays and exhibitions portfolio for the company, both for corporate and marketing significance, with focus on informational and promotional strategies (campaigns)
• Recommend and commission all communication strategies for the company
• Recommend and coordinate social and welfare programmes that are under the auspices of corporate communication and marketing such as sports, parties, donations, anniversaries
• Promote customer and investor relations for the company
• Initiate and commission opinion audits, image surveys, complaints feedback mechanism, and advice management
• Interact with outside publics on both corporate and image related issues with a view to establishing mutual beneficial relationship

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in Communication or Social Science with a post graduate diploma in Journalism/ Public Relations
• Membership to a relevant Professional body like the Public Relations Society of Kenya is an added advantage
• Minimum five (5) year experience in any reputable agro-based public institution
How to Apply:
If you meet the above criteria, please send an application letter with a detailed curriculum vitae stating your age, current position, current salary and benefits, expected salary, day time telephone number and addresses of three referees to reach the Managing Director on the address to
Managing Director
Chemelil Sugar Company Limited
P.O. Box 1649
Kisumu

E-mail: md@chemsugar.co.ke