Job Description

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  Gujarat
  
  Indian MNC Conglomerate
  
  Business Administration

Job Overview

External Communications - GM

Job Summary

Role : External Communications - GM Location : Ahmedabad

Role & Responsibilities

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  Formulate & Develop group narrative and messaging
  Work with the Business/Sector CEO\'s and be the Group communications SPOC
  Leverage the relevant news about Client in India for keeping influencers engaged and creating better appreciation of the brand, disseminating the press releases and pitching stories to the media
  Create value for stakeholders\' means understanding the stakeholders needs and delivering value at all times even while balancing conflicting needs of multiple stakeholders
  Evaluate strategic business priorities and integrate into Group/sector communications functioning through in - depth understanding of business, industry and domain
  In this role, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to create and support proactive communications plans for Client\xe2\x80\x99s social impact work. The person will support communications for all of Client Foundations sites and projects that make an impact on key social issues, such as health, education and skills development, and climate - will include Client Foundation projects as well as Sustainability.
  Anticipating, identifying and leveraging business opportunities in some of the businesses that could be amplified through media and across mediums
  Consistently explore and evaluate emerging opportunities to support business growth and priorities
  Formulate an overarching Group/business communications strategy for India that determines stakeholder outreach, group-level messaging, draw upon the business synergies, corporate goals and Indian business interests; and execute the program flawlessly.
  Deliver impactful external visibility for Client through storytelling and media relationships. Results should center on corporate stories that bring to life who Client is, trend/ product and services/ business stories, brand stories and reputation building stories.
  Identify thought leadership themes/platforms and Influencers and build thought leadership in India
  Cultivate, develop and maintain sound relationships with National media - editors and journalists, and other key external influencers to help build, enhance and protect the company\'s reputation and drive our business forward.
  Proactively manage issues and deflect criticism in the media
  Ensure agencies are optimally managed \xe2\x80\x93 from having contracts in place to ensure ROI and value for money
  Create effective communication channels including the new media channels like social and online media, leveraging them in planning and executing communications programs
  Demonstrate a sense of ownership to ensure connectivity with businesses, commitment to deliver and by taking responsibility for the process as well as outcome
  Be passionate, enthusiastic and demonstrate zeal about the work one does and go the extra mile
  Deliver results with sustained commitment to quality and on-time performance
  Be a counsel to the business leaders
  Work with internal teams and external agencies to edit press releases, company literature, and articles for external use
  Gather and disseminate timely information to the media and employees
  Plan and oversee press events, showcase the outcomes
  Detect public relations issues as they emerge and address them
  Research and write briefing materials
  Lead Group communications events and visits
  Build and keep the Group collaterals updated - Group presentation, film, brochure, support the website updates, etc.
  Leverage the news about Client and create employee pride and belongingness

Requirements

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  Bachelors in Mass Media Communication; PG degree in Journalism or English Literature
  15+ years of work experience in Corporate Communications and Brand building
  Strong verbal and written communications skills required
  Proven record in managing media & editor relations; stakeholder relations; business, brand and corporate communications
  Ability to work in a matrix organisation - dealing with complexity, ambiguity and collaborative environment.
  Fluency in English, both written and verbal, required
  Experience in strategizing and executing social media campaigns
  Knowledge of PR, Communications, Media and Brand Building
  Experience working with an Indian multinational US multinational
  Having worked with the senior-most Executives in the organisations and being a counsel to them
  Proven success in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
  Ability to work in a multinational and multi-cultural environment
  Sound & quick decision-making ability - both financial and technical operational
  Ability to work and thrive in a highly unstructured work environment
  Ability to represent the organisation as its ambassador
  Relationship management (media, partners etc)
  Excellent negotiation skills are inherent to this role.
  Excellent verbal interpersonal, business communication and people-management skills.
  Excellent organisational skills, particularly in time management.