Officer, Public Relations- Media & Publicity | Mining Career at FQM, Kansanshi,Solwezi, Zambia

Requisition Number: JR374 | Country: Zambia | Contract Type: Fixed | Location: Solwezi | Categories: Administration, Business, Development, Executive, Investors relations services

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Purpose of the role:

• The incumbent in this role is responsible for using a wide range of media to build and sustain KML’s good brand through planned publicity campaigns and PR activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing support in the development and implementation of KML’s PR and media strategy.
• Organizing events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days, press tours etc.
• Managing and sharing content with users on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
• Designing and implementing appropriate communication strategies for various scenarios that require PR interventions.
• Creating and managing brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos, photographs, etc.
• Analysing media coverage and providing insights for strategic alignment.
• Distributing information about new promotional opportunities to media agencies and partners.
• Reporting progress made on PR campaigns.
• Address the public through interviews, press conferences, presentations etc.
• Highlighting and archiving success stories and challenges of each department
• Responsible for gathering, filming and writing success stories and taking pictures of all company & stakeholders events
• Coordinating and supporting media agencies during field work.
• Collaborating with the CSR teams to ensure adequate PR coverage of CSR events and other Mine activities.
• Maintaining and building a photo and success stories gallery.
• Managing local calendar of events.
• Any other duties as may be delegated by superiors.

Qualifications & Experience

• At least, a degree in Public Relations and Mass communication or other related fields.
• Affiliated to ZAPRA or any recognized media organization
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role or media related organization.

Job Specific Competencies

• Appreciation of Zambia’s media & political landscape and the dynamics surrounding the mining industry.
• Professional and able to work with diversity, proactive, reliable, discrete, diligent, driven, innovative with critical eye for detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to speak in English and the local languages.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build synergies.
• Tactical understanding of all primary main stream media and social media platforms.
• Skilled in working with Ms. Office and Conversant with media editing software like Corel draw and Adobe Applications.
• Knowledge in graphic design layout and production.

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Deadline: 08 October 2020