Job Description

Description: 

Job Summary:

Leading strategic communication initiatives to enhance the organization's reputation and achieve its objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead local marketing and communications strategy/plan in alignment with Group's guidelines.
• Develop and maintain strong associations and partnerships with external stakeholders to enhance the organization's reputation and achieve strategic objectives.
• Lead crisis communication efforts by developing and implementing effective communication strategies.
• Manage investor relations activities, including communication with shareholders, analysts, and investors.
• Handle media relations by actively cultivating relationships with journalists and media outlets through media events, press releases, and media inquiries.
• Coordinate project management activities under Agency.
• Drive sustainability initiatives by developing communication strategies.
• Engage with key stakeholders within the Country Management Team (CMT) and Board of Directors (BOD) to ensure alignment on communication strategies and requirements on marketing support
• Drive brand integration during mergers and acquisitions integration processes

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or equivalent
• Min 6 year(s) of working experience in communications role, with proven experiences in crisis communication, investor relations, sustainability, and media relations are required for this position.
• Advance knowledge of principles and practices of marketing, branding, and communications
• Ability to develop and implement communication strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling messages for various audiences.
• Proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrate intermediate or advanced knowledge in design and video software (e.g. Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, Capcut)
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure and navigate complex situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrate appreciation and respect for cultural sensitivities especially in cross-country/-cultural interactions.
• Demonstrate fluency in local language and ideally in English, Chinese, and Bahasa Malaysia, both written and spoken
• Demonstrate strong organization skill and attention to detail.

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