Unilever Nigeria Plc Recruitment for Head, Communications and Corporate Affairs

Unilever Nigeria Plc Recruitment – Applications are invited from suitable and qualified candidates for the position of Head, Communications and Corporate Affairs – West Africa. Interested persons should read the requirements and apply below.

Unilever Nigeria Plc – Welcome to Unilever, a global multinational and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers across the world who use our amazing products everyday!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Communications and Corporate Affairs – West Africa

Job Requisition ID: R-57805
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full time

Job Description

Managing C&CA for the Unilever West Africa region, Head of C&CA for Unilever Nigeria, business partner / trusted advisor to the Managing Director, West Africa and the Executive Leadership team.
Work with the West Africa and Nigeria Leadership Teams to align work plans, communications and objectives that promote corporate image and avoid it being brought into disrepute
Ensure deep, strategic relationships with Governments, Communities, and key Stakeholders to drive Unilever’s image positively, guarantee our licence to operate and manage short term issues
Develop strategies with relevant stakeholders for partnerships and programs to support Unilever’s sustainability agenda in West Africa.

Roles/Responsibilities

Developing and implementing a strategy of engagement and strategic relationships with Government, industry, and others to support the business and secure our licence to operate.
Implementing issues and crisis management processes and proactively / reactively managing reputational threats.
Motivating and enthuse employees behind Unilever’s leadership, vision, sustainable living and growth ambition.
Providing top quality strategic political and communications guidance to the West Africa Leadership team, Africa and Global Communications and Corporate Affairs teams.
Driving an integrated programme of communication aligning West Africa within the Africa business and with Unilever’s global objectives, ensuring seamless roll out of global policy.
Sharing resources in Africa and the region, use budgets effectively, collaborate and innovate to ensure communications plays a full role in delivering cost and margin targets.
Supporting financial and sustainability reporting and investor communications with shareholders and regulators for our listed business in the region.

Key Interfaces
Internal:

West Africa and Nigeria Leadership team
Africa C&CA team
Unilever global functions

External:

Media, Government, External Partners

Qualifications and Requirements

Must have 10 – 15 years relevant experience, ideally with a multinational or cross border company
Ability to bring in good networks and experience with industry, media and government
Familiar with the FMCG business, brands, and marketing
West Africa regional experience, ideally including the Francophone region
High impact communication skills including message design & delivery expertise
Public policy and external environment analytical prowess
High editorial skills with super attention to detail
3P Communications Agency management experience
Traditional and new media channel management experience
End to End project management skill
Strategic thinker, proactive self-driven champion,
Prolific influencer with high executional prowess
Accessible, resourceful, and prolific
Team player with both inter and intra-functional capability
High business acumen