Public Relations Officer - Mining
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Progessive International
Job Description
Education, Experience and Requirements:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Public relations or communication
- +5 years relevant experience in corporate PR
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Knowledge of corporate governance
- Understanding of organisation policies and procedures
- Knowledge of media dynamics
- Knowledge the global economy and markets
- Communications and social media trends
- Finance and people management
- Attention to details
- Computer literate
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills (Oral and written)
- Excellent Organizational skills
- Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Organized with time management skills
- Creative thinking
- Legal background
- Must have keen eyes for details and strategy, as well as understanding SA political, policy and law-making processes.
- A good understanding of South African inter-government relations
- French and Or Mandarin speaking will be a great advantange
Responsibilities:
- Conduct detailed stakeholder mapping, profiling and facilitate engagement
- Perform detailed analysis on local political and economic issues and provide executive report
- Develop client positions on relevant regulatory and public policy
- Monitor and report on government, parliamentary and political party positions on key political and public policy issues
- Take an active role in relationship building
- Engage, mobilize, communicate and coordinate with 3rd party policy advocates
- Build client and stake holders relations
- Business presentation development
- Engage in commercial negotiations in mining or supply chain
- Writing weekly and monthly reports on topical issues
- Develop content that will assist to communicate business initiatives internally and externally
- Content generation - writing strategic stories of interest that positively position the business
- Edit and manage communication content for the business
- Responsible for tasks such as drafting and implementing communication policies
- Drafting weekly newsletters
- Organize PR events
- Other administrative tasks as assigned