Communications Manager South Africa at Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak South Africa is currently looking for a Communications Manager who will primarily be responsible for planning, budgeting and executing internal and external communications activities for the Market Company Southern Africa. He / she will work closely with the Africa Communications Director and the Managing Director to support the needs of the business in our SA Market Company building on the communications plan for the company to ensure a consistent and branded approach to positioning Tetra Pak among target audiences. 

The role will be part of an integrated communications team in Africa region. Reporting to the Communications Regional Director, Africa, the Communications Manager role will require a substantial amount of cross functional cooperation between various departments including Sales, Marketing, Service, Processing and other support functions. In addition to the alignment at Market Company level it will also require a structured coordination and liaison across the regional communications function to ensure consistency and to gain synergies. 

The position will be based in Johannesburg. 

What Will You Do!

• Planning and implementing relevant communications initiatives 

Driving communications activities in 3 practice areas: 

• Internal communications: Including message development & channel management as part of the local and regional communications framework, internal messaging and content for internal events and other employee engagement projects as well as quarterly business update videos. 
• Public Relations: Including media relations, media event planning and execution, supporting with presentation and speeches, crisis communications, PR agency coordination, etc.
• Public Affairs: Support Africa Public Affairs Africa team in driving government relations and advocacy activities in support of Tetra Pak’s policy goals, notably in the areas of sustainability, food and dairy, diet and healthy nutrition related policies. 

Who You Are!

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Business, Marketing or proven experience in communications OR  Masters Degree would be an added advantage.
• Minimum 10-15 years of relevant communication experience with knowledge of communications framework, tools, and processes 
• Internal and External Communications experience 
• Some experience in Public Affairs planning would be a plus 
• Thorough experience in working with external agencies on communications planning and execution 
• Experience in localization of centrally developed campaigns to address local needs would be a plus 
• Interest and proven ability to innovate in communication tactics, especially using digital channels 
• Excellent writing, public speaking and presentation skills 
• Thorough experience in working with Microsoft Office – especially Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• The successful candidate should possess strong communication skills and have the ability to put his / her ideas and plans into action 
• Result-oriented; able to establish clear expectations, objectives and priorities, set aggressive but achievable goals and track progress 
• Business minded with ability to understand the dimensions of business strategy, activities, performance and direction and develop communications activities to support 
• Strong team player with an ability to work in diverse teams and across cultures and mobilize others to contribute to projects 
• Proactive and pragmatic attitude with a strong hands-on, getting-things-done mentality 

We Offer You!

• Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
• Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering experts drive visible results
• Equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
• Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements