Nigerian Economic Summit Group : Head, Communication

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group Job Vacancies for Executive Director, Policy Advocacy & Research and Executive Director, Marketing & Corporate Services
As part of our effort to effectively deliver on our mandate to provide a platform for fostering open and continuous dialogue on Nigeria’s economic development, we seek to recruit experienced and motivated individuals with the right complement of technical and managerial skills to fill key positions within our management team.

Head, Communication (Ref.HC)
Reporting directly to the Executive Director. Marketing & Corporate Services. The successful candidate will be responsible for the content design of all publication and communication materials and implementing the organisation’s media and public relations strategy.
Qualifications. Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Minimum of a second class or its equivalent in communications, media reiations. Journalism or any related discipline and relevant professional quaiifications.

• A Masters degree will be an added advantage.

• Proven experience of developing and implementing intemal and external communications strategy.

• Strong experience liaising with media and public relations agencies and ensuring accuracy and consistency in all

• Proven experience in conducting macro-economic research, comparative analysis and varied industry research.

• Strong knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies i.e. data analysis tools, leading practices trends and methods.

• Minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience, of which at least seven (7) must have been at a strategicJ senior management level.

• Excellent knowledge of statistical software applications e.g. SPSS and data gathering and analytical skills.

• Good leadership, relationship management, communication (written and oral), presentation/facilitation, project management. Analytical, problem solving, organisational skills and working knowledge of MicrosoftOffice tools.

• Very good working experience of content and graphic design and print and electronic media Ipublication management.

• Minimum of eight (8) years relevant experience, of which at least live (5) must have been at a strategicJ senior management level.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including the ability to communicate complex or technical information clearly to a range of audiences both in writing and through public speaking, using both traditional and new media technology.
Method of Application

Qualified candidates with requisite experience should forward their detailed curriculum vitae to: info@nesgroup.org with the position and refernce number as the subjet. Deadline for submission of applications is 4th May 2010