Media Specialist
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Job Description
Purpose of Corporate Communication
The purpose of Corporate Communication is to influence the experience stakeholders have of our company and motivate our employees through communication aligned to our brand to enhance our global reputation and help build a purposeled highperformance culture in support of the delivery of the strategy.
Within the External Communication team we seek to drive a leadingedge engagement continuously improving our media profile and media relations to positively influence Anglo American in South Africas reputation with external stakeholders (also recognising the impact of such activities on internal stakeholders) in line with the Groups strategic objectives and to best showcase Anglo Americans brand values and ambition.
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of this role is to communicate Anglo Americans global strategy financial operational and sustainability priorities and performance through and to the media via a proactive relationshipdriven approach in South Africa to positively influence Anglo Americans reputation in South Africa.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of Anglo Americans business priorities and performance within the context of the mining industry to enable effective articulation of positioning to the media.
- Identify build and maintain effective media relationships in South Africa including timeous and accurate responses and where necessary briefings.
- Develop and implement an innovative rolling media engagement plan to best showcase Anglo Americans priorities and achievements as well the leadership to positively influence the Companys reputation.
- Identify and proactively manage matters of current and potential media interest (related primarily to corporate issues business priorities transformation and sustainability performance) via the development of clear concise messaging agreed with all relevant internal parties working jointly with relevant functional experts and across Communication teams in the Anglo American group.
- Create content (press releases Q&As holding statements announcements etc.) for Anglo American in SA and align with and influence SA business unit messaging to ensure message coherence.
- Provide support and advice on all corporate financial and sustainabilityrelated matters (pertaining to positions announcements and speeches for the region) to Anglo American leadership.
- Build and maintain effective relationships across Anglo American in SA to enable the provision of trusted reputational advice across Anglo Americans business units in South Africa.
- Build and maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of Anglo Americans SAs business strategy and performance within the context of the mining industry to enable the effective articulation of positioning.
- Maintain appropriate measurement tools and analyse media activity performance
- Play a vital role within an appointed crisis communication team in the event of a crisis arising and ensure timely and effective communication to protect and enhance Anglo Americans reputation in South Africa. This would include the management of vendors assisting in the management of the crisis (advisory authority).
Health Safety & Environment
- Demonstrate behaviour in line with health safety and environmental standards and with the Groups values
- Set the health safety and environmental expectations for your team and monitor behaviour so that it meets the required standards
- Participate in relevant safety audits inspections and observations and address issues as part of demonstrating safety leadership
People
- Demonstrate behaviour in line with the Groups values standards and a professional workplace
- Participate as an effective team member in working collaboratively with your leader peers and relevant others (including from other teams) to achieve business goals
Work Processes
- Fully understand the policies processes and systems which apply to your teams work and provide leadership so that your team works within these
- Identify any issues around these that interfere with the ability of your team to complete work or meet the plan/strategy. For processes within your authority make the required changes. For others escalate these issues to seek action and/or look for alternative solutions.
Experience:
- 6 8 Years experience
Qualifications :
- Degree from a recognised and reputable institution. A degree in Journalism Media Studies or Corporate Communication will be advantageous.
Additional Information :
Who we are:
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably using less water less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources diamonds (through De Beers) copper platinum and other precious metals iron ore and nickel our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively with the utmost consideration for local communities our customers and the world at large.
How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a days work. To make that happen we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that were also continually investing in new technologies from drones to data analytics that are helping to make mining safer.
Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
