Senior PR and Communications Specialist

Key Accountabilities:

• Support and development of PR & Communication plans and strategies, and implementation of promotional programmes.
• Generate meaningful content (e.g. speeches, storylines, press releases/statements, articles, notes) for diverse communications channels to enhance the company’s voice and presence.
• Administer internal and external communications channels such as website, intranet, MS Teams channels, Yammer and suggest most relevant content.
• Analyse the media landscape, and use insights to inform PR and Communications strategies
• Develop and regularly update news highlights tool to keep the top management informed about the relevant local and international developments  
• Display outstanding partnering capabilities with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrate fluency across social media and other multi-media channels.
• Manage media relations and requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Carry out communications activities with appropriate metrics and objectives to ensure that projects deliver the agreed results. 
• Generate creative and effective ideas that will contribute to the promotion of company brand.  
• Liaising with and answering enquiries from diverse media, and other stakeholders;
• Prepare publicity brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos, photographs, presentations, films and multimedia programs;
• Develop and execute special corporate events to increase brand awareness
• Prepare programmes for team buildings and any other internal corporate events
• Making recommendations on advertising agencies and publishing houses when needed and/or economically justified;
• Regularly develop and update information on Group and Business Unit websites and Intranet;
• Contribute to generating compelling content to present Group and subsidiaries in social media;
• Advise management of subsidiaries about the content to be placed on their website;
• Revise and suggest ideas for promo materials and corporate gifts;
• Additional relevant tasks as may be required

Skills/Knowledge and Experience required on the job:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in related fields  
• Fluent Azerbaijani, English, and Russian (preferably) languages (both written and oral)
• Strong communication skills
• Project management skills
• Content Management System and social media administration (preferred)

Desirable criteria & qualifications:

• Power Point, Word, Excel, Social Media channels management platform (e.g. Hootsuite) 
• Focusing, adaptability; creativity skills
• Good judgment; an outgoing personality

To be considered for this position, please email your resume with reference “Senior PR and Communications Specialist” in the email subject line. Only successful candidates (CV corresponding to all requirements) will be contacted.