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Our client, an international mine, is looking to recruit a Principal Media Advisor.

Reporting to the General Manager- Corporate Relations, you will be responsible for managing certain aspects of the Content Specialist’s day-to-day activities as well as providing strategic and tactical advice and guidance to the Content specialist as well as the Senior Manager, Corporate Relations.

Your duties will include: developing  and maintaining a close positive relationship with the media community, participating in the development of comprehensive media engagement strategies and action plans in alignment with the company objectives, providing regular intelligence on future editorial commitments of media/journalist and appraise GM, ensuring regular drumbeat of positive news to media, in addition to, working with the communications team, overseeing production and development of communications and engagement tools and platforms as required.

To be considered for this position, you must have a University degree in Communications, Social Sciences or relevant business experience with a minimum of 7 years relevant experience working in journalism, a communications consultancy or a significant corporate environment. You must also possess the following skills: robust understanding of traditional and digital media both locally and internationally, eexcellent communication, presentation, diplomacy and interpersonal skills, in addition to, possessing an ability to communicate the complexities and technicalities of issues in mining in a simplified but accurate manner to editors and reporters.