Objectives:
As a member of PPIS’s dynamic Senior Management Team, the director’s main role is to devise and implement an effective plan to communicate and market the vision, mission and strategic goals of PPIS to both the internal and external audience.
The division and/or departments under this director’s purview include business excellence, corporate communications, fundraising, marketing, research and community engagement as well as volunteer management among others.
The division and/or departments under the director’s lead is expected to attain and maintain certifications in business excellence, devise and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy including but not limited to brand management, communications, content management for social media, newsletters and website, devise and implement and effective fund raising strategy to raise funds according to set targets, devise and implement effective community engagement strategies such as membership and volunteer management programmes, manage and maintain excellent internal communications, media relations as well public affairs.
Job Responsibilities:
Community Engagement
- Devise and implement an effective plan for community engagement such as membership and volunteer programmes as well research on women to operationalize, which is in line with PPIS’ strategic goals
- Lead team effectively by building and maintaining good relationship with direct reports
- Devise and implement a training plan for the team to ensure continuous upgrading of skills to excel in their tasks, in line with PPIS strategic goals
- Manage the allocated budget for community engagement
Corporate Communications
- Devise and implement an effective marketing and communications plan to operationalise for both internal and external audience, in line with PPIS’ strategic goals
- Ensure plan is consistent across all departments and divisions within PPIS
- Establish a media monitoring plan on sectors important to PPIS including but not limited to early childhood education, social services, Muslim community, women
- Lead team effectively by building and maintaining good relationship with direct reports
- Supervise and delegate the tasks of the Corporate Communications team in line with communications plan
- Devise and implement a training plan for the team to ensure continuous upgrading of skills to excel in their tasks, in line with PPIS strategic goals
- Manage the allocated budget for the corporate communications department
Fundraising
- Devise and implement and effective fund raising strategy to raise funds according to set targets
- Lead team effectively by building and maintaining good relationship with direct reports
- Supervise and delegate the tasks of the fund raising team in line with communications plan
- Devise and implement a training plan for the team to ensure continuous upgrading of skills to excel in their tasks, in line with PPIS strategic goals
- Manage the allocated budget for fundraising
Qualification & Job Requirements
- Masters Degree, preferably in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or MBA
- At least 10 years' experience in corporate communications, marketing or journalism
- Experience in the social services or not for profit industry with a focus on project management is preferred
- Proven leadership competencies to drive teamwork, creative problem solving, flexibility, results driven, interpersonal skills, negotiating
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills (written, oral, listening, influencing, coaching, strategic communication planning)
- Able to interact with people at all levels, high integrity and able to cope under pressure in a demanding environment
- Proven track record in managing media relations, corporate communications, crisis management, public affairs and/or marketing communications
- Strategic and creative thinker, able to conceive unconventional solutions in support of rapid growth
- Strong influencing skills to win the support of divisional managers and to provide leadership of functional staff over whom he or she may not have direct line responsibility
- Strong operational and delivery skills
- Financially literate and commercially aware
