Public Relations – Corporate Communications

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🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🎙️ Public Relations (PR)

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Verde Edge Consulting

1 - 10 employees

Founded 2015

👥 HR Tech

🤝 B2B

💼 Consulting

HR Tech • B2B • Consulting

Verde Edge Consulting is a modern consulting firm based in Nairobi, specializing in Human Capital Management and Essential Business Services. The company is dedicated to providing innovative and tailored solutions that focus on client needs, with services including HR outsourcing, consulting, cleaning services, and property management. Verde Edge Consulting aims to build long-term strategic partnerships with clients across Kenya and the greater East Africa region, embodying values such as professionalism, integrity, and excellence in service delivery.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement the organisation’s Public Relations, Earned Media and Corporate Communications Strategy • Build and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, media outlets, podcast hosts and other key influencers • Manage media enquiries, interviews, press releases, media statements, pitches and thought-leadership opportunities • Prepare executives for interviews, speaking engagements and major announcements, including speeches, talking points and briefing materials • Develop clear and consistent messaging for major initiatives, partnerships, products, reports and organisational developments • Lead reputation monitoring and management, identify emerging risks and opportunities, and advise senior leadership • Develop and coordinate crisis communications plans, response protocols, stakeholder messaging and crisis preparedness exercises • Manage internal communications to keep employees informed, aligned and connected to organisational priorities • Coordinate communications with Network Members, Strategic Partners and affiliated organisations • Establish communication metrics, dashboards and regular reports to measure visibility, credibility, reputation and strategic impact • Manage relationships and performance of external PR agencies and communications partners

🎯 Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related field • At least 5 years’ relevant experience in public relations, corporate communications, media relations or journalism • Demonstrated experience leading communications initiatives across multiple countries, regions or global markets • Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling and executive communication skills • Strong experience in media relations, reputation management, crisis and issues communications • Proven ability to develop compelling media stories and secure meaningful earned media opportunities • Excellent strategic thinking, stakeholder management, project management and relationship-building skills • Sound judgement, discretion, initiative and the ability to work independently in a dynamic global environment • Experience in philanthropy, nonprofit services, financial services, fintech, impact investing or international development will be an added advantage • Familiarity with PR and media monitoring platforms such as Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack or similar tools is desirable • Willingness to work roughly 1400–2200 EAT and more than 8 hours per day as needed during peak periods

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees can work remotely • Opportunity to work with a global Christian NGO and grant-making foundation • Work schedule overlapping European and US Eastern Time work hours • Potential additional hours during peak periods

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