Communications Specialist

apartmentCommunicate Recruitment placeJohannesburg calendar_month 
Responsibilities:

Workforce & Internal Messaging:

  • Assist with shaping and delivering strategies that keep teams informed and operationally cohesive
  • Write and circulate internal updates such as bulletins, leadership notes, intranet articles, and all-staff emails
  • Help craft executive messages, organisational announcements, and transformation-focused communications
  • Safeguard message consistency between sites and operational units
  • Contribute to staff engagement activities and awareness campaigns
  • Manage communication flows during service interruptions or operational shifts

Public & Customer-Facing Communications:

  • Working alongside marketing, produce and steer external narratives aimed at clients and the wider public
  • Compose media releases, corporate statements, and public announcements
  • Own communications concerning timetable changes, disruptions, and emergency scenarios
  • Maintain a steady brand tone in every customer touchpoint
  • Join forces with marketing on campaign content and promotional output
  • Track audience perception and step in when communication threats emerge

Content Production:

  • Draft, refine, and quality-check content across multiple formats according to marketing briefs
  • Build FAQs, travel or service alerts, and general customer notices
  • Keep a non-social media content schedule that mirrors business imperatives
  • Make certain all output respects brand rules and regulatory standards

Partner & Stakeholder Liaison:

  • Gather intelligence from teams such as operations, HR, customer service, and IT
  • Lend communication support to cross-functional projects when called upon
  • Aid in maintaining constructive ties with journalists and external communication suppliers

Issues & Disruption Communication:

  • Back the planning and activation of crisis communication protocols
  • Issue clear, time-sensitive information when incidents occur (e.g., delays, walkouts, IT failures)
  • Shape responses to limit reputational harm and preserve client confidence

Performance Tracking & Analysis:

  • Measure the outcomes of communication activities
  • Keep a finger on the pulse of staff engagement and public opinion
  • Deliver periodic reports that translate data into actionable suggestions

Skills & Experience (Not negotiable):

  • A Bachelors degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or a parallel discipline
  • At least 4 years' in a communications position
  • Working knowledge of email broadcast systems, specifically Everlytic
  • Proven exposure to both internal and external communication work
  • First-rate writing and speaking capabilities
  • Powerful editing, copy-checking, and proofing instincts
  • Ability to distil intricate operational matters into simple language
  • Crisis management and solution-oriented thinking
  • Sound relationship-building and partnership abilities
  • Well-developed planning, organising, and project-delivery talents
  • Precision-focused with the capacity to deliver under time pressure

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