MAICSA, a premier professional body for Company Secretaries and Governance Professionals with aims of promoting good governance and best practices in organizations with over 6,000 members including Graduates, Students and Affiliates in Malaysia, invites suitable applications for the following position:
The Corporate Communications Head will oversee all communications involving the organization including the development and implementation of a communications strategy and a broad and diverse range of business and marketing communications.
Key responsibilities:
- Hires and trains communications staff
- Organizes and oversees the schedules and work of communications supervisors
- Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive
- Collaborates with executive leadership to develop the corporate mission statement
- Develops and implements a communications strategy for the institute that builds and maintains a positive corporate brand
- Oversees corporate communications and branding in various online and print platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and industry magazines
- Oversees the development and maintenance of the corporate website including methods to deliver message, ease of navigation, and clarity of information; ensures that all content is current and relevant
- Provides consistent and timely information to employees through various communications programs
- Acts as corporate spokesperson and responds to members of the media in a timely manner; composes and distributes press releases as needed
- Develops and maintains positive professional relationships with various members of the media
- Assists executive leadership in developing presentations, speeches, and other important corporate messages
- Provides suggestions concerning graphics, clarity, distribution, and press releases to Finance and Accounting departments for preparation of the Institutes annual report
- Develops, implements, and adheres to communications budget
- Develops, composes, distributes, and implements polices to enhance the efficiency of the communications department and to further develop the building and maintaining of a positive corporate brand
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in English, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or related field
- Multiple years of experience in public relations, including supervisory and comprehensive marketing experience required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Organized with attention to detail
- Superior ability to write in a journalistic style that is customary for corporate and external publications
- Ability to offer sound media relations advice to senior leadership
- Excellent managerial and organizational abilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with corporate management, employees, media, and the larger community
- Ability to coordinate efforts of various teams in order to present a coherent message
- Good PR with Regulatory Bodies, Government Bodies and Professional Bodies will be an added advantage
Key responsibilities:
- Attend to students’ enquiries on new registration, renewal of studentship and examinations
- Attend to students’ career talk, exhibitions, conference, and students’ activities
- Assist in preparing papers for committee meetings and minutes of meeting
- Handle administrative functions
Requirements:
- Bachelor in Corporate Administration or other recognised degree or part
- Minimum 2 years working experience in related field or administrative works
- Self-motivated and able to interact with all levels of society
- Good public relations and ability to write and communicate well in English and Bahasa Malaysia
- Sound knowledge in IT
Interested applicants are invited to write in confidence, giving details of age, education, current and expected salaries and a complete resume of working experience together with a recent passport-sized photograph (n.r.) to:
Head, Finance & Administration
The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
- Address: Bangunan MAICSA, No. 57, The Boulevard Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra 59200 Kuala Lumpur
- Telephone: +603-2282 9276 Fax: +603-2282 9281
- Email: hr@maicsa.org.my
(Only shortlisted candidates will be notified)
