PINKDRIVE:PR and Communications Person Opportunity
The ideal candidate should have a degree in communication or journalism with at least five years experience in internal and external corporate communication, public relations, events and branding. Knowledge and experience in medical public relations and communication will be advantageous.
Company Description
South Africa’s best-loved Breast Cancer Community Carer, PinkDrive www.pinkdrive.co.za is the indispensable, tangible breast cancer PBO powering South Africa’s first mobile PinkDrive mammography and educational units through our country driving home the fact that ‘early detection saves lives’.
Keeping the PinkDrive Mammo1/2 and Edu1 on the road proves the important fact of community support and corporate social responsibility. PinkDrive continues to make a significant impact on the health for our women and their communities. Cancer is more common in younger patients.
WHO (World Health Organisation) fact, ‘more people die daily from cancer than the sum total of HIV AIDS, TB and Malaria’.
Fair healthcare and education for all = Empowerment = United voice of Cancer.
Requirements
– established media contacts
– good media, public and client/sponsor liaison skills
– building media relationships and answering media requests for branding/advertising material
– the ability to work well under pressure, self-manage and plan
– articulate
– excellent communication and public presentation skills
– excellent command of the English and knowledge of an international language (preferable)
– excellent writing skills
– press releases
– corporate and personal profiles
– blogs
– web content
– ad copy
– newsletters
– social media content
– social media management, planning and content creation – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tributree)
– five years experience in public relations;
– two years experience as a researcher.
– media monitoring
– annual report and media reporting
– able to use Microsoft Office (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint)
– able to work on weekends and do overtime on occasions
Advantageous
Public relations and communications experience
Event management experience
Personal Skills/Attributes
– A team player
– Solution-based thinker
– Self motivated
– Can work under pressure
– Deadline oriented
– Organised
– Writing skills
– Planning, time management and managerial skills
– Creative
– Willing to work for a cause
– Flexible to work on weekends and occasional overtime
Posted on 19 Mar 09:01
Contact details
Elsie Gouws
PinkDrive
011 998 8022
elsie@pinkdrive.co.za
