Integrated Communications Manager SSA or Côte d'Ivoire

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The Integrated Communications Manager – Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is responsible for planning, producing, and executing integrated communication initiatives that support corporate and divisional priorities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Operating within the Dynamic-Shared-Ownership (DSO) framework, the role partners closely with country communication teams to deliver high-quality editorial content and campaigns for internal and external audiences, ensuring one-voice consistency, cultural relevance, and measurable impact.

The position emphasizes strong editorial development, channel orchestration, media relations, and employee engagement to enhance reputation and enable business outcomes in SSA.

• Translate business priorities into integrated communications plans across SSA, aligned with corporate strategy and cluster guidance.
• Build and manage annual and quarterly editorial calendars covering internal and external moments, launches, and reputational themes.
• Ensure ‘One Bayer’ narrative and message consistency across markets, divisions, and channels.

• Lead the development of high-quality, culturally attuned content; in;
  French adaptation highly beneficial for West Central Africa (WCA) markets.
• Produce executive messages, speeches, op-eds, press materials, feature stories, thought‑leadership articles, social copy, and employee communications.
• Establish and enforce editorial standards, tone‑of‑voice, and review workflows; manage translations and transcreation.

• Design and execute multi‑channel communications using a Paid–Earned–Shared–Owned (PESO) approach for both corporate and divisional priorities.
• Orchestrate internal channels (intranet, town halls, leadership newsletters, employee communities) and external channels (media, social, web).
• Coordinate with media and creative agencies on briefs, assets, timelines, and localization; optimize content for digital and social performance.

• Support country work teams to build and maintain trusted relationships with priority media, influencers, and industry stakeholders across SSA.
• Support in preparing and positioning spokespersons; developing media toolkits and Q&A; organizing interviews, round tables, and press events.
• Monitor media landscape and sentiment; proactively identify opportunities and risks.

• Support issues identification, scenario planning, and crisis preparedness in line with global guidelines and local sensitivities.
• Draft holding statements, reactive lines, and internal updates; coordinate with Legal/Regulatory and corporate functions during activation.
• Ensure country teams and agency partners understand procedures, roles, and escalation paths.

• Partner with HR and leadership on employee engagement content, change communication plans, and culture‑building narratives.
• Develop internal campaigns that connect strategy to purpose, drive alignment, and recognize achievements.

• Support in defining KPIs for campaigns and content; track performance across media, social, web, and internal channels.
• Deliver reports and insights; recommend optimizations and content iterations based on data and stakeholder feedback.

• Uphold brand,…