IDB2350 - Communications Division Manager

Promote and protect the IsDB brand and its leadership through the development and delivery of a strategic PR and communications strategy 

• Lead the development of a PR and communications strategy for IsDB, to raise awareness about the organisation in target markets and engage key stakeholders
• Maintain oversight across all communications areas including member country and stakeholder management, content creation, digital, PR and external affairs
• Accountable for IsDB’s internal and external communications, ensuring the production of consistently high-quality content
• Manage IsDB’s presence in regional and membership country media 
• Conduct and moderate press conferences as required
• Build IsDB editorial relationships with influential global media and member country media at senior and editor level
• Ensures consistency of messaging externally and internally across all channels against KPIs 
• Advise senior stakeholders on media handling and conduct media briefings
• Manage and respond to reactive enquiries, including issues and crisis communications which may involve out-of-hours work
• Collaborate with colleagues within the marketing division to develop fully integrated campaigns
• Grow awareness of the IsDB globally, including non-member countries, with key stakeholders and identify new opportunities to tell the IsDB story 
• Secure extensive on-message coverage with support from the team
• Develop and coach the newly-formed communications team