Duties include to provide guidance and manage the implementation of integrated communication programmes and services to Aprio’s client base and thereby enhance understanding and knowledge among the selected target audiences for these clients. These audiences include:• Internal stakeholders (Employees, worker representation and special interest groups); and• External stakeholders (Media, the communities affected by clients’ businesses, financial markets, customers and special interest groups, and governments).To ensure the effective support, management and implementation of these communication programmes and to work under the direction of Aprio’s suggested/proposed and accepted communication plan, as well as the allocated clients’ corporate communication, reputation management and branding policies. The key performance areas include:• Provision of communication advice and support services at a professional level;• Intelligence gathering and programme evaluation; • First line liaison in terms of queries emanating from a client’s internal and external stakeholders;• To provide administrative support to nominated person within Aprio; • The co-ordination of logistics that will contribute to the successful management and implementation of the various communication programmes;• The co-ordination of project outputs and assistance with such duties, project management and stakeholder liaison to enhance the client’s corporate reputation;• To assist with professional outputs where required (such as the development of communications media in support of the communications programmes); and• To manage allocated clients communication programmes aligned to agreed outputs with the client.

organise seminars, meetings and eventswrote monthly member's newsletterupdated website and facebook page Managed all communications with membersbriefed and liaised service providers complied and distributed press releasesmedia relationscompiled minutes and attended divisional meetingsManaged all communication between the association and its members

compile press releasesmedia relationstrack and monitor media relationswrite newsletters and brochuresorganise and manage events manage relationships with clientsgenerate status reports and attend client meetingsensure that all monthly deliverables are metsource quotes and manage service providers

managed a team of four staff membersattended client meetingscompiled status reportstrained staffwrote press releases, articles, brochures and website copy