Country Communications Manager

• Leading media relations with Tier 1 and financial publications in Egypt working with division, business area and group communicators, acting as a spokesperson for country Tier 1 and financial media, responding to incoming media requests and supporting key leaders with media guidance, coaching and speaking opportunities
• Localizing and distributing global press releases to Tier 1 and financial publications for all ABB divisions and business areas, planning, supporting, preparing and managing responses to inquiries from external sources – including crisis and issue-related media and social media escalations and responses, issuing management and crisis communications, serving on the country crisis task force
• Offering guidance regarding crises and issues in line with ABB’s operational model, ensurinf all issues and crises are handled with minimum negative impact to the organization and the ABB brand, dealing with internal communications duties, including mandatory employee communications and fiduciary requirements locally
• Managing cascading of limited ABB Corporate content in alignment with other functions including legal and integrity, HSE, HR and security, management and governance of country internal communication channels such as Viva Engage and the intranet, safeguarding brand identity and ensure regulatory compliance in all communications, both internally and externally, ensuring balanced profile in the country
• Managing and applying rigorous control to the country communications budget, ensuring transparency and maximizing effectiveness and efficiency, having ability to lead and motivate local as well as remote and globally dispersed teams, achieving organizational focus on key priorities, providing clear direction, delegating, actively communicating and coaching/mentoring, ability to lead and influence also from a distance in a matrix organization is key
• Hands-on leadership skills with a pragmatic business-focused approach to the delivery of service and projects alike, being decisive and action-oriented, within areas of responsibility, ability to set clear goals and accountable in driving results, comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations

• Undergraduate degree, or higher, in Marketing, PR or other relevant discipline
• 10 years’ experience in Marketing, Communication Management or Public Relations in a highly matrixed organization
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and strong writing/editing skills
• In-depth demonstrable knowledge and experience of all aspects of internal and external communications
• Extensive network within the press/media and ability to lead crisis communications autonomously
• Strong Business partnership, collaboration and communication skills, with deep experience of managing internal and external relationships seamlessly

• Retirement plan

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