Senior Communications Manager

nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Johannesburg is seeking a Communications Manager to develop and drive their communication strategy. The role involves managing relationships with stakeholders, ensuring compliance with policies, and aligning resources to achieve business objectives. Applicants should possess a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management and have 5-8 years of experience in managing communications and teams. This position offers a chance to play a key role in enhancing the company's reputation while influencing corporate responsibility initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5 - 8 years in managing communications and managing people.

Responsibilities

• Support and enable the business strategy while protecting Nedbank's reputation.
• Provide advice and recommendations on communications trends.
• Manage execution of communication strategy and align resources.
• Build and manage relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Communication Strategies

Diversity management

Employee training/development

Governance, Risk and Controls

Principles of project management

Relevant regulatory knowledge

Strategic planning

Building Partnerships

Driving for Results

Organizing

Delegation and Empowerment

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management

Job description

Location: Johannesburg

Closing Date: 22 January 2026

Job Family

Marketing, Communication and Research

Communications And Public Relations

Manage Others

Job Purpose

To support and enable the business strategy while protecting and enhancing the reputation of Nedbank by developing and driving the communication strategy to internal and/or external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of communications and trends by providing advice, inputs and recommendations to business.
• Ensure translation of strategy into tactical multiyear plans by managing the execution process. Mitigate risk by ensuring compliance with policies; procedures; standards and regulations. Achieve business objectives by strategically aligning channels, messages and audiences.
• Inform stakeholders by providing updates on progress on execution of communication strategy. Meet business objectives by optimizing resources.
• Build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on business objectives.
• Deliver communication solutions strategies by listening to and understanding internal and external stakeholders to meet their expectations.
• Develop and manage communications strategies to deliver on business objectives.
• Measure effectiveness by applying the Return on Communications Investment (ROCI) principles.
• Meet business objectives by recommending, managing and controlling the communication budget.
• Manage all internal and external communication to enhance and protect Nedbank's reputation.
• Ensure transformational targets are met for own team through consideration of targets during the staff recruitment; retention and training process and utilising suppliers listed on the preferred supplier list.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Address issues raised in culture surveys by participating in the development and implementation of action plans.
• Create a client service culture through various required interventions.
• Support and encourage staff to participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives.
• Achieve operational excellence by supporting the implementation of business optimisation improvement through team engagement.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Post Graduate Diploma: Marketing Management

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 - 8 years in managing communications and managing people

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Communication Strategies
• Diversity management
• Employee training/development
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Strategic planning
• Building Partnerships
• Driving for Results
• Organizing
• Delegation and Empowerment

Disclaimer

Preference Recruiting Team at [phone] will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

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