Specialist: Investment Writer

6 months ago


Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together one story at a time.
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

The Investment Communication Lead will be responsible for building and executing a distinctive communication and investment content strategy that supports and delivers the Absa Investment Solutions strategy. This will include the conceptualisation and compilation of investment-related marketing and communication material to support various distribution and marketing, including PR activities, of the Absa Investment Solutions team. T

**Job Description**:

- Conceptualisation and implementation of investment communication strategy
- Develop and implement an integrated investment communication strategy for Absa Investment Solutions that will include internal and external communication, public relations, and content management.
- Serve as the liaison for communications, content and public relations requirements between the business and external suppliers, and work with the respective Absa marketing teams.
- Align the communication efforts to support new business and client retention strategies and work closely with the responsible marketing teams in these areas.
- Proactively seek and recommend opportunities that will benefit the development of the overall Investment Solutions brand using communication and public relations strategies.
- Act as brand custodian and ensure the implementation and adherence to the Absa Africa brand.
- Develop and manage key relationships with various marketing and communication teams and key external suppliers and stakeholders.
- Manage the communication budget and prioritise projects.
- Play a key role within the broader marketing and communication team and provide input into the overall brand strategy of the business.
- Conceptualisation and compilation of investment collateral
- The Investment Communication Lead will be responsible for the conceptualisation and compilation of investment-related marketing and communication material with input from key stakeholders (Advisory Framework, Product Accreditation, Investment Product & Distribution Support and Research).
- The Investment Communication Lead will work closely with the custodians of the various distribution channels (Wealth, Investments, Private Bank and AIFA) by identifying and developing appropriate investment-related marketing materials. The role holder will ensure the timely distribution of all investment material both internally (distribution channels) and externally (clients).
- The role holder will be expected to keep abreast of the different types of Absa marketing material which could be used in a South African context.
- Conceptualisation and compilation of investment content for the following:

- Client-facing electronic investment communications
- Proactively initiate and develop public content (thought leadership, insights, media releases, media notes, etc), as well as ways to build relationships between key spokespeople and the media.
- Assist key stakeholders with the compilation of investment-related thought leadership articles intended for the media
- Compile content for the Absa Investment Solutions business initiatives - product brochures, regular houseview update and sales aides
- Compile ad-hoc investment content to support distribution activity
- Compile investment content to support various digital strategies

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Communication Studies and Language (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_



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