Head: Communication

**Introduction**- - Momentum is a financial services provider of choice since 1966, known for its entrepreneurial spirit and innovative culture is committed to wealth creation and preservation, insurance, and income protection for all our clients. We do this through our understanding of the retail insurance, savings, and investment markets in SA.- - **Disclaimer**- As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page. **Role Purpose**- The Communications Manager creates and manages all internal and external communication and marketing programmes that facilitate creative, effective, and efficient business communication for Momentum Distribution Services (MDS). **Requirements**- - **Experience and qualifications**: - Qualifications: - Degree in Business Communication, Marketing or Public Relations - Preferable: Degree/Honours in Communications and/ or Marketing- **Experience**: - 3-5 years of Marketing or Communication strategy and management experience within the South African financial services industry. Experience in MDS will be an advantage. - Sound knowledge of graphic design, social media, PR, marketing, print, and electronic media to the extent that these areas can be managed successfully. - Excellent command of Word, PowerPoint and Excel essential, and MS Project would be advantageous. An RPL (recognition of prior learning) process may be considered for this role in conjunction with minimum qualifications. ** Team goals** Enable or connected with the growing Momentum Distribution Services (MDS) sales force.- - Digital enablement of sales force and IFAs and collaborate with product houses to ensure alignment.- - Gatekeepers of marketing and communication to independent financial advisers (IFAs) on various platforms.- - Marketing that aids and grows the preferred partnership with product partners to increase support from more IFAs: A “win-win” relationship (Engage > Enthuse > Educate > Enable).- - Vest an enabling culture by increasing performance and engagement in MDS: Enable the MDS Marketing team with an owner-manager culture.- - **Duties & Responsibilities**- - **Media relations**- Develop material for staff consumption such as newsletters, app messages, PowerPoint slide presentations and other materials as required. - Constantly explore, use, and optimise new and appropriate communication methods and platforms to reach internal and external target audiences effectively. - Develop and monitor delivery on a content plan for the intranet and website. - Deliver presentations as required. ** Marketing communication**- Must be able to creatively write content and deliver a finished product to be sent out for marketing purposes. - Reviewing and proofreading marketing collateral for accuracy, adherence to style guides, brand standards, and compliance guidelines. - Understand the distribution channels to develop effective communication messages and manage stakeholder expectations. - Creatively propose a mix of communication channels that will invite interest and attract engagement. - Identify communication opportunities and risks and develop appropriate communications to leverage/mitigate them. ** Drive a client-centric environment**- Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders that promote cross-functional collaboration. - Contribute to sustaining a competitive edge through external networking, benchmarking, and representation on relevant forums. - Define fair and innovative client service practices that build rewarding relationships and allow the team to provide exceptional client service. - Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to identify changing client needs and make recommendations to align the service offering with client needs. - Provide authoritative expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders. - Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders. - Participate in and contribute to a culture that builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback, and provides exceptional client service. ** Effectively lead a team**- Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption, and maximise employee productivity. - Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values. - Select and recruit suitably qualified talent in line with Employment Equity principles and MMH values. - Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness. - Enable a culture of learning and growth in which information regarding successes, issues, trends, and ideas are actively shared between team members. - Execute effective workforce planning practices to ensure staffing requirements are accurately forecasted. - Identify employee growth and development needs and schedule interventions to enable ongoing develop