ASSISTANT COMMUNICATION OFFICER – Lucara Botswana (Pty) Ltd

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Lucara Botswana (Pty) Ltd operates the Karowe Diamond Mine at Letlhakane in the Boteti sub district. The plant was commissioned in April 2012 and has gone on to achieve exceptional performance. It is the source of some truly special diamonds. The plant completed major upgrades that include introduction of X-Ray Transmission (XRT) technology in diamond recovery. This is adding to the already existing innovative application of autogenous milling in diamond processing. The Company is embarking on projects, which entail enhanced large diamond recovery.

Lucara Botswana invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following position based at the Gaborone Corporate Office:

ASSISTANT COMMUNICATION OFFICER (Two-year Contract)

Job Summary

Reporting to the Office Manager, the Assistant Communications Officer is responsible for providing technical and administrative support to the Communications section. This includes working with the Media and Public Affairs team to deliver strong, dynamic and cutting-edge communication about Lucara Botswana. The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

Effectiveness Areas:

• Implement communication strategies.
• Promotes and maintain positive organisational image through implementing on-going Corporate Identity (Cl) Standards
• Draft and edit communications copy (e.g., press releases, publications, social media posts)
• Collaborates with all divisions /departments in order to provide necessary support for their individual communication needs.
• Leads both internal and external stakeholder engagement activities for effective communication platforms and collaterals.
• Track projects and media exposure
• Develops and contributes to all corporate literature including website content management and publicity of Lucara activities and initiatives.
• Maintaining a categorised photo library
• Facilitate effective internal communications.
• Contributes and participates in SHE standards compliance initiatives and programmes.

Personal Attributes:

• Writing, copy generation and presentation skills
• Appropriate PR work ethic
• People and Time Management
• Proactive
• People Oriented
• Team Player

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Marketing Communication/ Public Relations and Communications or related field
• 3 years post qualification experience
• Good knowledge of Microsoft package, In-Design, and other graphics/design suites
• Integrated marketing including digital marketing and web-content management will be an added advantage