COMMUNICATIONS AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AT SALPHA ENERGY

About Company:

Salpha Energy is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to delivering reliable, affordable off-grid solar solutions across Africa. We manufacture high-quality solar products designed to improve livelihoods, expand energy access and create sustainable impact in underserved communities. Our fast-growing operations and strategic expansion demand a seasoned professional to lead our communication and partnership functions.

Job Description:

Strategic Leadership & Planning:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, organization-wide communications and corporate partnerships strategy aligned with Salpha Energy’s mission and growth objectives.
• Work with internal and external partners to execute the approved communications strategy
• Establish and monitor KPIs for digital communications, media relations, brand visibility, campaigns, and corporate partnerships.
• Leading the communications team to conceptualize and implement communication and dissemination strategies and campaigns.
• Ensure the organization receives the strategic and tactical communications advice and support required around key initiatives

Communications Management:

• Oversee all internal and external communications, ensuring brand consistency, accuracy, and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Lead content development for press releases, speeches, articles, success stories, corporate briefs, newsletters, and social media content.
• Ensure quality control for all communication outputs—copywriting, editing, design, layout, and digital publishing.
• Coordinate and supervise web content management, SEO optimization, and updates across all digital platforms.
• Monitor global and regional industry trends to identify timely communication opportunities.
• Oversee the development of a rich content library, including but not limited to factsheets, videos, personal stories, statistics, infographics, images, corporate e-newsletters, and other materials for use in both online and offline communications, ensuring that all content is aligned to the organization’s strategic priorities

Media Relations & Public Relations:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, media houses, influencers, and PR stakeholders.
• Coordinate media engagements, press conferences, interviews, and public announcements.
• Monitor media coverage, respond to media enquiries, and manage reputational risks.
• Develop proactive PR strategies to enhance brand visibility and share of voice in the renewable energy sector.

Corporate Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Identify, initiate, negotiate, and manage corporate partnership opportunities with retail chains, shopping malls, SMEs, NGOs, agencies, and other strategic networks.
• Drive partnership models that support product distribution, brand visibility, and business expansion.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement programs, advocacy initiatives, and brand-aligned collaborations.
• Maintain relationships with strategic advisors, board members, regulatory stakeholders, and ecosystem partners.
• Develop partnership concept notes, proposals, MOUs, and performance reports.

Branding & Marketing Communications:

• Safeguard brand identity by enforcing the company’s brand and communication guidelines.
• Oversee brand campaigns, sponsorships, events, exhibitions, and CSR initiatives.
• Ensure strategic brand positioning across offline and digital channels.
• Manage creative agencies, vendors, and production partners to deliver high-quality brand assets on time and within budget.
• Manage relationships with different stakeholder groups, including the board and panel of advisors to ensure the favourable brand perception.
• Ensure all print and digital publications are delivered on time and consistent in quality.
• Contribute to the development, back-end management/support, and utilization of the organization’s websites and social media accounts.
• Oversee maintenance and consistent update of the website and digital platforms.

Crisis & Reputation Management:

• Implement an effective crisis management plan to mitigate potential risks and threats to the brand.

Operational & Budget Oversight:

• Manage the communications and partnerships budget, ensuring cost effectiveness and ROI.
• Lead the communications team, providing mentorship, performance management, and capacity-building.
• Ensure timely delivery of all communication materials, campaigns and partnership activities.
• Undertake such additional duties as are reasonably commensurate with the level of the post.

Requirements:

Sense of organization:

• Demonstrated skills, knowledge, and experience in fundraising, marketing, media and public relations, brand management, internal communications, and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated high level skills in managing both internal and external stakeholder relations, including with government, corporate and philanthropic sectors.
• Great multitasker and capable of simultaneously managing multiple projects with different deadlines and deliver results on budget.
• Strong leadership Capacity with the ability to supervise a team.
• Attention to detail.
• Can-do positive attitude and ability to find solutions.
• Ability to Maintain Confidentiality

Your mindset:

• A genuine interest in the field of Energy, renewable energy specifically and driving successful communication strategies in this field.
• Open-mind and willingness to learn from various people, process information and project management tools and methods.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented atmosphere as well as independently.
• Sense of initiative and capacity to delegate tasks accordingly.

Functional / Technical:

• Ability to leverage established network and relevant contacts, where necessary.
• Excellent Creative and Strategic thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated high level organisational skills.
• Demonstrated skills in full utilization of social media including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram – with strong knowledge and understanding of current trends.
• Substantial experience writing and editing; online, offline, internal, and external communiqué with a proven track record in writing successful grant submissions.
• Proofreading skills and an excellent eye for detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Acrobat, Adobe and InDesign, and an understanding of website content management systems.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s or post-graduate degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Branding, or related field.
• 8 – 10 years relevant experience, with at least 6 years in a senior leadership role overseeing communications or partnerships.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-level content development, campaigns, and brand strategy.
• Portfolio of previous work demonstrating strong communications and partnership achievements.
• Experience in the energy, sustainability, development, technology or consumer brands sector is an added advantage.
• Proven experience managing target audience content.
• Strong Knowledge of Communication Strategy, Practices and Techniques.
• Experience in using Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere…), and social media platforms.
• Proximity to the Island is a plus.

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

Application Instructions:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their application (CV, cover letter, and samples of their work, communiqué) to: salpha@salphaenergy.com using “Communication and Partnership Manager” as the subject of the email.