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PUB, The National Water Agency

Manager/Senior Manager/Assistant Director (Media Operations)

PUB, The National Water Agency

Permanent/Contract

Closing in 3 day(s)

What the role is

The successful candidate will be part of the team that is responsible for developing and executing media plans in support of PUB’s communication efforts.

What you will be working on

The key responsibilities are: • Have a good understanding of the media landscape and able to build good media relations by establishing strong media contacts • Creatively develop innovative strategies and ideas promoting PUB via feature stories, online and broadcast media • Develop and maintain unified messaging and positioning organisation-wide, along with corporate reputation and comms media strategies • Create quality and timely press materials (e.g. press releases, social media content, speech pointers, talking points, briefing documents and coverage reports • Organise events such as press conferences, media briefings, media tours etc • Facilitate media request • Manage media and public comms during incidents and/or crisis situations • Conduct media monitoring to assess reach to target audiences and delivery of key messages

What we are looking for

• Degree in communications, journalism or a related discipline, with minimum 3-5 years of relevant working experience • Track record of success in delivering high quality comms work in a fast paced and dynamic environment • Good interpersonal skills. Able to build relations with influencers and media stakeholders including pitching stories, driven by a results-focused approach • Ability to build and manage key relationships with a wide range of media contacts including editors and reporters • Digital and social media savvy with professional/client experience • Strong organisational and project management skills • Excellent writing skills along with strong presentation and oral communication skills • Highly motivated and able to deliver under tight deadlines • Work well independently and also a good team player

About PUB, The National Water Agency

PUB is an organisation that is recognised internationally for good water management. PUB won the 2007 Stockholm Industry Water Award and was named Water Agency of the Year 2006 in the international Global Water Awards. In 2008, PUB was awarded the Singapore Quality Award for business excellence. NEWater, Singapore's high-quality reclaimed water, also clinched the 'Environmental Contribution of the Year' at the Global Water Awards 2008. At PUB, the national water agency, you will enjoy opportunities to build a clear future for the water industry.