Adani Group - External Communications Strategy Role

External Communications Strategy Role

EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS - MEDIA & PR:

- Evaluate strategic business priorities and integrate into Group/sector communications functioning through in - depth understanding of business, industry and domain.

- In this role, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to create and support proactive communications plans for Adani's social impact work. The person will support communications for all of Adani Foundation sites and projects that make an impact on key social issues, such as health, education and skill development, and climate; it will include Sustainability also.

- Anticipating, identifying and leveraging business opportunities in some of the businesses that could be amplified through media and across mediums.

- Consistently explore and evaluate emerging opportunities to support business growth and priorities.

- Formulate an overarching Group/business communications strategy for India that determines stakeholder outreach, group-level messaging, draw upon business synergies, corporate goals and Indian business interests; and execute the program flawlessly.

- Deliver impactful external visibility for Adani through storytelling and media relationships. Results should centre on corporate stories that bring to life who Adani is, trend/ product and services/ business stories, brand stories and reputation building stories.

- Identify thought leadership themes/platforms and Influencers and build thought leadership in India.

- Proactively manage issues and deflect criticism in the media.

- Ensure agencies are optimally managed - from having contracts in place to ensure ROI and value for money.

- Create effective communication channels including new media channels like social and online media, leveraging them in planning and executing communications programs

- Deliver results with sustained commitment to quality and on-time performance.

- Work with internal teams and external agencies to edit press releases, company literature, and articles for external use

- Detect public relations issues as they emerge and address them .

GROUP COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS:

- Formulate & develop group narrative and messaging for the Group and its companies.

- Leverage relevant news about Adani in India for keeping influencers engaged and creating better appreciation of the brand, disseminating press releases and pitching stories to the media.

- Conceptualize and build 3600 campaigns.

LAUNCH RELATIONSHIP PROGRAMS, ADVOCACY AND EVENTS & COLLATERAL:

- Lead Group communications events and visits

- Build and keep the Group collaterals updated - Group presentation, film, brochure, support the website updates, etc.

Education Qualifications:

- Bachelor's in mass media communication; PG degree in Journalism or English Literature

Experience:

- 15+ years of work experience in Corporate Communications and Brand building

Someone with experience in any one of the below businesses is preferred:

- Airports

- Natural Resources

- Cement

- Green Energy & ESG

- Power Generation & Transmission

- Gas distribution

- Infrastructure

- Ports & Logistics