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JOB DESCRIPTION: 

HSBC Bank Armenia is currently seeking a dynamic and ambitious professional to join the leadership team in the role of Communications Manager for Armenia and Russia. HSBC's Global Communications function provides communications advice and execution to country leadership teams, in support of HSBC's strategy, purpose and values. In this role the Company offers development opportunities internationally, and travel and competitive benefits. It is a global function that brings together the full spectrum of communications activities including: building and protecting HSBC's reputation, using insight to drive discussions, communications planning and creating engaging content.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Create and build relationships with media that will take an interest in, and want to talk about HSBC;
- Ensure coverage for relevant Global campaigns, reinforcing HSBC's leadership on global priority themes;
- Identify opportunities for cross-border and cross-business media activity;
- Respond quickly to a crisis, escalating appropriately and advising the business on reputation risk, calmly guiding them through what they should and should not communicate;
- Deliver global employee campaigns locally, adjusting them accordingly for country audience;
- Use HSBC's internal measurement/ insight to inform decision making and prioritize communication activity;
- Create engaging content, identify stories, pictures or metaphors that will help bring information and data to life in a way that will resonate with the audience;
- Have good understanding of different communications channels, identify and select which to use and when;
- Ensure content and messages are regularly updated in order that they remain valid.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

- Significant experience in communications, marketing or a related discipline;
- Ability to proactively build relationships with key local stakeholders, collaborate with the regional and global communications teams and other key stakeholders;
- Ability to plan and prioritize work to ensure that they are in line with business needs and that resources are used effectively, efficiently and in a timely manner;
- Excellent Armenian, English and Russian language and presentation skills;
- Good knowledge of the financial services industry and global marketplace;
- Strong storytelling skills with proven ability to produce clear and engaging narrative;
- Awareness and knowledge of communication trends, best practice media relations and employee communications tools;
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and pressurized situations, good crisis management skills.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 

All interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to fill in the last updated version of HSBC Application Form attached below and send it to: *******.*******@****.*** . The old versions of application forms will not be reviewed. Please, put the position title ("Communications Manager") in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY: 

Competitive

OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 

All qualified candidates

ATTACHMENTS:

Application Form