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Communications Project Specialist SSA 

Position Purpose:

• Drive project management and cross-market coordination for integrated communications initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa, operating within the DSO framework.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery, efficient processes, accurate EN/FR localization for Francophone West and Central Africa (WCA), and clear performance reporting across internal and external channels.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Requirements:

Project Management:

• Support leading complex, multi-market communication projects ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery with clear outcomes and stakeholder 
  satisfaction across SSA markets 
   

Francophone Market Support: 

• Provide specialized communication support for French-speaking West African markets, ensuring cultural relevance and linguistic accuracy in all communications 

Channel and Asset Trafficking (PESO enablement): 

• Orchestrate trafficking of assets across Owned (intranet/web/newsletters), Shared (social), Earned (media toolkits), and Paid (placements) in partnership with agencies.

Performance Tracking:

• Develop and maintain tracking systems that monitor project progress, communication effectiveness, and business impact across all 
  initiatives 

Stakeholder Management: 

• Coordinate communication with diverse internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear expectations and successful project 
  outcomes

Value added to the success of the company – Main objectives of the function:

• Enable predictable, on-time and on-budget delivery of integrated communications projects across SSA through disciplined project management and clear stakeholder coordination. 
• Improve campaign quality and consistency by enforcing brand/editorial standards, accurate EN/FR localization, and culturally attuned execution for Francophone WCA markets. 
• Accelerate speed-to-market by streamlining workflows, approvals, and trafficking, reducing cycle times and administrative burden on country teams. 
• Increase measurable impact via robust tracking and reporting across media, social, web, and internal channels, translating data into actionable optimizations. 
• Strengthen operational resilience by maintaining project risk logs, documentation, and readiness processes that support issues/crisis activation led by the communications leadership. 
• Optimize value from external partners through sharp briefs, timeline discipline, asset quality control, and basic budget/PO governance. 
• Enhance knowledge sharing and re-use by maintaining content inventories, templates, and playbooks that scale best practices across SSA. 

Key Working Relations:

Internal:

• Global COM community  
• Cluster Communications Country Cluster Head, Communications team, Marketing team, Public Affairs, and other relevant departments. 
• CDHs and their management teams (only where needed) 
• Country Managing Directors (only where needed) 
• Country Cluster EF leaders (only where needed) 
• Capability community members 
• Regional marketing teams 

External: 

• Media representatives 
• Healthcare professionals 
• Industry associations 
• Key opinion leaders 
• Regulatory bodies

Qualifications (Education, skills, experiences and personal characteristics):

• Education: preferably a university degree or equivalent in Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• Languages: fluency in English and French is required, especially for West Central Africa (WCA) markets.
• Skills/experiences:
  • 5+ years experience in project management, preferably in communications
  • Native or fluent French language skills with strong English proficiency
  • Strong understanding of West African business culture and communication preferences
  • Project management certification preferred
  • Excellent organizational and coordination abilities 

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we want to ensure persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us at nicole.gien.ext@bayer.com.

Location:

Cote d'Ivoire : Abidjan : Abidjan  

Division:

Enabling Functions 

Reference Code:

865706