Advertisement for the Post of Chief of Corporate Communications, NACIL

 

NACIL invites application from eligible candidates for appointment to the post of Chief of Corporate Communications of NACIL and its subsidiaries.

The National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) is the National Carrier of India, operates under the Air India brand name and is in the business of air transportation of passengers and cargo within India and abroad. NACIL is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and has a gross turnover of approximately USD.4 billion.

The Chief of Corporate Communications will be based at Mumbai, be a part of the top management team and report to the Chairman & Managing Director. He/she would be responsible for overseeing the overall image building exercise of the Company, including inter alia managing media relations. The selected candidate would be appointed on contract for a period of 3 years, extendable by two years based on performance.

Applicants should be less than 45 years of age and have wide ranging experience and professional qualifications in the field of Mass Communication and/or other related disciplines, including knowledge of modern state of art communication technologies. He/she should be a proficient writer, highly motivated and result oriented, with proven leadership qualities and a part of the top management team of any public or private sector Company in India or abroad. Preference would be given to candidates who are already in the field of Corporate Communications.

The general roles and responsibilities of the selected candidate will include the following:

  • Formulation and implementation of the Corporate Public Relations Strategy;
  • Positioning and monitoring the airline in the media;
  • Managing Corporate Public Relations and image building;
  • Briefing top management on the Corporate and Business environment;
  • Managing external and internal communications;
  • Interacting with national and international organizations and agencies in the aviation industry;
  • Developing and maintaining the airline website;
  • Managing the archiving of records and digitization of Company periodicals and magazines;
  • Developing and maintain the photo library of the Company, including photographs/slides of historical importance and major events;
  • Producing audio visuals on the Company’s activities;
  • Arranging media tours for generating publicity for NACIL;

The compensation package will be based on the cost to the Company and will be negotiable, commensurate with qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Interested applicants may forward their detailed CV in confidence by email: arvindj@nic.in or in a sealed envelope to Mr.V.Srikrishnan, Executive Director-Headquarters, 21st Floor Air India Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, superscribed on the envelope “Chief of Corporate Communications” by 17 December 2009..