Communications Director, Latin America

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

The overall objectives and deliverables of this position are

• Build and maintain excellent media relationships across the region, with a particular emphasis on Brazil and Argentina.
• Provide proactive and strategic communications counsel and guidance to Regional and CU Leaders and teams.
• Lead employees to be inspired and engaged with Seed Business’ story, values and goals.
• Create and execute integrated communications strategies to support key policy and business goals (e.g. gene editing) and build equity in the new Seed Business brand.
• Defend the company´s reputation with priority stakeholders and the public opinion.
• Differentiate Seed Business as a trusted and preferred food and Agriculture company.  
• Build a high-performing team.

Key areas of responsibilities

• Help advance our strategic public policy and advocacy objectives.
• Run integrated campaigns to accomplish the above.
• Crises and issues management, protecting the company´s reputation and RTO.
• Creation and execution of communications plans targeting priority stakeholders on priority issues.
• Raising brand awareness and reputation in key markets, including Brazil, Argentina.
• Creation and execution of social media plans for all local channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 15 years of experience.
• Previous experience in the Ag sector preferred but not required.
• Strategic thinking and excellent execution capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid leadership skills.
• Strategic view with excellent execution capability.
• Creativity and proactivity.
• Status-quo challenger.
• Familiarity with all areas related to communications.
• Ability to effectively build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
• Strong communication and public speaking skills a must; job entails communication with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Bias for action who thrives on successfully working through challenging opportunities and issues to meet time-sensitive objectives and deadlines.
• Availability to travel.

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