India Ratings - Head - Media Relations

Company Overview:

India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) is India's Most Respected rating agency committed to providing the India's credit markets with accurate, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of independent thinking, rigorous analytics, and an open & balanced approach towards credit research, Ind-Ra has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining significant market presence in India's fixed income market.

Ind-Ra currently maintains coverage of corporate issuers, financial institutions, which includes banks and insurance companies. Finance & leasing companies and managed funds, Urban Local Bodies and Project Finance.

Ind-Ra has six offices in India located at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Ind-Ra is recognised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Reserve Bank of India and National Housing Bank. More on Ind-Ra available at www.indiaratings.co.in

Ind-Ra is part of the Fitch Group.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; BMI Research, an independent provider of country risk and industry analysis specializing in emerging and frontier markets; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is majority owned by Hearst Corporation.

Job description:

- The role is based within the Corporate Affairs group in Mumbai, which leads corporate, public and regulatory affairs for India Ratings and its group companies.

- Candidates residing outside of Mumbai are welcome to apply, however relocation cost will not borne by the company.

- The role reports into the Head - Corporate Affairs who leads the team responsible for managing India Ratings and group companies relationships with buy-side investors, capital market participants, industry associations, regulators and media across all market sectors.

- The team has a primary focus for relationships based in Mumbai and across its 5 branches but works closely with colleagues across India Ratings network of offices and affiliates in India.

The successful candidate will:

- Device and supervise the media outreach strategy for the agency and maintain relationships with a portfolio of key market participants and media journalists.

- Direct and manage the media outreach team and its efforts.

- Monitor media outreach performance and provide strategic feedback to senior management

- Mentor, train and guide analysts on media interaction

- Provide direct marketing support to the Business and Relationship Managers.

- Develop and maintain presentation overviews and pitch books.

- Contribute generally to implementation of strategy for the Corporate Communications and Marketing team.

- Lead the CSR function at the group

General responsibilities will include:

- Interact with journalists and investors by sending research, following up on market events, invite to road shows & follow up on requests.

- Writing marketing materials, pitch books and presentations with guidance of senior management.

- Keeping up to date with market issues and proactively identifying areas of opportunity.

- Analysing readership of India Ratings research and following-up new research trials for strategic investor contacts including regular interaction with web team.

- Running regular reports from the database and other sources for the compilation of overall India Ratings Media/Investor interaction.

- Providing information on positioning to senior management.

- Evaluate CSR projects and provide performance feedback

Desired Skills and Experience:

- Previous experience in a financial services environment and dealing with financial media journalists (A MUST) across publications, electronic media and new age media.

- Post Graduate degree, preferably in a finance or business or mass media related subject with atleast 7-8 years of experience.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- An interest in financial markets.

- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to a high standard.

- Indian language skills are an advantage.

Highly self- motivated: ability to generate ideas and demonstrate initiative, tenacity and perseverance: individually and within a team.

Ability to thrive under pressure and demonstrate flexibility to meet tight deadlines.