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We help businesses manage payments, automate financial operations, streamline approvals and reconciliation, improve treasury visibility, and simplify local and cross-border money movement.\nOur mission is to remove the complexity from business finance, giving ambitious companies the infrastructure and intelligence they need to operate and scale.\nAs we expand our products, enterprise relationships, and presence across African markets, we're looking for a strong communications professional to help shape how Duplo's story is told to the world.\nWe're looking for an ambitious, highly creative, and commercially minded Corporate Communications & PR Specialist to help shape Duplo's public narrative, strengthen our reputation, and establish the company as a leading voice in African financial technology and business finance.\nThis is not simply a role focused on distributing press releases or coordinating media activities. You'll be responsible for identifying compelling stories, building meaningful relationships with journalists and industry stakeholders, securing high-impact media opportunities, and translating complex business and technology developments into narratives that resonate with customers, partners, investors, and the wider market.\nYou'll also help build the public profiles of Duplo's leadership, shape our industry perspectives, and ensure that our communications reinforce our positioning as a category-defining financial technology company.\nThe ideal candidate combines excellent storytelling, strong media relationships, strategic thinking, and the ability to independently execute high-quality communications initiatives.\nResponsibilities:\nPublic Relations & Media Relations\nDevelop and execute proactive PR initiatives that strengthen Duplo's visibility, credibility, and reputation across priority markets.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with journalists, editors, and relevant 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strategy.\nTranslate complex financial technology products, business developments, and customer outcomes into clear, compelling stories for different audiences.\nWork closely with product, marketing, sales, and leadership teams to identify newsworthy developments and turn them into communications opportunities.\nDevelop high-quality corporate content, including company profiles, customer success stories, opinion pieces, executive articles, and strategic announcements.\nEnsure consistency in how Duplo communicates its products, market positioning, company milestones, and broader mission.\nSupport communications for expansion into new markets, adapting messaging to relevant audiences and business environments.\nEvents, Webinars & Industry Engagement\nIdentify and support high-value industry events, executive roundtables, webinars, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.\nWork with marketing and commercial teams to develop communications strategies that maximise visibility before, during, and after major events.\nCoordinate speaker submissions, executive appearances, media briefings, and relevant industry engagements.\nDevelop communications campaigns that amplify major product announcements, partnerships, research insights, and company milestones.\nRepurpose events and industry engagements into compelling media stories, thought leadership content, and other communications assets.\nCollaborate with demand generation and sales teams to maximise the commercial relevance of communications initiatives.\nExecutive Thought Leadership & Industry Positioning\nDevelop and execute thought leadership initiatives that establish Duplo's founders and senior executives as credible voices in financial technology, business finance, AI, payments, and African commerce.\nIdentify opportunities for executive interviews, speaking engagements, panel discussions, opinion pieces, podcasts, and industry commentary.\nResearch and develop distinctive perspectives on relevant industry 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