Policy and Communications Officer
The British High Commission in Kigali is seeking to recruit a Policy and Communications Officer.
This is a new position, and the successful candidate will become
a senior member of our team, with significant responsibilities and
opportunities to develop (including the possibility of regular training in
London), and a generous package of rewards, leave and other benefits.
The successful candidate will:
- Be fluent in
Kinyarwanda, French and English
- Be educated to
undergraduate degree level or higher
- Have at least
five years professional experience working predominantly on media and
political issues
- Have strong
analytical skills, and a talent for gathering and evaluating information
from a range of sources and reaching logical and insightful conclusions
- Be a proactive
self-starter who takes personal responsibility for delivery, and responds
well to rapidly changing sets of priorities.
- Be professional
and self-confident, present a positive ¡mage of the UK and the High
Commission, and be able to influence a range of contacts
- Be a team
player, who understands and meets on the needs of their customers and
stakeholders, and can work closely with colleagues from diverse cultural
backgrounds
The salary for this position will be between 13,601,419 and
23,261,903 RWF p.a., depending on experience.
Please submit your full CV and a covering letter, explaining why you feel you meet the requirements above, to:
Samuel Paice, Political Officer, British High Commission,
PO Box 578, Parcelle 1131, Boulevard de l’Umuganda,
Kacyiru
before 17:00 on Thursday 28 June.
Only those who are successful in the initial sift of
applications will be contacted and invited to attend an interview. Interviews
will be held during July 2012.
The British High Commission is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of ethnic origin, race, religious belief, age, disability or gender.
