Aga Khan Foundation
Employment Opportunity
Regional Communication Officer
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) focuses on a small number of
specific social and economic development problems by forming (intellectual and
financial) partnerships with organisations sharing its objectives. Most
Foundation grants are made to grassroots organisations testing innovative
approaches in the field.
AKF is part of the broader Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private, international, non-denominational development organisations that work to improve the welfare and prospects of people in the developing world, particularly in Asia and Africa.
Its programmes are designed to bring a critical mass of
economic, social and cultural activities to bear on a given area.
Its projects encompass many of the determinants of the quality
of life, including the natural and built environments in both urban and rural
areas, food security, health, education, access to financial services and
economic opportunity, as well as the cultural areas of traditional music,
architecture and art.
In East Africa, AKF supports programming in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda that contributes to a better quality of life for hundreds of communities.
In East Africa, AKF supports programming in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda that contributes to a better quality of life for hundreds of communities.
Working in education, rural economic development, health, and
civil society, AKF leverages its global experiences and partnerships to bring
new ideas to East Africa.
The Regional Communication Officer for AKF in East Africa will
be based in Nairobi, Kenya and will report directly to the Manager of Policy
and Partnerships.
This position is part of AKF’s core regional team and would
provide the successful candidate with an opportunity to develop and disseminate
various communication initiatives throughout East Africa.
Specific Responsibilities Include:
- Support
the Partnerships Manager in building and maintaining a broad network of
external partnerships, effectively communicating AKF’s key messages and
strategic direction
- Distil
key lessons from programming and develop a communication strategy for
policy engagement with government, donors and other partners
- Document
and present results and best practices – including compiling success
stories, developing presentations, workshops, other communication
materials and workshops
- Develop
articles and increase visibility of projects and programme results in East
Africa
- Develop
a media engagement strategy including newspapers, television and radio
- Work
with the Partnerships Manager to develop and implement a communication
strategy
- Update
and maintain a photo bank and communications library
- Build
the capacity of staff in AKF (EA)’s projects to contribute to the
project’s and AKF’s overall communication objectives, including
facilitating workshops, writing relevant articles and documenting results
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum
bachelors degree or equivalent in communications, public policy,
international development or relevant field
- Minimum
3 years experience in producing communication materials in a strategic and
comprehensive fashion, preferably in international development
- Experience
in management, leadership and mentoring staff with a willingness to visit
programmes in the field
- Exceptional
English communications skills with the ability to make strong
presentations and produce high quality reports, publications,
presentations, documentaries and other communication materials
Interested candidates should email recruitment-akfea@akdn.org
with a cover letter, CV and the names and contact information of three
professional referees with “Regional Communication Officer” in the subject line
by 11th April, 2013 to the Regional Human Resource Manager.
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development
Network (www.akdn.org).
