Communications Officer
Location: Nairobi Kenya
Our client is a leading youth, social enterprise organisation that is headquartered in Canada.
The organisation focuses on harnessing and transforming youth into leaders in
their communities through technology and social entrepreneurship learning
experiences. Location: Nairobi Kenya
Our client is a leading youth, social enterprise organisation that is headquartered in Canada.
The position is based in Nairobi.
To meet the needs of new programmes, the organization wishes to recruit a Communications Officer. The position reports to The Fund Raising Manager.
Key responsibilities include:
- Draft a national
communications strategy for approval by Manager
- Plan, develop
and manage delivery of internal and external communications
- Oversight of the
organisations Social Media Account management
- Implement the
organisaiton's brand and image strategies and policy
- Overall
responsibility in organising festivals and special program events
- Establish
relationships with media and distribute press releases
- Monitor media on
organisation’s public presentation
- Maintain a data
base of media contacts and ensure on-going relationships
- Manage social
media strategy – website and blogs – with Communications Assistant
- Draft media
messages using all medium for approval by Manager
- Liaise with
suppliers on branding stationery for all uses
- Custodian of all
branding material
- Overall responsible
for maintenance of the resource centre.
The
Pre-requisites
- A Bachelors
Degree in Communication
- Diploma in
Public Relations an added advantage
- At least 3 years
experience in a very busy communications office
- High level of
technology proficiency.
Personality
Traits
- Excellent oral
communications skills
- Excellent report
writing skills
- Superior people
skills
- High
organisation skills.
Send your Application
Letter and CV IMMEDIATELY to info@workingsmart.biz.
Do not send scanned
certificates. Bring hardcopies to interview please.
Applications to be
received latest 7th June.
