Opportunities to Excel
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a
partnership that works with governments, donors, NGOs, the private sector, and
African farmers to significantly and sustainably improve the productivity and
income of resource-poor farmers in Africa.
AGRA aims to achieve these goals by: supporting and building
capability of farmers and enterprises across the agricultural value chain;
being a thought-leader on African agriculture by collecting, packaging, and
disseminating knowledge; and creating strong partnerships with public, private,
and donor actors to drive change within the sector.
AGRA is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and has an office
in Accra, Ghana.
AGRA is seeking to recruit exceptional individual to fill
the following position in the Nairobi office:
Media and Digital
Specialist
Ref: MDS / 06-13
The Media and Digital Specialist will work with the
Communications team and be responsible for coordinating production of content
for the website, editing web content generated by multiple authors, producing
short videos and audio clips for the website, undertaking media monitoring,
doing html graphic design and managing a digital photo library.
Specific responsibilities will
include:
- Creating and managing AGRA social media channels
including uploading information and materials and monitoring comments and
giving feedback
- Capturing and writing stories about our work for a
range of stakeholders and platforms in various formats including video,
radio, stills, website and print publications
- Creating, producing, editing and maintaining new media
content for the AGRA website and ensuring that AGRA’s editorial principles
and all relevant legal, contractual and copyright requirements are met
- Implementation of a strong marketing plan to build
awareness and usage of AGRA’s corporate website.
- Building and maintaining effective working
relationships with a network of writers based in various country offices
and amongst grantees
- Mentoring and training AGRA colleagues in a variety of
communications and digital media skills (e.g. social media, writing blogs,
editorial style and guidelines, branding)
- Building a strong blogging culture within AGRA and
ensure the organization contributes effectively to the on-going global
debate on agriculture
- Planning, editing and designing a variety of print
products / publications using desktop publishing tools
- Ensuring impact assessments across AGRA’s corporate
media outputs is measured according to agreed metrics and shared monthly
with the management team and colleagues
- Providing editorial support and offering guidance to a
widening pool of website contributors using a range of tools including
maintenance of the AGRA web pages; creating and monitoring the AGRA
Facebook page; and uploading and editing video materials on YouTube and
photos on Flickr
Key Qualifications, Knowledge &
Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in digital media-related
field
- Demonstrated experience working with international
organizations
- Ability to work independently, multi-task and meet
tight deadlines
- Be highly organised and systematic, with great
attention to detail
- Background in Agriculture will be an asset
- Fluency in English is required; knowledge of French
will be an added advantage
For more information on these positions, applicants can
visit www.agra.org
An attractive remuneration package commensurate with these
position’s responsibilities will be negotiated with the successful
candidates.
If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to
meet the relevant criteria for these roles, please submit your application with
a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration, e-mail and
telephone contacts and quoting the reference number for the position you are
applying for on the application letter.
To be considered, your application must be received by 23
June, 2013 addressed to:
The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way
Westlands, Nairobi Kenya
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way
Westlands, Nairobi Kenya
Email: agra@deloitte.co.ke
Tel: +254 20 423 0000
