Aga Khan
Foundation, East Africa - YETU Initiative
Employment
Opportunity: Communications
Officer
Are you a
savvy story teller with a passion for philanthropy?
AKF is
looking for a dynamic Communications Officer to support the Yetu Initiative
(Yetu).
Yetu works
with Kenyan Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to generate community
philanthropic support for their missions in three significant ways:
2) capacity
building and training; and
3)
development of an online philanthropy portal to connect CSOs and potential
donors.
In this
role you will have the opportunity to work with government, private sector and
civil society to reach into the hearts and minds of Kenyans and rally their
support for all kinds of worthwhile causes.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has been working in East Africa and pursues innovative solutions to the seemingly intractable problems that lead to poverty.
In Kenya,
AKF is managing a robust and expanding portfolio of multi-sectoral initiatives
that includes programmes in sustainable economic development, education, early
childhood development, health, nutrition and civil society strengthening.
The
Communications Officer will be based in Nairobi and the overall objective of
the role is to develop and implement a comprehensive communications
strategy.
Other key
responsibilities include:
- Train
and mentor CSO partners to develop and implement their own communications
strategies;
- Provide
support to CSOs for the development and implementation of fundraising
campaigns;
- Develop
communications and marketing materials, including: social media messages,
advertisements, publications, presentations, videos and document best
practices for partner engagement and other purposes;
- Cultivate
a Yetu community by maintaining consistent outreach and social media
presence for the Initiative.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Minimum
Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in communications, journalism,
international development or relevant field;
- Minimum
5 years’ experience in producing a wide range of strategic communications
materials (ideally in both the Kenyan NGO and Kenyan corporate sectors);
- Exceptional
English communications skills with the ability to produce high quality
reports, publications, advertisements, presentations, documentaries and
other communications materials. Kiswahili communications skills a plus;
- Experience
in mentoring and training staff in communications;
- Experience
carrying out surveys, focus groups, market research and graphic design a
plus.
Interested candidates should send their cover letter, CV, names
and contact information of three professional referees to the following email
address: recruitment@akfea.org, with “YETU Communications Officer” in the
subject line by 30th March, 2016
The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (www.akdn.org)
