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We are looking for a creative, multi-talented Communications Officer, who is passionate about making a positive difference towards a more sustainable world! He/she needs to be a conscientious individual with a ‘can do’ attitude who can adapt quickly, work well under pressure with multiple stakeholders at different levels and think on his/her feet.
The job will include the following and the successful candidate should have proven expertise/skills in these areas:
- Communicating concepts related to sustainability to diverse stakeholders, and in particular, politicians and technical officials
- Writing: Identifying story angles, interviewing, researching, distilling key messages and writing up content for articles and media releases; writing video scripts
- Editing and proofreading
- Website content management: Producing and editing content, and updating websites (e.g. Wordpress)
- Social media: Developing and implementing successful Twitter and Facebook campaigns
- Website and social media tracking
- Production of publications from brief to print
- Collating content (articles, reports, photos and video) from various stakeholders and managing approvals, timelines and deadlines
- Mailing list: Setting up and designing digital mailers (e.g. Mailchimp), producing regular newsletters, growing the mailing list and keeping the mailing list healthy
- Organising and managing webinars and online meetings on platforms such as Zoom and GoToMeeting
- Event planning and organisation of smaller and largescale events (these will now mainly be online)
- Project management: Ability to motivate and coordinate a diverse team to deliver on high-quality deliverables on time
- Brand management: Maintaining a professional and positive brand image, ensuring guidelines are adhered to and high standards are upheld
The job will also include these tasks and expertise/skills in these areas is preferable:
- Videography and editing: Briefing, writing scripts and producing both short campaign clips and longer, informative videos, uploading to Youtube
- Podcasts: Briefing and managing the production of podcasts
- Website conceptualisation and the ability to work with a developer to produce a visually appealing and user-friendly, interactive website suited to the target audience
- Photography: Taking photographs and managing photography database
The following would also be advantageous:
- Proficiency in another language spoken in Africa, especially French
- Experience in working with/within government
- Knowledge of the African and global geo-political context
Requirements:
- Relevant post-graduate degree or equivalent qualification
- At least 2 years of relevant work experience related to the above listed areas
- Excellent English written, presentation and verbal communication skills
- Highly computer literate and tech savvy
- Good eye for design
- Good people skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, in multiple and multi-disciplinary teams across the world, in a highly dynamic, fast-paced and creative environment
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, effectively and accurately
- Ability to interact with all levels of staff, as well as manage consultants
- Ability to be agile and flexible about work responsibilities, prioritise and thrive under pressure
- Ability to navigate complex organisational and project structures
- Problem-solving and analytical skills, well-organised, attention to detail and quality, and a structured and pro-active working style
Deadline: 5 February
Please, refer to KALETA.co as your source while applying for this job
