Management
Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with
over four decades of experience in strengthening health systems, and capacity
of local institutions. MSH takes a comprehensive approach to improving health
to achieve scalability, lasting impact, and sustainability.
For
more information please visit our website www.msh.org.
MSH seeks to recruit a highly motivated and result oriented individual to join a dynamic team as Senior Communications Associate in our Leadership Management Sustainability (LMS Kenya) Program.
Senior Communications Associate
Ref:
13-6697
The
Leadership, Management and Sustainability (LMS/Kenya) Program is working in
Kenya to strengthen leadership and management in the Kenyan health
sector.
The
Senior Communications Associate will be responsible for all projects reporting
including donor reporting on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis and for
the LMS/Kenya End-of-Project Report.
S/He
will work with the LMS/Kenya Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor and technical
project staff to identify, produce and edit results stories that promote the
achievements and visibility of the project; collaborates with the LMS/Kenya
Communications Associate and MSH’s Center for Leadership and Management
Communications Director to post stories on the Health Systems Management in
Kenya website (www.hsm-kenya.org) and the MSH website (www.msh.org);
and contribute to related social media sites as necessary and
appropriate.
In
addition, s/he leads the project’s knowledge exchange efforts primarily by
coordinating the identification, documentation and dissemination of effective
practices for leadership, management and governance in health and manages the
publication and dissemination of LMS/Kenya technical documents and
reports.
The
Senior Communications Associate will also coordinate and manage public
relations and events which include working with journalists and media houses to
ensuring accurate and timely coverage of LMS/Kenya activities as well as
appropriate branding and marking for the project and donor.
Qualifications
and experience required:
The
ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism,
public policy, international development or related field with at least 3 years
of relevant working experience.
S/He
should have excellent writing and editing skills for a variety of platforms
with excellent interpersonal and public communication skills.
In
addition, S/He should have demonstrated print and/or online publishing
experience and should have exceptional organizational skills with ability to
manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Experience
working in the development sector, working with the Ministries of Health or
other government entities, and/or writing reports for USAID-funded projects is
highly desirable.
The
successful candidate should have experience writing press releases and/or
training and pitching stories to journalists with professional-level
photography skills and/or graphic design abilities.
Computer
proficiency with hands on experience with online content management and use of
social media for business purposes is required.
Management
Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, and
national origin, and citizenship, physical or mental handicap.
For
further detail and to apply for this position, please visit the Employment
Opportunities section of our website at www.jobs-msh.icims.com by
July 19, 2013.
If
you cannot apply online or have difficulty doing so, please email an
explanation of your problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.