Title: Communications Assistant
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Reports To:Communications Officer
About Sanergy:Sanergy is an award-winning social venture that
builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation accessible
and affordable in Africa’s urban informal settlements.
We provide critical support services
– such as access to finance, business analytics, training, and marketing.
We collect the waste regularly and
safely remove it from the community. We convert the waste into valuable
by-products, such as organic fertilizer and renewable energy. Finally, we sell
the by-products to Kenyan farms.
Since November 2011, we have launched over 500 Fresh Life Toilets to a network of 250 Fresh Life Operators. We have collected and converted over 3,500 tons of waste.
At the same time, we have built a
team of almost 200 people. For our work, we have been recognized by Fast
Company as one of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in the World Doing Social
Good and one of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in Africa.
Role & Responsibilities
The Communications Assistant will
provide critical assistance to the Communications Team as Sanergy-Fresh Life
works to revolutionize sanitation in informal settlements.
The key duties and responsibilities shall be:
The key duties and responsibilities shall be:
- Assist in communications across different
media and formats in adherence to Sanergy /Fresh Life standards
- Generate story ideas and content for e-mail
campaigns, our website and on social media
- Take a lead role in developing Sanergy/Fresh
Life’s online presence via new media venues (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
- Maintain relationships with journalists and
create a database for the same
- Create high quality PDF clips of articles
- Organize and maintain Sanergy/Fresh Life’s
media archive
- Maintain Sanergy’s Communications calendar
- Ensure monthly newsletters are shared with
staff on the available platforms
Requirements
- Degree in Communications, Journalism or
related course. Photography will be an added advantage
- Minimum two years’ experience in a
Communications Role, preferably working with communities in informal
settlements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong web research skills and proficiency in
Microsoft Office. Adobe Photoshop and HTML skills are desirable
- A passion for transforming Kenya. Should
possess an open mind and cultural sensitivity
- Should be physically fit to work in the
field-long hours of walking and standing
- More fundamentally, we believe that we are on
the cusp of transformative change, and we seek people who believe their
skills will bring about that transformative change.
We welcome your application-cover
letter and CV-onhttp://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list