Jhpiego,
an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University, is an international NGO committed
to improving the health of women and their families.
Jhpiego-Kenya
works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Health at National level
and with County Governments in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB, Maternal,
Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health, Family Planning and
Non-Communicable Diseases.
Media
Coordinator
Reporting
to the Senior Advocacy Advisor, the Media Coordinator will lead media
engagement strategies to support Jhpiego’s Advance Family Planning (AFP)
initiative and complement AFP and stakeholders’ family planning advocacy
efforts.
AFP is
an evidence-based advocacy initiative for policy development and increased
budgetary allocation for family planning (FP) in support of the goals of the
Family Planning 2020 partnership.
The Media Coordinator will deploy media strategies that will generate and sustain dialogue on family planning with a view to enhance prioritization and influence county and national discourse and actions & in turn help shape regional and global family planning conversations and interventions.
Responsibilities:
- Identify
opportunities to use the media in advancing family planning advocacy
efforts
- Lead
media focused advocacy efforts, including development and implementation
of a media advocacy work plan
- Document
advocacy interventions, stories or breaking news by AFP and both state and
non-state actors collectively working with AFP to advance FP2020 goal
- Liaise
with the media agencies and networks to advance family planning dialogue
and coverage
- Engage
with national and county family planning working groups and government
leadership at the two levels to enhance media focused advocacy efforts as
well as document relevant stories and news
- Liaise
with family planning actors at national and county levels including FP2020
focal points to amplify voices and diffuse advocacy experiences and best
practices towards achievement of the FP2020 goal
- Strengthen
capacity of family planning advocates in the use of media and
documentation of advocacy stories and news
- Enhance
appreciation of family planning among editors of the various select media
outlets
Requirements:
- Degree
in communication or related field. Advance degree will be an added
advantage
- At
least five years’ work experience in established media outlets
- Proven
ability in documenting development stories in health, preferably in
reproductive health and family planning.
- Experience
in the use of print, electronic and social media
- Strong
networking skills especially within the media fraternity
- Demonstrated
skills in training, convening and building relationships among diverse
audiences
- Experience
in photography and editing
- Well
acquainted with the health sector landscape in Kenya
- Excellent
interpersonal skills with pleasant and outgoing personality
- Excellent
verbal, written communications and presentation skills
- Computer
literacy, particularly in the use of MS Office
Interested applicants should send a CV with three referees and
detailed cover letter to the following email address: HR.Kenya@jhpiego.org by
22nd April 2016.
Please
indicate how your education and experience qualifies you for the
position.
Only
those selected for interview will be contacted.
Jhpiego is an equal opportunity employer.
Persons
with disabilities and other minority groups are encouraged to apply
