The Aga Khan Education
Service, Kenya (AKESK) operates 11 schools in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and
Eldoret and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both the national
and international curricula.
It is part of the Aga Khan
Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to
improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and
origins in specific regions of the developing world.
AKESK is seeking a Communications Manager with a proven track record in managing
internal and external communications for all the Aga Khan Schools and central
office.
The Role: The Communication
Manager will create, implement and oversee internal and external communications
programs for the Aga Khan Education Service East Africa arid ensure its
messages are consistent in keeping with the AKES guidelines
They will support school
newsletter efforts by streamlining design, editing and publishing.
The Communications Manager must have digital expertise, excellent speaking and writing skills, be able to draft written materials, prepare PowerPoint presentations, write speeches for the senior team and assist in communicating with all stakeholders.
They will also be required to
create strategies to increase internal and external brand awareness.
We are looking for a real
leader in Communications - someone who can lead and is equally comfortable
developing a strategy and being hands on.
This is an opportunity for a
dynamic individual to join a highly successful educational institution.
The ideal candidate will be:
The ideal candidate will be:
- Confident
communicator and presenter
- Highly literate
with strong writing, editing and publishing skills
- Comfortable
working in a fast paced environment
- Creative and
innovative
- Knowledgeable
of current digital trends in communications
You have:
- A bachelors
degree in Journalism, Marketing or Communications
- 5+ years work
experience in communications with a service organization
Tell us why we should engage
you, together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates,
testimonials and names of three professional references, emailed by 12th
October 2016 to;
The Human Resources Manager
Aga Khan Education Service Kenya
P.O Box 41440 00100
Nairobi
Email: hr@akesk.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
