Kenya Development Corporation (KDC), is a premier Development Finance Institution (DFI) incorporated on 27th November 2020 following the merger of Industrial & Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC), IDB Capital Ltd (IDB) and Tourism Finance Corporation (TFC). The Corporation’s mandate is to promote sustainable socio-economic development by providing development finance, infrastructure finance, business support and advisory services to medium and large-scale industries, infrastructure projects and commercial undertakings in target sectors in Kenya and elsewhere.
As part of our strategic realignment we believe that attracting and retaining the right people is essential to the realization of our corporate goals and therefore must have in place, world- class human resources.
KDC therefore invites
applications from qualified professionals for the following positions:
ASSISTANT MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS, GRADE KDC 4 (1 Post)
Job purpose
The Assistant Manager
Communications will be responsible for coordinating Corporate Communications
related activities including, Public relations, digital communications,
internal communications, sponsorships, events, brand and reputation management.
Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities
- Incorporating online tools and
in-person networking to create relationships and ultimately build the KDC
brand, both online and off
- Content creation, writing blog
posts, articles, newsletters, communications materials, and material for
social media
- Social media marketing– creating,
managing and growing the authority’s presence through blogs,
Twitter, Facebook, and other strategically relevant online
- Events and event planning–
attending industry events and planning meetups for KDC
- Managing incoming media requests
and building relationships with industry journalists; creating, executing
and measuring media
- Responsible to overlook the
customer support – collecting reports, and forwarding clients feedbacks to
the
- Managing any online feedback
- Viii. Implement strategic
communications plans and to provide local market insight for the
authorities public-facing communications.
- Analytics–
Using Google Analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on
metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through
testing and new
- Work
with journalists, media producers, editors and strategic influencers
- Gathering
information on programmes and significant events in a specific KDC Cluster
- Responsible
for scheduling media
- Assist
in developing media plans, distribute and follow up media releases, book
interviews and respond to media
Qualifications
For appointment to this grade an officer must have at least;
- A minimum
period of eight (8) years relevant work experience four (4) of which
should have been at the level of supervisory level.
- Master’s
Degree in Public relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing,
International relations or any other equivalent qualifications from a
recognized
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Public relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing,
International relations or any other equivalent qualifications from a
recognized institution.
- Professional
qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable
- Management
Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
- Proficiency
in computer
- Fulfill
the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
How to Apply
Detailed application instructions are available on the KDC website www.kdc.go.ke under
the careers section. The applications should be received by 16th
December 2022. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Kenya Development Corporation is an equal
opportunity employer and is committed to implementing the provisions of the
Constitution – Chapter 232 (1) on fair competition and merit, representation of
Kenyans diverse communities and affording equal employment opportunities to men
and women, members of all ethnic groups and persons living with disabilities.
Therefore, Women, Persons Living with disabilities, the Marginalized and the
Minorities are encouraged to Apply.
Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
