Communications Officer
Kakenya’s Dream seeks to
empower and motivate young girls through education, health, and leadership
programs to become agents of change and to break the cycle of destructive
cultural practices in Kenya, such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and early
forced marriage. These future leaders will improve their community, their
nation, and the world. At Kakenya’s Dream, we challenge ourselves to come up
with the best empowerment and education system for young African girls and
share our model with others.
Kakenya’s Dream is seeking
a communications officer to support external communications with its donors and
global audience. This person will contribute as an active member of
cross-organization teams, working collaboratively with other staff to advance
program and organizational goals. This person will also tell and share the
story of Kakenya’s Dream’s work, beneficiaries, teachers, and wider community
in Kenya.
This position is based in
our field office located in Isampin, Transmara West, Narok County and reports
to the Communications Manager.
Responsibilities
- Write,
edit, and distribute content to promote Kakenya’s Dream brand, products
and activities.
- Implement
communication campaigns and strategies.
- Collect
content for the organization’s social media pages, blog, website,
newsletters, and other communication channels.
- Create
graphics and other design materials for social media.
- Maintain
digital media archives – photos, videos, and audios.
- Develop
a sizable creative content bank (extra profiles, interviews, blogs,
photos, videos, etc.) for future use as needed.
- In
collaboration with the communication team members, prepare communications
budgets.
- In
collaboration with the communication manager, respond to media inquiries.
- Ensure
all marketing and communication materials conform to the organization’s
brand standards.
Qualifications
- Degree
or diploma in communications, journalism, or related field
- Two
or more years’ experience in website, email, and social media
communications.
- Strong
demonstrated English writing and editing skills.
- Strong
photography and videography experience with a DSLR camera.
- Ability
to meet deadlines and turn quality article and story content around
quickly.
- Strong
interpersonal and interview skills and ability to draw compelling and
meaningful quotes, stories, and general content from interview subjects.
- Experience
retouching, resizing, and enhancing images as needed using Photoshop or a
similar software.
- Experience
capturing video footage and editing raw footage to create compelling,
finished videos using Final Cut Pro or similar software.
- Experience
creating graphics for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn using
Adobe Creative Cloud applications (InDesign or Illustrator) or similar
software.
Desired
- Experience
in a nonprofit heavily dependent on fundraising.
- Experience
with Adobe Create Cloud applications and Final Cut Pro video editing
software is a plus.
To apply for this
position, please submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and a
photography or videography sample to jobs@kakenyasdream.org by 1st March, 2023. Only
applications that contain all of the above materials will be considered.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Kakenya’s Dream is a child
safe organization and all employees are expected to comply.
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