Assistant Manager, Corporate Communication
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 Tourist
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:
Duties and
responsibilities
Incorporating
online tools and in-person networking to create relationships and ultimately
build the KDC brand, both online and off line.
Content
creation, writing blog posts, articles, newsletters, communications materials,
and material for social media channels.
Social
media marketing– creating, managing and growing the authority’s presence
through blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and other strategically relevant online
properties.
Events
and event planning– attending industry events and planning meetups for KDC
leadership.
Managing
incoming media requests and building relationships with industry journalists;
creating, executing and measuring media campaigns.
Overseeing
the customer support – collecting reports, and forwarding clients feedbacks to
the management.
Managing
any online feedback forums.
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 initiatives.
Work
with journalists, media producers, editors and strategic influencers
Gathering
information on programmes and significant events in a specific KDC Cluster area.
Scheduling
media interviews;
Assist
in developing media plans, distribute and follow up media releases, book
interviews and respond to media request.
Qualifications
A
minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience four (4) of which
should have been at supervisory level.
Master’s
Degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing,
International
Relations or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
Bachelor’s
Degree in Public R elations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing,
International Relations or any other equivalent qualifications from a
recognizedinstitution.
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 applications.
Fulfilled
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 24th May 2023.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted. Those who had submitted their applications in the
previous advertisement are hereby required to re-submit their applications
afresh.
