Feed the Children -
Kenya
Position: Regional PR and Communications Manager
Position: Regional PR and Communications Manager
Reports to: Regional Director
Key Responsibilities:
- Planning
and developing the organizations communication strategies and project campaigns
that reach to stakeholders, beneficiaries and the related public.
- Management
of events and other correspondences with the organization
- Develop
and implement the necessary tools of communication to reach target
audiences, both internal and external.
- Planning
and implementing all the organization’s internal and external
communications procedures, promotional activities, and advertising;
- Play an
important role in communicating the organizations policy internally and
outside.
- Liaise
with head office in maintaining the organization website to ensure it is
updated and remains relevant for purposes of information dissemination;
- Form an
important bridge between the organization, the media, and other
organizations, plus the management and the employees.
- Organizing
and managing press conferences, media coverage and respond to incoming
media enquiries; answering all questions related to the organizations
strategies.
- Drafting
and editing speech notes by staff for presentation, news releases and any
other presentations as required;
- Advising
and directing Management on the organizations publicity programmes to the
various publics; beneficiaries; stakeholders and staff
- Lead in
gathering information, write design articles and edit newsletters,
reports, journals and other publicity materials;
- Manage
development, production and delivery of promotional campaigns and special
publications, including season brochures, flyers, posters, electronic
promotions, calendars, and other publicity support materials.
- Liaising
with the media in monitoring and analysis of media coverage for the
organization.
- Work
hand in hand with fundraising unit of the organization and all other
departments.
Qualifications
- A
degree in Public relations and communications, Journalism a Masters will
be an added advantage.
- Ability
to plan, proactively monitor and evaluate meetings, and conferences
- Team
player with ability to deliver, creative, enthusiastic
- Mature
judgment and good media relations
- Excellent
interpersonal, communication, editing and writing skills
- Good
knowledge of Web design and maintenance.
- Membership
with a PR body
- Up-to-
date in the field of public relations
- At
least 5 years’ experience in PR with some years in the NGO world.
If you meet the requirements of the above position, please send
your application letter, detailed CV, phone and email contacts of three (3)
references; to hr@feedthechildren.co.ke by 24th October 2012.
We regret that only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
