Opportunities to Excel
The Alliance for a Green Revolution
in Africa (AGRA) is a partnership that works with governments, donors, NGOs,
the private sector, and African farmers to significantly and sustainably
improve the productivity and income of resource-poor farmers in Africa.
AGRA aims to achieve these goals by:
supporting and building capability of farmers and enterprises across the
agricultural value chain; being a thought-leader on African agriculture by
collecting, packaging, and disseminating knowledge; and creating strong
partnerships with public, private, and donor actors to drive change within the
sector.
AGRA is headquartered in Nairobi,
Kenya, and has an office in Accra, Ghana.
AGRA is seeking to recruit
exceptional individual to fill the following position in the Nairobi office:
Media and Digital
Specialist
Ref: MDS / 06-13
The Media and Digital Specialist
will work with the Communications team and be responsible for coordinating
production of content for the website, editing web content generated by
multiple authors, producing short videos and audio clips for the website,
undertaking media monitoring, doing html graphic design and managing a digital
photo library.
Specific responsibilities will
include:
- Creating and managing AGRA social media channels
including uploading information and materials and monitoring comments and
giving feedback
- Capturing and writing stories about our work for a
range of stakeholders and platforms in various formats including video,
radio, stills, website and print publications
- Creating, producing, editing and maintaining new media
content for the AGRA website and ensuring that AGRA’s editorial principles
and all relevant legal, contractual and copyright requirements are met
- Implementation of a strong marketing plan to build
awareness and usage of AGRA’s corporate website.
- Building and maintaining effective working
relationships with a network of writers based in various country offices
and amongst grantees
- Mentoring and training AGRA colleagues in a variety of
communications and digital media skills (e.g. social media, writing blogs,
editorial style and guidelines, branding)
- Building a strong blogging culture within AGRA and
ensure the organization contributes effectively to the on-going global
debate on agriculture
- Planning, editing and designing a variety of print
products / publications using desktop publishing tools
- Ensuring impact assessments across AGRA’s corporate
media outputs is measured according to agreed metrics and shared monthly
with the management team and colleagues
- Providing editorial support and offering guidance to a
widening pool of website contributors using a range of tools including maintenance
of the AGRA web pages; creating and monitoring the AGRA Facebook page; and
uploading and editing video materials on YouTube and photos on Flickr
Key Qualifications, Knowledge &
Experience
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in digital media-related
field
- Demonstrated experience working with international
organizations
- Ability to work independently, multi-task and meet
tight deadlines
- Be highly organised and systematic, with great
attention to detail
- Background in Agriculture will be an asset
- Fluency in English is required; knowledge of French
will be an added advantage
For more information on these
positions, applicants can visit www.agra.org
An attractive remuneration package
commensurate with these position’s responsibilities will be negotiated with the
successful candidates.
If you believe you can clearly
demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for these roles,
please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current
position, remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts and quoting the reference
number for the position you are applying for on the application letter.
To be considered, your application
must be received by 23 June, 2013 addressed to:
The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way
Westlands, Nairobi Kenya
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way
Westlands, Nairobi Kenya
Email: agra@deloitte.co.ke
Tel: +254 20 423 0000