SNV Kenya is looking for a Kenyan national to fill
a position of a:
Communications Officer (Working 50% Within the MaMaSe project)
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in 38 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Communications Officer (Working 50% Within the MaMaSe project)
SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in 38 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Introduction: The MaMaSe project is looking for an experienced communications
professional for the period 2015-2017. MaMaSe is an ambitious project in
which 17 partners are involved. The partner organizations are based in mainly
the Netherlands and in Kenya. Groups of partners work on specific outputs that
are grouped under so called Result Areas. The MaMaSe project has 5 Result
Areas.
The Communications Officer will be responsible for
enhancing information sharing between the result areas and set-up a workflow
for gathering project news as well as engaging and informing external target
groups about the activities and reached milestones during the project.
In addition, the Communications Officer is responsible for executing the strategic Communications and Visibility Plan. In this role he or she will liaise with the External Communications Officer at UNESCO-IHE in the Netherlands and the Communications Officer at WWF Kenya on a regular basis.
Responsibilities
- Take the lead in the development of the new
website as part of an integrated knowledge sharing platform.
- Produce and broadcast bi-monthly e-news
letters
- Responsible for the MaMaSe brand guide and
correct use of logo's, colors and fonts
- Assist Result Area leaders with communication
activities by developing easy-to-use templates
- Ensure that all website content is kept up to
date and well presented
- Write stories on the MaMaSe activities
- Responsible for the content on Social Media
and actively increasing the number of followers
- Generate awareness about MaMaSe, its
objectives, outputs and achievements within all project partner
organizations and other interested partners
- Facilitate communication between the MaMaSe
partners
- Encourage MaMaSe partners to share news,
videos, photos and other interesting content for communication
- Produce the MaMaSe media kit
- Communicate the achievements, outcomes and
benefits of MaMaSe to all relevant stakeholders
- Develop an annual report with the
communications objectives achieved in that year (monitoring &
evaluation report)
- Represent MaMaSe at (international) events
Candidate Profile
- Bachelor degree in Communications
- A minimum of 2 years experience in a similar
position, with a focus on project communications
- Excellent proficiency of English
- Affinity with the water & development
sector
- Experience with CMS systems
- Substantial knowledge of strategic
communications planning and implementation
- Experience with multi-stakeholder engagement
- Cultural sensitive
- Experience with producing and implementing
multi-media content (audio visual materials)
- Experience with graphic design (preferred)
- Good knowledge of Swahili is and added value
Contract duration: 2 Years
initially
Desired start date: January 15 2015
Duty station: Narok, Kenya (With travel when required)
How to Apply
Please CLICK HERE to apply online in our in-house recruitment system before 24th December, 2014.
Desired start date: January 15 2015
Duty station: Narok, Kenya (With travel when required)
How to Apply
Please CLICK HERE to apply online in our in-house recruitment system before 24th December, 2014.
Your application should include a cover letter and
a CV that contains 3 referees and putting the job title as your subject
reference.
Working at SNV: For more information, please visit our website: www.snvworld.org
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted
Working at SNV: For more information, please visit our website: www.snvworld.org
We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted