Vacancy Announcement: Two Communications Officers (Temporary)
Application Deadline: 1 June 2015
The African Population and Health
Research Center (APHRC) is a Nairobi-based, international non-profit,
non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant
research on population, health, and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.
Over the last decade, APHRC has
contributed to a better Africa through quality research, results-based
strategic communications, and policy engagement.
APHRC seeks to contract two
communications professionals to provide maternity coverage on a full-time basis
from June to October 2015 (exact dates TBD upon hire).
Qualifications:
- University degree; Masters’ degree is an added
advantage
- Minimum three years professional work
experience
- Must be available to work in the Nairobi
office and available for full time work during the months of June, July,
August, and September at a minimum
- Strong writing skills
- Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced
environment, meet tight deadlines, and juggle multiple priorities with
professionalism and good judgement
- Experience in health and/or education
communications, policy, and/or advocacy desired
Duties:
- Research, write and edit communication
material including newsletters, articles for the web, policy briefing
papers, report summaries and case studies
- Organize events for public stakeholders,
implementing partners and journalists to launch, sensitize and/or create
awareness on APHRC’s research
- Write, edit and/or upload web-based
information materials in order to daily maintain and update APHRC’s
website(s)
- Support the tracking of research publications,
including collating researcher citations and library stocktaking
- Policy engagement and communications support
to research programs including content generation (blogs, media articles,
social media etc.)
- Any other tasks given by the Policy Engagement
Manager
How to Apply
Please email the following to
jobs@aphrc.org by 5:00 PM June 1, 2015:
A. Resume/CV
B. A detailed cover letter clearly
delineating your qualifications according to terms outlined above and expected
remuneration.
C. Two recent writing samples of
three pages or less; longer samples will be accepted but shorter pieces
preferred
Indicate ‘Communications Officer –
Temporary’ on the subject of the email.
Short-listed applicants will be scheduled for an interview during the month of June.
We regret we cannot respond to all
applicants.