Alumni and
Communication Officer
Future
First Kenya is a recently established non-profit organization working to turn
schools into communities around the world.
We run
awareness campaigns, develop resources for schools, and advice governments,
alumni networks and NGOs on how to mobilise their former students.
Our
mission is that schools everywhere are supported by their former students.
Rather than become a programmatic organisation, we conduct consultancy,
research, best practice exchange, campaigning, advocacy and training.
We are
looking to recruit a full-time Alumni & Communication Officer for a fixed
term of one year starting May 2016.
Primary
Responsibilities
Communication
- To
support the Programme Manager and Director with communication required to
effectively represent Future First Kenya
- Execute
media strategy across all media.
- Lead
on-line communications with specific audience
- Writing,
editing and designing engaging communications to send out to alumni &
Alumni groups.
- To
support with the dissemination of research commissioned by funders and
national Governments into how alumni communities could support different
education systems;
- Monitor
daily media and advise on reactive media opportunities
- To
help develop, adapt and translate Future First Global’s training and best
practice materials.
Alumni Relations
- Building
strong working relationships with participating alumni associations &
schools
- Facilitating
meet ups, careers events and other activities involving alumni &
students
- Maintaining
regular contact with alumni association via email and phone; ensuring that
they have the support, materials and practical help that they need to make
the most of their alumni network
- Initiating
recruitment of alumni Association to the network through social media and
local community outreach
- Finding
innovative ways to help alumni Association to actively to get involved in
their alumni networks.
- Managing
the alumni volunteer experience by engaging alumni by phone, email and
social media encouraging them to join activities within the school,
preparing them in advance of their attendance and ensuring they feel
supported on the day.
- Keeping
accurate records of events involving alumni.
Person Description
We
understand that candidates may not tick all the boxes we are looking for.
We
need Someone who ‘gets’ what we are doing and has done enough comparable work
to a high Enough standard to convince us that they can add significant value to
this organisation.
The
rest is less important.
Ideally, we would look for someone with:
- Strong
Communications, event planning experience.
- A
good grasp of technology and/or social media.
- Excellent
writing and research skills – the ability to grasp problems, formulate ideas;
find answers and present documents quickly with a high attention to
detail.
- Experience
of, or insight into, working with schools and/or young people;
- The
independence and confidence to make decisions and contribute new ideas;
- Interest
and understanding of international education, social action trends and
- varying
global education systems;
Start date = 15th
st May 2016 (One Year fixed contract)
How to Apply
Please
send a CV and cover letter explaining your suitability to the role to
pauline@futurefirst.co.ke , with the job title in the subject line as a
reference
Application
Deadline = 5 PM on 30th April 2016
More information about Future First: www.futurefirstglobal.org