The Communications Coordinator will work collaboratively with programme teams in the field, extracting key impact information to increase visibility, profile key events and advocacy activities in country, in the region, and globally. The post holder will perform duties in accordance with the responsibilities outlined below:
Duties
& Responsibilities
Communications:
- Develop an activity calendar for the
programmes (Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan), covering plans for
social media; website, press, exhibitions, events, awards and external
communication;
- Monitor and track indicators and evaluate
media coverage, campaigns, publication prints and digital to maximise
efficiency;
- Coordinate and support preparation of key
messaging, research reports, and concept notes for events;
- Attend LAW and/or external partner events
together with the Programme Manager and develop relevant content;
- Establish strong relationships with and
maintain list of national and regional network and journalistic contacts;
- Attend field visits (including with
regional travel), and take professional photos and videos for championing
and profiling successful stories and social media posts;
- Collate information from country
programmes for the global newsletters and website content, in coordination
with the Communications Manager in Geneva,;
- Any other task requested from the line
manager.
Social Media and Website
- Support the Communications Manager in
Geneva to develop a social media plan and identify various audiences for
LAW’s social media channels, and plan how to increase LAW’s engagement in
country;
- Collaborate to populate the global social
media plan, and in coordination with the Communications Manager, design,
deliver and maintain engaging content for LAW’s key social media channels,
including Twitter, to create impactful stories, case studies, and other
engaging content;
- Maintain a strong coordination mechanism
with locally hired consultants, as videographers and photographers, and
with global graphic designers and coordinate planning and deliverables;
- In coordination with the Communications
Manager in Geneva, ensure all visual materials developed by the global
graphic designer meet the expectations, and match LAW’s visual identity
and vision;
- Lead on the creation, and design of
innovative, information toolkits (audio, digital)
- Support the Global Communications Manager
to maintain and update content for regional website pages;
- Research and analyze performance on the
various platforms and make recommendations on how to improve our
communications.
Events, logistics and admin
- Lead in planning and hosting public
events, roundtables, briefings, etc, across programmes, in Nairobi and
other offices in the region.
- Provide logistical support for missions
and events including visa, travel, accommodation arrangements for
participants and LAW staff traveling to Nairobi/other countries in the
region.
- Prepare materials for events including
save the dates, invitations, flyers, agendas, and distribute in
coordination with Programme Managers.
- Provide other administrative and
procurement support in the Nairobi office as needed.
This
post will require travel to programme countries including Somalia and South
Sudan.
Qualifications
- Right to work in Kenya;
- Bachelor’s degree in communications,
marketing, media relations, journalism or relevant field;
- Minimum 4 years demonstrated experience
working in journalism, media relations, advocacy or communications in a
similar role;
- 4 years proven experience in a similar
role designing, drafting and developing traditional and social media
content for dissemination;
- Relevant experience working within an
international NGOs is preferred, ideally in human rights or humanitarian
field;
- Track record of highly effective content
production and social media management;
- Excellent knowledge of video editing;
- Excellent written and oral skills in
English; second regional language (Arabic, Somali etc.) is an asset, with
the ability to clearly articulate information to various audiences and
stakeholders;
- Ability to work on own initiative and
part of the wider team;
- Experience in photography, ideally with
DSLR cameras or similar (desirable);
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
especially Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint and strong technical
literacy.
How To Apply
Interested
candidates can send an email with a CV and statement of interest (CVs
and cover letter should be saved as Full Name_CV and Full Name_Cover Letter) (neither
exceeding 2 pages of A4) in English to recruitment@legalactionworldwide.org. The
subject of the application should read ‘Communications Coordinator (Nairobi). The
deadline for the applications is 20th May 2024.
