Coordinating Administrator at Lady Helen Child Health Foundation (LHCHF)

Duties of the Post

• Promote activities of the Foundation
• Liaise with press, stakeholders, Donor Agencies
• Ability to negotiate and empathize
• Organize and generate public interest on the activities of the Foundation.
• Assist in developing and maintaining close collaboration with mass media, as well as with groups and organizations whose support is essential to the achievement of the Foundation’s Goals
• Create a usable database with computer savvy stance and maintain/ update organizational contact lists/database.
• Creative and able to use initiative on behalf of the Organization
• Prepare background communication and promotional materials for briefings and visits to media houses
• Ability to organize Seminars

Job Requirements
Essential:

• Education: Minimum of a 1st Degree or its equivalent
• ICT Skills: Use of IT Skills for management information and communication channel.
• Social Media: Experience and ability to demonstrate the use of social media channels as well as digital content editing in the workplace.
• Communication: Highly developed verbal, written, and oral skills to promote and represent the Foundation.
• Knowledge of common WHO definition of relevant statistics in Child Health matters (e.g Immunization, Child/ Infant Mortality, Poverty Alleviation)

Desirable:

• Degree in Communications or equivalent
• Able to represent in person and communicate in a highly engaging way
• Ability to demonstrate marketing skills
• Most show enthusiasm to be engaged in research work
• Previous experience working with a Foundation
• Knowledge of website development and management.

Other Information

• Salary commensurate with experience and maybe negotiable
• Training will be offered to successful candidate where gaps are noted that needs addressing in line with the Foundation’s vision (training needs to be discussed during the interview)
• Office space and computer support will be available
• LHCHF will expect the appointee to maintain the website and related IT issues