Communications Officer - Northern Education Initiative Plus (The Initiative) at Creative Associates International

Project Summary

• Commencing in October2015 under funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the five-year Northern Education Initiative Plus (the Initiative) project is strengthening the ability of Bauchi and Sokoto states to provide greater access to basic education-especially for girls and Out-of-School-Children (OOSC) - and to significantly improve reading outcomes for more than one million school-aged children and youths.

Reporting& Supervision:

• This position is in Abuja, Nigeria with frequent travel to Bauchi and Sokoto states reporting to the Communications Manager.

Primary Responsibilities

• Creates and implements communications outreach activities for the dissemination of information on project activities.
• Creates and implements public relations programs to release positive publicity about the program through various media.
• Promotes communication to the USAID Mission about the project for dissemination on Mission web pages or to other USAID Missions and to HQ for publication in newsletters and web.
• Writes news releases, success stories, daily reports, weekly reports, quarterly reports, and other project documents.
• Supervises and arranges taking, processing and disseminating photographs: prepares and disseminates radio and television material; produces posters, signs, displays, media campaigns, etc.
• Creates content and analyze project’s social media and web channels.
• Develops reports for social media accounts and campaigns.
• Researches and implements new trends, techniques and technologies that are relevant to project/program media strategies.
• Is proficient at all media channels and in media measurement for each channel. Resolves any day to day issues, escalating when necessary.
• Contributes to multi-discipline meetings, lending media and technology expertise and contributing to overall discussion.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in communications, preferably for a USAID-funded project.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience in use of social media for development.
• Media experience especially in radio and television.
• Fluency in Hausa is an advantage.