Senior Media Officer at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job Reference Code: SOFFMEDIA-ext

Job Profile:
This is a Senior Officer position reporting to the Director of Marketing Communications. The Gates funded MNH project utilises behavioural change communication through the  media to promote uptake of proven MNH innovations and  life saving interventions in Gombe State. The Media Officer is tasked with documenting activities, producing reader friendly reports for donors, internal/external partners and media consumption, creating and maintaining social media presence for the project, promoting and creating awareness for the project through publicity campaigns and providing administrative support.

Qualifications/Experience:
•    A first degree in mass communication, theater arts or any of the humanities.
•    Minimum of 3 years work experience in the media or strategic communications department in a Non Governmental Organisation
•    Highly developed inter-personal and organisational skills
•    Creativity and initiative are important for this position and must be demonstrable
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•    Collaborative and relationship management skills
•    Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Publisher or Corel draw, Power Point
•    Demonstrable experience in actual execution of social media activities including evidence of personal Blogs/tweets, and management of third party social media platforms, including, but not limited to Facebook, Foursquare, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Google+ and Path