Communication Officer at Education as a Vaccine (EVA)

Details
Production and dissemination of organizational public relations materials: The Communications Officer has overall responsibility for developing and maintaining a suite of materials – using diverse media - to effectively communicate EVA’s mission, vision and main messages to key audiences and stakeholders EVA staff, board members, donors and community beneficiaries. Specifically, the Communication Officer will do the following:

• Contributes to the development and implementation of a plan to successfully promote EVA’s programs and services
• Coordinate the development of Annual Reports with support from the ED and contribute to the development of its content.
• Coordinates the production of EVA quarterly newsletter and other general updates according to the communication and advocacy objectives. For this purpose, gathers information (including interviews) with EVA staff, partners and beneficiaries.
• Packages and disseminates EVA reports, case studies, tools and other materials to maximize their use;
• Workcloselywiththegraphicdesigner on the layout and design of any external communication materials;
• Maintains an updated database and internal communication system.

Website Management: The Communications Officer has overall responsibility for managing the EVA website and presence on the World Wide Web. This will involve:

• Update the content of the website on a monthly basis to ensure dissemination of the organizational progress and achievement
• Work with Advocacy and Service Delivery teams to update the Youth Pulse section every two months.
• Setting targets, monitoring and reporting on website usage and provide reports to the ED on a bi-annual basis.
• Monitoring the implementation of content and branding guidelines;
• Liaising with webmaster as required.
• Proactively seeking new resources where EVA and its work should feature.

Relations with Media: The Communications Officer will work collaboratively and develop other appropriate approaches towards the achievement of EVA’s strategic targets as follows:

• Develop and maintain a detailed database of media organizations including print, radio and TV media outlets.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication channels with mass media representatives, news services, editors, etc. to encourage accurate and favourable reporting of EVA’s activities.
• Source and secure media opportunities for EVA to showcase its work during key commemoration days such as World AIDS Day, Children’s Day; International Women’s Day; 16th Days of Activism; International Youth Day etc.
• Prepare news releases and other public briefing notes in relation to key developments in EVA’s work
• Coordinate with state office level staff regarding local-level communication and advocacy activities; distribute materials to media and coordinate timely responses to media requests
• Coordinate media exposure at EVA sponsored or supported events in collaboration with staff leading on the content of the events;
• Mentor other EVA staff, providing advice and ideas for how to more effectively incorporate media approaches in relevant projects;
• Represent EVA at relevant meetings and events.

Social Media Engagement: The communications officer will work with individual staff to increase EVA’s social media presence to ensure that it improves EVA’s brandpresenceandremainusefultoitsstakeholders.

• Develop creative content for posting on EVA Facebook pages, Twitter timeline and Instagram page
• Update all social media outlet at least twice a day with routine information about EVA’s activities
• Respond to comments and request coming from social media postings
• During special events coordinate the use of social media for reporting on the activities with other individual staff.

Organizational Development and Integration: The Communications Officer provides advice and other units for practical support for the furtherance of EVA core functions:

• Support the organization in the planning and execution of strategic planning, work planning and budgeting processes.
• Develop communications work plans and budget on an annual basis
• Support programs team in the development of progress reports to donors and other stakeholders;
• Support the Advocacy team in mobilizing individuals to participate in advocacy campaigns.
• Support the fundraising team in the development and execution of fundraising events and campaigns
• Support human resource development by building the capacity of individual staff in both oral and written communication.
• Provide editorial support to EVA staff in the preparation of case studies, research publications, and lessons learnt reports etc.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications with at least 2 years work experience.