Communications Officer at The Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI)

Duties

• The Communications Officer shall work under the supervision of the Centre and Co-centre leaders, to provide media cover to all the centres programmes and activities.
• He/she shall be responsible for the Centre’s communication with different target audiences including academics, students, journalists, programme partners, supervising agencies, and funding organizations both within the region and internationally.
• The ultimate objective is to build a positive reputation for the Centre, enabling it to attain its vision of being the most pre- eminent reproductive health training centre in the African region.

Key Responsibilities
The specific responsibilities of the post include the following:

• Write a range of media materials, ensuring it remains consistent, clear and delivered in a timely manner
• Report all activities of CERHI using various media channels
• Develop a strategic communication plan for CERHI for achieving positive awareness and brand alignment, and lead the training of academic staff and students to strategically communicate their research findings in reproductive health
• Co-ordinate the management and update of information on the CERHI website, and support the development and use of various social media platforms
• Respond to media inquiries about the centre.

Qualifications
Bachelors (Masters preferred) in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing and related fields with demonstrated evidence that the candidate is conversant with the needs of postgraduate Education. Other key requirements include the following:

• Experience in a similar role producing media releases and conducting regular liaison with media organizations;
• Ability to work under tight time pressure and to produce high quality content;
• Familiarity with social media and web content;
• Strong computer literacy; and
• An interest in public health and reproductive health issues.

Remuneration
This is negotiable and shall be on a renewable contract basis. Salary and emoluments are similar to those on contract at the directorate level in the Nigerian University system.