Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 06, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health builds on the vision of the Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, His Highness The Aga Khan. The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, East Africa (CoEWCH EA) targets population and public health, health systems strengthening, quality of health care, education and research in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health ( RMNCAH) to improve health and wellbeing in women, adolescents and children.

Responsibilities
• Develop, implement and evaluate internal and external communication plans to support communications priorities
• Provide oversight on design, development and maintenance of communication avenues relevant to the department e.g. website/webpage, social media pages etc.
• Use a keen understanding of our targeted internal and external audiences to address gaps and challenges in internal and external communication efforts
• Mapping stakeholders, bringing out the strengths of the department (CoEWCH) through speeches, news releases, op-eds, newsletters and articles for use internally on Aga Khan University (AKU) digital and print channels
• Provide broad-based and project-specific communications advice to CoEWCH staff, supporting them to develop key messages and make informed decisions
• Collaborate with the broader AKU communications team to ensure integration in messaging
• Develop and maintain a good repository of marketing collateral, project videos and photos for future use
• Support the global communications strategy and corporate communication channels
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Social Sciences or equivalent from a recognized university
• Training in Social Media, Desktop Publishing, Photography and Video Editing will be an additional advantage
• Three to five years’ experience in Communications in a busy Marketing/Media/Public Relations or related field
• Demonstrated experience creating successful communications plans
• Understanding of stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated experience with communications best practice
• Issues management and crisis communications
• Experience in brand building
• Demonstrated experience with digital and print communications
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Event management experience
• Knowledge of web content management
• Knowledge of the media industry with contacts within various media organizations


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Candidates meeting the above requirements are invited to email their application, curriculum vitae, names of three referees and copies of certificates & testimonials to hr.universityke@aku.edu.  Please quote the position title on the email subject.


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