Communications Specialist, East Africa job at Internews Network
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Communications Specialist, East Africa

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Media, Communications & Writing ]

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Internews Network

Deadline of this Job:
16 August 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
The Communications Specialist will help Internews develop a social media component to the East African Biodiversity Knowledge Hub, spreading news and information about the topic throughout Kenya. The Specialist will work with conservation and biodiversity-related organizations, helping them better engage with both digital and legacy outlets, so they are better able to provide illustrative stories about how they are contributing to Kenya’s sustainable development.

DAY-TO-DAY TASKS Will Include:
• Help conservation partners to design better communications strategies and explain their mission and value to the public;
• Develop the social media component of the East African Biodiversity Knowledge Hub;
• Post on relevant platforms(Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and TikTok), sharing biodiversity stories, resource materials, recordings from webinars ,reports, and news from conservation partners;
• Build the audience for the Hub’s content and EJN convenings;
• Work closely with the project manager, consultant(s), and partners to , provide journalistic, accurate, reliable information on biodiversity that helps combat misinformation and lays the groundwork for other organizations to promote their conservation missions;
• In all duties, demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values

Qualifications We’re Looking For

• University degree in Communications or Journalism OR equivalent social/digital marketing training or experience
• Experience working with grassroots/locally-led organizations as a communications lead or social media specialist.
• Experience and understanding of legacy media
• In-depth knowledge of social media platforms
• Expertise in designing and implementing communications and/or social media strategies and campaigns
• Experience with social media analytics tools
• Media networks and contacts, or ability to build such networks
• Demonstrated ability to work with and build conservation partners social media communications skills from “where they are,” and help them better tell their own organizational stories effectively on various platforms (blogs, websites, podcasts, social networking sites, etc.)
• Experience developing communication materials like press releases and fact/ tip sheets
• Experience working with conservation/environmental and biodiversity-related fields
• Proven ability to work with diverse peoples and organizations
• Previous experience working remotely

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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Job Info
Job Category: Communications/ Public Relations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 16 August 2022  
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 02-08-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 02-08-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 02-08-2065
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