Communications, public Relations Jobs at Nairobi (UNON) And Other companies

The job holder will be responsible for providing leadership in building brands, assessing consumer and business conditions, developing and executing category and brand strategies to achieve financial and marketing business objectives for the brands within the NBD category.

Main Responsibilities:
• Developing and providing leadership in implementation of Marketing and Communication strategy to achieve the Division's business objectives and overall company objectives;
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts for the NBD brands;
• Guiding the effective management of Advertising and Promotion for NBD brands. This includes Allocating, Managing and monitoring the Advertising and Promotion budgets by quarter by year while evaluating marketing effectiveness;
• Working closely with key stakeholders in editorial/programming, advertising and circulation to align business objectives and marketing needs;
• Directing and analyzing regular market research to develop insights for product development, brand positioning and brand equity growth;
• Preparing the Division's quarterly board reports analyzing market trends, circulation, editorial and advertising performance for review and presentation by the Head of Marketing;
• Coordinating New Product Development and Launches;
• Leading, motivating and managing the NBD brand team to flawlessly execute brand plans and to achieve marketing objectives;
• Responsible for driving trade marketing for the NBD brand as well as ensure brand visibility in trade and in events is maximized;
• Development of promotions/campaigns to drive retention as well as attracting new customers
• Identifying, analyzing and understanding market trends; both Consumer and Market;
• Leading relationship and collaborating with advertising and PR partners and ensuring great output and best value for NBD brands; and
• Understanding, gathering, analyzing and generating insights from competitor activities.

Qualifications Experience& skills:
Academic:
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field from a recognized institution;
• Master's degree will be an added advantage

Professional:
• Chartered Institute of Marketing Professional qualification either done on in progress
• Membership to the professional body like MSK

Experience:
• Brand building experience with a Media House and broadcasting will be an added advantage
• Six (6) years of relevant experience three (3) of which should be at a Brand Manager role
• Experience dealing with cross functional teams
• A good grasp of digital marketing and digital activations of brands to drive brand outcomes
• Project management skills or professional qualification is an added advantage

Skills:
• Decision making;
• Ability to interpret long term plans, programs and budgets developed senior management level;
• Interpersonal and leadership skills;
• Project management skills;
• Ability to develop plans, programs, SOPS, and coordination of workflows
• Creativity; and Strategic management skills

Job Summary:
• Reporting to the Project Coordinator, the M&E and communication Officer is responsible for the day-to-day tracking and reporting of project activities. The role includes rolling out standardized data collection tools and database systems; monthly data collection; verification of results reported; analysis and presentation of findings and project progress; set up of project accountability and learning mechanisms; and documentation of feedback and response from and to Kwetu and project beneficiaries.

Specific Responsibilities:
• Design monitoring and evaluation plan.
• Ensures evidence-based tracking of M&E plan and oversees its implementation and periodic revision for all project outputs;
• Supports and supervises collection and analysis of data for project M&E in accordance with timeframes set in the project work-plan;
• Develops, implements, and monitors the tools/systems for gathering, reporting, and analyzing performance data for impact and sustainability of project implementation. Updates
• and implements M&E framework for all project components; Assist in analyzing results achieved compared with objectives expected and identify the appropriate means and methods required at the project level;
• Leads efforts, design tools and training sessions to develop an inquisitive learning culture within the project team and partners to feed innovations into organizational decision-making;
• Manages all M&E activities and reporting for the project.
• Collects and reports on indicators required by the donor. Measures progress toward achieving project goals;
• Provides support in the development of the work plan, quarterly reports and annual reports;
• Applies and promotes the use of participatory documentation techniques that involve project participants and staff in the process;
• Design and assist in managing program assessments and evaluations, and promoted a culture of evidence-based decision making, and effectively communicating program results to a wide
• variety of stakeholders.
• Develop and implement robust accountability systems to ensure activities respond to stockholders needs and that the results obtained are in line with the pre-established indicators and targets.
• Work closely with colleagues to strengthen the organization’s learning strategy,
• Take a lead role in extracting and consolidating evidence and learning from organization’s evaluation and project reports to identify best practice across the Go-Blue project.
• Promoting the integration of learning into project activities.
• Contribute to lessons and knowledge sharing on best practices both internally and externally.
• Documentation of best practices and facilitate the use of such data to drive project design and decision-making.
• In collaboration with the other teams, generate knowledge products such as publications, case studies and their dissemination both within and without the organization.
• Establish and maintain a knowledge management hub for the project.
• Systematic dissemination of evidence and results, both internally and externally.
• Support Business Development efforts with respect to logical frameworks, indicators and evaluation plans.

Required Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Community development, development studies, international relations. statistics or related fields
• At least 3 years M&E and communication experience in the design and implementation of development projects implemented by national/international NGOs or advanced degree in the related discipline.
• Ability to work and flexibility to travel within the coastal counties

Responsibilities
• Develop and implement an integrated 360 degrees communications strategy for the countdown 2030 project;
• Develop content and lead in the design of policy briefs, fact sheets and other communication/advocacy collateral in liaison with country implementing partners and Countdown management;
• Manage media relations, support the delivery of press opportunities – press releases, radio and televised interviews of project partners, staff and other stakeholders;
• Coordinate input and develop content for the Countdown webpage;
• Maintain, update and actively use social media tools and sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) for regular initiatives of the project;
• Provide technical guidance on how to use media and communications to advance upcoming technical and programmatic activities;
• Attend regular communication, technical and other meetings assigned, and provide input based on lessons from past media and communications activities including social media;
• Participate in, and provide direction on project’s communication at country and regional levels;
• Lead the production of any documentation that will be used for publicity, visibility and advocacy; and
• Conduct monitoring and impact evaluation of communications activities.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, communications, public relations or related field.
• At least nine (9) years of post-qualification experience in communications and public relations, preferably in an international organization.
• Understanding of graphic design and desktop publishing, including Microsoft Publisher and Adobe or Corel suites.
• Visual media skills including use of still and video camera; ability to develop video storyboards and basic editing.
• Excellent editing and writing skills as well as ability to translate complex scientific facts into accessible messages for general audiences.
• Proficiency in MS Office, content management systems and social media platforms.
• Networking, interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills coupled with resourcefulness, initiative and maturity of judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.