Communications/ Public Relations jobs at RTI International and Other Companies in Kenya

 
Deadline of this Job: 23 September 2022

Duties and responsibilities:
• Researching articles and stories
• Establishing and maintaining contacts
• Interviewing sources
• Verifying statements and facts
• Reporting on issues that are relevant to the society

Requirements
• Degree or Diploma in Mass Communication or in a related field
• Good Communication Skills
• Have at least 2 years’ experience as a journalist
• Have good interpersonal skills

Deadline of this Job: 05 October 2022

About The Role
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Communication

• Establish a stakeholder management process by building and maintaining a contact database and a communication plan focusing on key stakeholder groups.
• Help to create and communicate key messages to defined target audiences aimed at establishing and maintaining goodwill for the school.
• Lead the drafting and publishing of all key school communications (parents’ newsletters, parents’ letters, event reports, etc)
• Ensure efficient use of Kidkonnect, MailChimp and any other technological tool for teacher-parent communication.
• Maintain an updated contact database of all parents, students and teammates.
• Write and edit in-house newsletters/magazines, case studies, speeches, articles and reports
• Guide school leadership on internal communication tools and, based on need, coordinate internal communication events.
• Regularly present articles/stories about outstanding school achievements or developments to the mass media.
• Manage messaging to external stakeholders, ranging from talking points, and media training for teammates.
• Support the campus’ media relations, marketing initiatives and public engagement in collaboration with Admissions and/or school leadership e.g. open days, social media content creation, and media outreach.
• Lead the creation of promotional materials, e.g. school magazines, yearbooks, class photos, documentaries, etc.
• Identify and lead the harnessing of creative and strategic promotional opportunities for the school.

Deadline of this Job: 30 September 2022

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Performance Areas
• Assist the project teams to develop appropriate communication and visibility strategies and budgets for relevant projects;
• Support and guide project teams in the implementation of project-related communication and visibility activities based on best practices;
• Support project teams with timely and quality production of programme & project communication materials in compliance with visibility guidelines.
• Follow-up on project-related communication in compliance with donor requirements
• Develop effective internal communications mechanisms to ensure that news and events are known internally and publicised externally as appropriate.
• Develop project-related articles, press releases, human interest stories, audio-visual content (pictures, videos) and other information materials required in the framework of the projects in line with communication objectives and requirements;
• Contribute to updating and feeding the Fairtrade Africa communication tools such as website and social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube etc in coordination with the FTA Communications Team;
• Archive project related communication materials, including digital, such as publications, press releases and clippings, audio-visual materials, web resources etc. in the relevant project/ program repositories
• Support project teams where needed to collaborate with media
• Organizing project site visits including background materials, briefs and information kits as well as support on travel planning and administrative arrangements as required;
• Support the development and editing of the narrative reports in liaison with the DONUTS programme team.
• Coordinate project communication committee meetings to ensure effective collaboration with other project partners in communication strategy development and implementation;

Deadline of this Job: 04 October 2022
Habitat for Humanity International is seeking to hire an experienced and professional Program Communications Manager. The Program Communications Manager equips key stakeholders with the messaging and tools to tell a clear, compelling story about Habitat for Humanity’s programs and the strategies guiding them, with a special focus on programming outside of the U.S. and Canada. The Program Communications Manager is an interpreter of complex material and concepts, helping make strategic approaches understandable and relatable to key internal and external audiences, from leadership and our international network to donors and partners. This person helps articulate the connections between high-level strategy and on-the-ground impact, describing not only the “what” of Habitat’s international program work but also the “how” and the “why.”
• Reporting to the Senior Director of International Communications, with a cross functional reporting to the Senior Vice President of Integrated Programming, the Program Communications Manager is responsible for increasing the understanding of key aspects of Habitat’s program approach, including the Three Houses strategy, Habitat’s International Theory of Change and sector-specific program strategies that -- in collaboration with families, communities and other partners around the world -- help increase Habitat’s impact.
• This position, in collaboration with colleagues in Global Communications and International Programs, manages the creation of compelling content and messaging in concert with Habitat’s brand and tailored to key audiences such as Habitat leadership and staff, our international network, donors, and other supporters. Key internal partners include the Chief Operating Officer, the Vice President of Program Effectiveness, the Terwilliger Center Communications Manager and communications colleagues in the U.S. and around the world.