RBA Corporate Communications Officer Job in Kenya

The Retirement Benefit Authority (RBA) is a State Corporation set up to regulate and supervise the retirement benefit sector in Kenya.

RBA is established through the Retirement Benefit Act (No. 3 of 1997)

In an effort to enhance the operations of the existing team as well as increase its effectiveness in service delivery, RBA is seeking to recruit high caliber result-oriented persons with exceptional communication and IT skills who will work flexibly in a small but highly professional team and respond imaginatively to varied and demanding range of tasks.

Interested persons who are comfortable in high performance environment and have the ability to turn strategy into practical measures complexity and detail are invited to apply for the following vacancy:

Corporate Communications Officer

Department: Corporate Communications
Location: Nairobi
Job Grade: 6
Reports to: Senior Corporate Communications Officer
Subordinates: None

Job Role: Responsible for drafting and writing copy for a range of the authority's corporate materials and publications, including press releases, corporate announcements, feature stories, speeches, brochures, newsletters, presentations and annual reports,

Special Requirements

Excellent communication skillsGood inter-personal skillsCompetency in economic affairsDesktop publishing and editing skillsFrequent travel out of station, working long hours and within timelinesKey Result Areas:

Conducting pension education programs

Design and develop communication materialLiaise with Supervisor to develop PresentationsDevelop communication interventions to enhance customer feedbackImprove customer satisfaction index through creative communication programmesDeveloping and implementing public awareness campaign programmes
Design communication that will enhance the public's level of awareness on pension savingDesign Messages that educate Kenyans on the need to save for retirement and change of attitudeSimplify the communication messages to demystify the pension subjectEnsure quality in the Authority's communication to maintain the RBA profileEnsure timely dissemination of information to stakeholders to enhance RBA BrandManagement of stakeholder relations
Identify and engage strategic partners with the aim of leveraging various platforms to disseminate pension messagesBuild and maintain the reputation of RBA and raise public awareness of its objectives and initiatives, by developing and disseminating strategic publications using all forms of media and communication channelsMin: Bachelors Degree in Economics with a Diploma in JournalismIdeal: background in JournalismMin:4 years in journalism, writing articles and getting them publishedMax:6 years in journalism, writing articles and getting them publishedAge: 30-35

If your background, qualification, experience and competence match the above specification please submit your detailed CV, indicating day time telephone numbers, address and names of three referees to the address below not later than 31st January 2010, quoting the position applied for in a sealed cover.

The Chief Executive,
Retirement Benefits Authority,
Rahimtulla Tower - 13th Floor,
Upper Hill Road,
P.O. Box 57733 - 00200, Nairobi.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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