Communications Officer Job in Kenya

Job
Vacancy: CARTA Program Communications Officer

The African Population and Health
Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit organization that
carries out high quality and policy-relevant research on population and health
issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC’s flagship program, The
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is an Africa-based,
Africa-led initiative which seeks to rebuild and strengthen the capacity of
African universities to produce well-trained and skilled researchers and
scholars in Africa by Africans.

The program addresses an important
challenge facing the African academy i.e. the scarcity of a robust research and
training infrastructure capable of offering the type of vibrant and sustained
doctoral training necessary to attract, train and retain the continent’s
brightest minds.

CARTA seeks to recruit a Program
Communications Officer to drive the program’s communication initiatives.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage the internal and external
  communications of the CARTA consortium, keeping the partners up to date
  with the events and progress of the program and facilitating easy sharing
  of information among the different stakeholders;


• Manage the communications from the Secretariat
  to the fellows and partner institutions about available calls, information
  required, opportunities available, and others that may be needed;


• Keep an updated database of achievements,
  promotions, recognitions and other indicators of success by fellows and
  institutions within the program;


• Compile and edit updates for weekly, monthly
  and annual reports on the activities of the Secretariat and the
  achievements of the program;


• Plan and coordinate CARTA events for community
  and public engagements (CPE) including CARTA-related conferences;


• Design and coordinate production of CARTA
  branded materials;


• Rapporteur in main CARTA events, including
  conferences and workshops;


• Engage with the media to disseminate
  information on the success stories of CARTA;


• Produce content for the CARTA website;


• Produce monthly E-News and the semi-annual
  CARTA newsletter;


• Drive multimedia innovations to showcase CARTA
  fellows;


• Engage in communication and CPE strategy
  development to promote the role of CARTA in improving research leadership
  across Africa;


• Monitor the implementation of the CARTA
  communication and CPE strategies;



• Contribute to resource mobilization efforts
  for capital campaign;


• Conduct trainings in communications and
  knowledge translation for doctoral fellows;


• Support marketing and visibility of
  short-course programs; and


• Support the Research Capacity Strengthening
  Division’s communications.

Qualifications,
experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications,
  Journalism, Marketing or related field. Master’s degree desirable;


• At least 4 years’ post-qualification work
  experience in communications, marketing, writing and content creation
  preferably at an international organization;


• Experience in an academic and/or research
  institution;


• Excellent editing and writing skills;


• Visual media skills including use of still and
  video camera;


• Experience in using and monitoring social
  media channels;


• Experience of creating and editing digital
  media and publishing across a variety of media platforms;


• Experience with web-based publishing platforms
  including WordPress;


• Knowledge of using email distribution systems
  such as Constant Contact and Mailchimp;


• Networking, interpersonal, analytical and
  organizational skills coupled with resourcefulness initiative, maturity of
  judgment as well as willingness to work as part of a team;


• Experience working with academics or
  researchers;


• Interest in research capacity strengthening,
  and in exploring the role that communication has to play in making these
  initiatives successful and facilitate long-term funding.

Interested candidates are encouraged
to apply through our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/ by
January 26, 2022.

Only short listed candidates will be
contacted; shortlisted candidates will be required to have a Police Clearance
Certificate.

Cover letters should be addressed to:

The Human Resources Officer

African Population and Health Research Center, Inc

APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru

P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

Website: www.aphrc.org

APHRC is an equal opportunity
employer and is committed to the protection of vulnerable persons.