Communications Officer

The Communications Officer is responsible for creating communications content on behalf of the organization. This includes everything from writing press releases to develop blog content and create social media posts. They are also tasked with tracking campaign analytics, website management and maintaining digital media archives. A familiarity with the best practices of common social media platforms is also an asset for this position. Successful Communications Officers typically exemplify superior time management and storytelling skills, are creative thinkers and work well in a team setting. The Communication officer reports to the Director or/and other assigned supervisor. Requirements:

1. Study in Relevant fields with additional years of related work experience and/or specialised training/courses.
2. Previous professional experience working in NGO as communications/public information officer or as a journalist.
3. Ability to use productivity software, media and content management apps such as Canva, HootSuite, WordPress, MailChimp, Google WorkSpace, YouTube, Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) etc.
4. Good communication and negotiation skills with the ability to persuade, influence and adapt communication style to different situations and individuals;
5. Ability to work independently and on a team.
6. Ability to manage multiple tasks in an autonomous manner.
7. Be willing to travel and stay in the project communities which are mostly rural areas as required.