OFFICER COMMUNICATIONS-VACANCY AT KWARALEARN

Job Description

We are looking for a proactive team player to support EKOEXCEL through external and internal communications. You will support the objectives of the program and our government partners in the creation and delivery of a proactive narrative, ensuring its broad based delivery to stakeholders via multiple platforms. You will be telling the EKOEXCEL story across all channels, creating content, and strengthening our interactions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain active relationships with media partners (i.e. education desk correspondents and editors, bloggers etc.)
• Monitor and report media trends and activities of EKOEXCEL, key stakeholder and key issues coverage in the media.
• Develop compelling multimedia content and collateral generated from across our EKOEXCEL schools that tell the powerful story of what EKOEXCEL does and importantly how it does what it does.
• Support management and updating of the website regularly by creating rich and engaging content.
• Support, maintain and upload digital communications to social media platforms sharing relevant content, photographs and videos on a regular basis.
• Support and build our events and public speaking platform across Lagos & Nigeria.
• Support the team in delivering the agreed departmental strategy, plans and standards.
• Carry out research through a range of sources, including the Internet, Intranet, publications and other external contacts, including government bodies, organisations and other charities, in order to obtain relevant information that can contribute to communications strategies.
• Work within short term and long-term communications plans as conveyed by the team.
• Carry out stakeholder mapping and stakeholder lists management
• Draft and produce written correspondence such as press releases, quotes, operational notes, letters, reports and other documents as required, using word processing, databases and spreadsheets to required standards.
• Undertake specific other communications projects and activities as necessary.

Qualification

• Minimum first degree in Communications or related field.
• 3 years experience in a core communications role (in house or agency)
• An awareness of the media and political landscape both locally and nationally.
• Understanding of state and local government public office structures.
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships within a productive working context.
• Proven ability to produce compelling material and stories for external audiences.
• Proven ability to collate, produce and edit multimedia content.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with internal and external stakeholders including the media.
• Familiarity and experience of using digital editing tools such as Premier Pro, Adobe and Word Press.
• Ability to successfully influence and negotiate with individuals and achieve objectives through excellent relationships.
• Experience of collecting data from various sources, and ability to analyse and present findings clearly for internal and external communications including for press releases.
• Proven ability to prioritise and organise own workload effectively and efficiently and meet deadlines.
• Well-developed ability to work well with others as part of a team, providing support as required, and build and maintain effective working relationships.

Location: Nigeria.

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