Nov 17, 2018
Project Summary
Commencing in October2015 under funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the five-year Northern Education Initiative Plus (the Initiative) project is strengthening the ability of Bauchi and Sokoto states to provide greater access to basic education-especially for girls and Out-of-School-Children (OOSC) – and to significantly improve reading outcomes for more than one million school-aged children and youths.
Reporting& Supervision:
This position is in Abuja, Nigeria with frequent travel to Bauchi and Sokoto states reporting to the Communications Manager.
Primary Responsibilities
Creates and implements communications outreach activities for the dissemination of information on project activities.
Creates and implements public relations programs to release positive publicity about the program through various media.
Promotes communication to the USAID Mission about the project for dissemination on Mission web pages or to other USAID Missions and to HQ for publication in newsletters and web.
Writes news releases, success stories, daily reports, weekly reports, quarterly reports, and other project documents.
Supervises and arranges taking, processing and disseminating photographs: prepares and disseminates radio and television material; produces posters, signs, displays, media campaigns, etc.
Creates content and analyze project’s social media and web channels.
Develops reports for social media accounts and campaigns.
Researches and implements new trends, techniques and technologies that are relevant to project/program media strategies.
Is proficient at all media channels and in media measurement for each channel. Resolves any day to day issues, escalating when necessary.
Contributes to multi-discipline meetings, lending media and technology expertise and contributing to overall discussion.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or related field.
3+ years’ experience in communications, preferably for a USAID-funded project.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge and experience in use of social media for development.
Media experience especially in radio and television.
Fluency in Hausa is an advantage.
Apply via :
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume/CV to: recruiting@crea-neiplus.com with “Communication Officer’s” in the email Subject line Note
https://www.myjobmag.com/job/110187/communications-officer-northern-education-initiative-plus-the-initiative-creative-associates-international