Communications Officer

Qualification:Minimum of HND/B. Sc. Mass Communication/ Communication Art.Experience:No less than 3 years in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications Consultancy etc. Work Experience in the Development environment will be an advantage.Reporting to:
Director, Communications
Role Purpose:
Working within a highly focused small team, the Communications Officer will work closely with the Head of Communications, providing editorial, strategic, creative and operational support across our work. He or she will play a key role in ensuring our communications are both influential and informative for the full range of our stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:

Help maintain and build reputation
Support staff to make effective use of brand
Production, sub-editing and distribution updates
Support development of brand materials
Drafting, editing and distributing materials for the press, for Parliament and for civil servants
Fielding inquiries from stakeholders including journalists, politicians and service users
Develop, manage, update, write content for website
Maintaining social media accounts
Support the implementation of a social media strategy
Help market and communicate events
Provide creative, editorial and operational support for communications projects
Assist in the implementation of public affairs activity
Compile and circulate electronic daily news summary
General admin duties as required
Plan/create multi-media communications materials
Maintain library system for press cuttings, monitor cuttings and report
Monitoring the media for relevant publications on company’s and client’s activities.
Developing and presenting weekly, monthly, Quarterly and Annual Reports.
Collating items for Annual Communications plans of company and clients.
Developing relevant communications tools (Press Releases, News Reports, Analysis for syndication, etc.), and following up to ensure broadcast /publishing.