Position: 4 – Documentation and Communications Officer
Department: Programmes
Location: National Secretariat
Reports to: Programmes Manager
Employment period:
3 years, renewable subject to performance
Key responsibilities and tasks
- Coordinate information dissemination on the bursary Program
- Manage Information on programmes related issues
- Coordinate stakeholder and public relations with regards to the organisation
- Participate in the design, formulation, management, execution, monitoring and evaluation of a communications strategy
- Identify and develop content for media stories for the programme.
- Work with programme leads to identify case studies/ success stories and other content for media and documentation.
- Contribute to the content and design of FAWEZA’s communication, visibility and promotion materials such as flyers, newsletters, posters and similar materials.
- Develop relationships with local/national/regional/international media outlets and journalists in order to increase the visibility of the program.
- Ensure consistent language and messaging across all FAWEZA’s output and communication channels.
- Develop radio broadcasts / pod casts as well as videos for TV and social Media.
- Deliver training on communications to employees as necessary
- Report on communication activities and impact to senior management
- Design and widely disseminate the programme Newsletter
- Provide real time material for upload on all information outlets, including the organizational website, facebook, twitter, etc
- Draft timely press releases on matters relating to all programme activities for management approval and dissemination
- Produce reports detailing media appearance under programmes
Qualifications and competencies
- At least five years experience in a similar role in an NGO environment
- Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public Relations or related discipline.
- Excellent writing and editorial skills
- Demonstrated skills in newsletter design added advantage
- Excellent analytical, communication skills as well as problem identification and solving skills.
- Ability to organize own work and work independently
- Strong interpersonal and team-player skills.
- Proficiency report writing, excel and computer skills
Interested and qualified applicants should send their cover letters and CVs demonstrating suitability for employment with three traceable referees not later than 29th February 2024 to:
admin.office@faweza.org.zm or apply@jobsportal-career.com addressed to: The Executive Director, FAWEZA National Secretariat, Plot 6680 Chiwalamabwe Road, P.O. Box 37695, Lusaka. Applications should be sent by EMAIL ONLY. At this stage DO NOT attach academic qualifications.
FAWEZA is an equal opportunity employer.
