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Title: Communications Manager

Industry: Public Health

Gross Salary:  Competitive

Location: Nairobi

Our client is an international organization that raises awareness and provides high-level support to address public health challenges facing emerging economies. They seek to recruit a Communications Manager. S/he will be tasked with the development and implementation of the company’s integrated communication strategy to effectively promote the brand and the business.

Responsibilities

• Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by developing strategies for creating key messages, fact sheets, social media posts, and creative digital materials and mobilizing teams accordingly.
• Develop compelling narratives for communication content that can take the form of human interest stories, case studies, social media graphics, newsletters etc.
• Building strong relationships with top-tier media outlets to ensure reporting around public health issues we care about increases and is grounded in evidence.
• Pitching health stories to journalists in a way that appeals to them, situates the health issue as part of the country’s development discourse, and encourages them to regularly report on health issues.
• Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by providing them opportunities to be spokespeople and supporting them on media engagement activities.
• Liaising with partners to amplify voices around issues and ensure coordinated action.
• Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding opportunities to continuously innovate on strategy.
• Manage client relationships, ensuring the needs of the client are met and keep GHS senior management apprised of project development
• Develop relationships with international opinion leaders and journalists
• Understand background and nuance across our priority issue areas to form compelling arguments and provide strategic counsel to clients
• Coach junior staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills
• Manage project work plans and budgets to ensure timely completion of client deliverables
• Organize and attend events and meetings with GHS senior management on behalf of clients
• Contribute to business development

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing & Communications. Master’s degree in Marketing / Communication is preferred
• Master’s degree in a related field is an added advantage.
• 7-10 years of work experience
• Deep expertise in communications and media relations including pitching
• Exceptional writing ability with emphasis in persuasive writing
• Experience managing and mentoring teams to achieve ambitious results
• Experience managing budgets
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Preference for Kenyan Nationals; must be eligible to work in Kenya.
• Foreign language skills (French or Portuguese, in particular)
• Media agency experience
• Online campaign and digital strategy experience
• Public health and global development experience
• Experience with Adobe Suite of creative tools (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) or Canva

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