Entry Level Communications Assistant Job Careers – CivSource Africa
Job Title: Communications Assistant
Organization: CivSource Africa
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
CivSource Africa will help support and mediate the relationships between donors and African civil society. They promote philanthropy that is well-informed and responsive to the needs of African civil society, while meeting donor requirements. CivSource Africa will also support efforts of strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of African civil society organizations.
Job Summary: The Communications Assistant will create and implement communications strategies that further our goals. As we grow, we’re in need of someone who can ensure greater visibility of our work, promote a greater awareness of the positive impacts of the work of our NGO partners, create a greater understanding and appreciation of philanthropy in Africa and its impacts. Applicants should be excited about developing and implementing plans to engage target audiences, work with us to develop a disseminate information/stories about our work.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Co-develop, support and promote company goals, including message development, social media content creation, blogging, and media outreach
- In particular document key stories and/or events and capture them in an attractive, inspirational, and compelling format. These tasks should be completed simultaneously along multiple platforms.
- Develop and disseminate public relations materials that increase our visibility among targeted stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists, bloggers, and other audiences that will help advance our work
- Ensure digital marketing content aligns with our brand’s identity and message, and assist with specific visibility campaigns as needed
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field
- One year of experience in communications strategy development
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, website management and social media platform management
- The ideal candidate should have some experience in the communications sector or related fields, as well as great written and verbal communication skills.
- Preference will be given to those who also have experience and skills in website management and social media platform management, specifically twitter, facebook, Instagram and emerging platforms.
How to Apply:
Please submit the following;
- A brief proposal (max 2 pages) in response to these ToRs that provides your understanding of the task, captures relevant experience and explain why you are best suited for the assignment
- A copy of your CV
- A sample of your writing
Please submit these to aokille@civsourea.com and copy samkirabo@gmail.com
Any questions should be directed to aokille@civsourcea.com and copy samkirabo@gmail.com or by phone to +256-772463077
Deadline: 7th August 2018
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