Communication Officer at SOS Children's Villages

Job Description:

We seek to recruit a suitably qualified person for the position of a Communication Officer to be based at SOS CV KE National Office.

Responsibilities:

Communication Officer will undertake various duties which include and are not limited to the
following:-

• Develop and maintain professional contacts with key print and broadcast media nationally.Monitor press coverage of SOS Children’s Villages
• Work with SOS Children’s Villages Kenya facilities staff to supply factual stories, photographs and video to local, national and international media and other outlets in a timely, proactive and professional manner
•  Draft and alignment of a concept and plan of external communication measures based on a thorough analysis of the status quo of external communication, of the public perception of the organisation in the country, and in alignment with the management strategy and the 3-years fundraising strategy.
• Implementation, evaluation and if needed quick adaptation of the plan
• Accompany fundraising campaigns, support fundraising colleagues with expertise for external communications and adaptation of content for all channels, online and offline
•  Identify key media and key journalists and foster the relationship with them to proactively position the organisation´s topics and messages in the national news agenda
•  Work in close consultation with the Fundraising & Communications Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated communications strategy that positions and meets SOS Children’s Villages Kenya’s fundraising, publicity and communications objectives as a leading child welfare organization.
• Maintain and continuously update SOS Children’s Villages Kenya website & social media platforms and ensure timely delivery of news and stories.
• Oversee design and production of promotional communication materials.
• Prepare monthly reports, management reports Newsletters, annual reports and prepare speeches on behalf of SOS Children’s Villages Kenya.
• Produce news and feature stories, publicity materials, press releases, photographs, videos, partnership marketing resources and other strategic and targeted communications as required.
• Manage overall publications schedule
•  Design and desktop publishing of SOS Children’s Villages Kenya fact sheets, reports, brochures and newsletters.
• With the assistance of the Fundraising & Communications Manager compile:
  quarterly newsletters and speeches.
• Documents on SOS CV KE history.
• With relevant communication, network with other NGOs / corporate sponsors / donors for information sharing and gathering
•  Proactively and in a timely fashion, provide text and photos for SOS Children’s Villages Kenya web developers at the SOS-Kinderdorf International, Regional Office for East Africa.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public relations and any related course
• Must be computer literate.
• At least 3 years experience in Communications
• Well developed communication and report writing