Plan International is an international humanitarian, child-centred development organisation, without religious, political or government affiliation supporting 1.3 million children in 49 countries.
Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation.
Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.
Closing date: 31 Jul 2009
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Plan International is an international humanitarian, child-centred development organisation, without religious, political or government affiliation supporting 1.3 million children in 49 countries.
Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.
Plan’s Regional Office of East and Southern Africa is seeking to recruit for the position of Communications Officer to be based in its Regional office in Nairobi.
This is a challenging position reporting to the Regional Communications Manager, while working with a team of staff across geographical areas and thematic functions.
The overall responsibility of this position is to ensure that children’s people's voices are effectively communicated and to build a strong pro-children and credible profile for Plan in the region.
Key responsibilities:
Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation.
Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.
Closing date: 31 Jul 2009
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Plan International is an international humanitarian, child-centred development organisation, without religious, political or government affiliation supporting 1.3 million children in 49 countries.
Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organisation. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity.
Plan’s Regional Office of East and Southern Africa is seeking to recruit for the position of Communications Officer to be based in its Regional office in Nairobi.
This is a challenging position reporting to the Regional Communications Manager, while working with a team of staff across geographical areas and thematic functions.
The overall responsibility of this position is to ensure that children’s people's voices are effectively communicated and to build a strong pro-children and credible profile for Plan in the region.
Key responsibilities:
- Enhancing the image and focus of Plan International in east and southern Africa through various communications tools and outlets.
- Building effective relationships with the media and other mass and innovative media outlets to project the work of Plan International and the voices of children.
- Working with staff and partners to develop and implement effective communication and media strategies to support its child centered community development projects.
- Developing innovate ways of profiling Plan International as a Child Centered Development Organisation.
- Ensuring the Plan International's Africa website remains a competitive information tool for general public, media and governments on topics related to its mandate.
- Producing an internal newsletter and other corporate literature.
- Generating media articles and organizing media tours to program countries.
- Maintaining a fact data base on media, projects, and, events connected to Plan International.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- A Bachelor's degree in social sciences with post graduate qualification in any mass communications discipline
- A minimum of 5 years working experience in a top level media environment and managing regional communication campaign.
- A good understanding of child related policies, laws and operations of governments in East and Southern Africa.
- Possession of strong report writing and presentation skills.
- Knowledge and hands on experience of publishing and video production as well as web publishing.
- A self-motivated individual with a 'can do' approach, with a passion to address the root causes of poverty, committed to promote change through policy influencing and community actions.
- A team player with high integrity, excellent conceptual, interpersonal and advisory skills.
- Strong IT knowledge and experience desirable.
If you meet the requirements of the above position and would like to be a part of it in our commitment to children, please send your application letter, CV of no more than 4pages, phone and email contacts of three (3) references; to jobs.plankenya @ plan–international.org by 31st July 2009.
Applications will not be acknowledged.
No correspondence or telephone calls will be entered into.
Reference & background checks will be performed.
The successful applicants will be expected to sign and adhere to Plan’s Child Protection Policy.
How to apply
jobs.plankenya @ plan–international.org
