Vacancy Number: CS/BecA/02/10
Department: Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA – Hub)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2 years
Department: Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA – Hub)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2 years
The BecA-ILRI Hub seeks to recruit a Communications Specialist to implement its communication strategy and to provide communications support to research scientists and technical support staff at the Hub. The person reports to the Director of the BecA-ILRI Hub and will work closely with and liaise with the ILRI Communications Unit.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Design, layout and oversee production of BecA-ILRI Hub publications, including print, CD and web materials in the form of articles, reports, briefs (policy), multimedia products, posters, and information packets.
- Oversee the design, management and content of the Hub website and provide web-friendly content to keep the site interesting and up to date.
- Provide communication/information expertise for BecA-ILRI Hub teams, either by doing the work required or by contracting the work to consultants.
- Edit, proofread and summarize Hub documents, and write articles about BecA-ILRI Hub work, as requested.
- Liaise with local printers and publications’ specialists (e.g., Graphics and Public Awareness staff) for producing/publishing/printing BecA-ILRI Hub materials.
- Maintain a BecA-ILRI Hub publications inventory and keep the publications archives and website pages up to date.
- Keep up to date about current trends in research communication and methods used by ILRI’s knowledge management, publications and public awareness departments so as to advise BecA-ILRI Hub management of ways to improve Hub communications cost-effectively.
- Support other BecA-ILRI Hub communications activities as requested.
Preferred Skills and qualification:
- Abachelor’s degree in journalism, advertising, communications or related subject area.
- Four years experience in a relevant field with demonstrated experience in graphics arts, writing, editing, design, layout, web work and database management.
- Expert in working with Microsoft Office software programs.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and well within teams.
- Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken.
- Excellent communication, organizational and documentation skills.
Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is on a 2-year contract renewable subject to six months probation period, individual performance and availability of funding. Salary and benefits will be in line with those provided within ILRI’s NRS scheme.
How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter expressing their interest, detailed CV, names and contact details (Telephone, E-mail) of three professional referees to e-mail: recruit-ilri@cgiar.org by 25th March 2010.
The position title and reference number “COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST– CS/BecA/02/10” should be clearly indicated on the subject line of the email application. We regret but only online applications will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
THIS POSITION WILL, IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, CONSIDER INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY
To find out more about ILRI and the BecA-ILRI Hub, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org and http://hub.africabiosciences
