Job Title: Communications Officer
Location: Nigeria (Lagos, Enugu)
Employer: Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
The NGO works on security and justice sector reforms and social development.
Role: The Communications Officer will support the implementation of the organization's communication strategy which involves proactive media engagement and managing external communication via newsletter. journals and all other publications. The role also requires the development of qualitative audio-visual and other information education and communication materials.
Task Description:
• Managing external communication from the offices including enhancing the organizations communication strategy.
• Collating and rewriting technical and official documents in a media friendly and innovative manner
• Identifying multimedia opportunities and contributing to social media outputs to highlight the organizations work. Identifying and facilitating key media slots for management and board to articulate the organizations messages.
• Developing and maintaining contact with key journalists on the organizations thematic areas.
• Coordinating and supervising press conferences, media briefings and interviews.
• Drafting statements, press releases, briefing papers, speeches and other materials to ensure that the organizations values are communicated consistenuy and coherently.
• Contributing to the content of the organizations website by providing text, photographs and audio- visual materials.
• Develop all organizational graphic content for newsletters and all other publications.
• Manage the organization printing concern.
Qualification: Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in communications. journalism, graphic design and any other related field. At least 3 years post qualification with cognate experience in a media organization.
Deadline: 12.09.2013
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