Recruitment Notice: Communications Officer

Position title: Communications Officer

High impact programs

Schedule: Full time Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon.

context

Impact Santé Afrique (ISA ) is a non-governmental organization based in Cameroon whose main objective is to contribute to the improvement of the health of the populations by setting up transformative and sustainable programs that will save lives and improve the health of our communities. (for more information, visit www.impactsante.org ) . Impact Santé Afrique (ISA ) coordinates the global platform of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for the elimination of malaria (CS4ME). ISA is looking for a Communications Officer within the framework of the promotion of community health and the fight against malaria. Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Communications Officer will be responsible for participating in the overall implementation of ISA’s communications plan. He/she will also contribute to the management and smooth running of ISA’s communication activities and events in order to reinforce the main mission of the organization.

Program design and implementation

• Contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the communication plan;
• Ensure the quality of the operational implementation of the strategy linked to the development of integrated communication campaigns that guarantee maximum impact and effectiveness and large-scale transformational change at policy and community levels.

Communication

• Strengthen the communication team and supervise the graphic designers;
• Participate in meetings, seminars and other strategic/important events at national, regional and international levels;
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of materials for media and other audiences, such as speeches, articles, statements, press releases, blog content and social media;
• Ensure that the field work of colleagues in communications is integrated into programmatic reports.

Support the development of ISA

• Contribute to the development and implementation of ISA’s communication strategy;

• Develop communication media adapted to each project and each target (newsletters, leaflets, declarations, video message, etc.);
• Identify the needs for communication tools and supports (updates and new tools) for ISA and partner CSOs; developing and editing them, supervising the production of these communication media and tools (flyers, brochures, posters, radio spots, articles, photos, videos, etc.);
• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of communication actions, in collaboration with other teams;
• Produce strategic reports on the local media landscape (key media, listeners and readers, use of social networks, etc.)
• Edit and revise the technical documents and reports produced by the teams: PowerPoint, presentations, flyers, etc. ;
• Produce activity reports and meeting minutes;
• Perform any other task assigned by the Head of Communications and/or Management;
• Design and develop quality communication and promotion project proposals that are in line with the strategic priorities of the organization and meet the requirements of donors;
• Ensure the quality of reports in accordance with ISA standards.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in communication, advocacy, social sciences or a related field
• At least 5 to 7 years of experience in communication
• Ability to work in an international/multicultural environment
• Excellent writing skills in English and very good knowledge of French
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including report writing) to produce professional documents to international standards and to participate in discussions and debates
• Excellent relationship management skills. Strong negotiation and influencing skills. Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and various stakeholders such as members of government, partners and community members, donors, civil society actors from other sectors and high-level policy makers
• A positive and dynamic attitude
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize own work and that of others
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and also in collaboration with colleagues

This position requires domestic and international travel.

To submit your application:

The candidate’s CV and three professional references must be sent before February 5, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. GMT +1 to jobsimpactsante@gmail.com

Applications received after this date will not be considered.

Subject of the email: Communications Officer ISA

For more information: contact@impactsante.org 

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