Twaweza, a dynamic East Africa wide organization,
is looking for a competent, effective and energetic Communications
Officer based in Dar es Salaam
Job Title: Communications Officer
Salary Grade:
5
Department:
Communications
Reports to: Communications Manager
Supervises: Interns, Learning and Communications
Assistant (partially)
Overall Responsibility:
You will serve as
the first point of information contact for Twaweza, and respond in a manner
that is clear, timely, and effective, and that projects a positive image of the
organization. You will be responsible for supporting the effective
communication of Twaweza (including Uwazi) across different mediums, as well as
through the design, writing, production and distribution of communication
materials.
Specific Responsibilities
1.
Learn, develop, coordinate and maintain an effective social media
presence for Twaweza in Kiswahili and English, including through blogs,
facebook, twitter and other means as appropriate;
2.
Write and produce high quality communication materials, including
website content, and effectively communicate these across key audiences in
Kiswahili;
3.
Edit materials (papers, briefs, power point presentations, etc) in
Kiswahili and undertake full quality assurance to ensure that they conform to
Twaweza standards and will promote the image and objectives of the
organization;
4.
Ensure that all Twaweza websites (Kiswahili versions) are up to date,
accurate, compelling and functional, liaise with website developer and tech
support as needed, support Communications Manager to ensure English websites
are also up‐to‐date;
5.
Support Communications Manager to develop and foster high quality
standards and guidelines for Twaweza’s communications across different media
and formats;
6.
Communicate clearly and in a timely fashion with external audiences,
face‐to‐face, through email and telephone; conferences where appropriate, and
other forms;
7.
Develop and maintain good links with the media; support press
conferences and other engagements with the media;
8.
Support Communications Manager to work with partners to document and
publish their work and lessons;
9.
Ensure timely and effective dissemination of information outputs from
all Twaweza Units.
10.
Support management in communication, advocacy and representation needs
as required
11.
Organise events as required, with support from Communications Manager,
including publication launch events
12.
Review all Kiswahili translations to ensure resonance with English and
quality as well as compliance with the vision and values of Twaweza
13.
Liaise and work with external suppliers and partners including, but
not limited to designers, printers and production companies
14. Support management in communication and
representation needs as needed.
General Responsibilities
1.
Conduct occasional research and writing assignments on Twaweza key
areas for use in diverse ways supportive to program goals, including internal
learning, policy debates, opinion articles;
2.
Undertake the activities above in line with the associated budgets and
with work plans, in ways that are consistent with Twaweza policies;
Twaweza Job Description: Communications Officer
3.
Contribute to the preparation of quality and timely plans, budgets and
reports ;
4.
Keep abreast of new ideas and materials in the area of organizational
learning, M&E and communications ;
5.
Participate in meetings and sessions and sessions as needed;
6. Undertake any other lawful tasks as may
be assigned by your manager or the Head of Twaweza
Education, skills and experience
1.
Experience in development and/or communications work ;
2.
A university degree in a relevant field;
3.
At least two to three years’ relevant working experience, specifically
in communications ;
4.
Excellent writing and communication skills in Kiswahili and English;
an eye for detail;
5.
Strong analytical and organizational skills;
6.
Computer proficiency including web‐based applications;
7.
Flair for working with visual materials; a powerful creative eye;
design skills are desirable;
8.
Keen understanding of traditional media, social media and uses of new
technologies for communication in East African context;
9. Ability to be on top of issues and
deliver quality on time.
Changes and Amendments:
This job description may be amended by
Twaweza after consultation with the employee and the supervisor.
Application process:
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