COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER JOB AT ACTIONAID TANZANIA

ActionAid started its operation in Tanzania in 1998. ActionAid Tanzania (AATZ) envisions seeing Tanzania without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys his/her right to a life of dignity. Currently, AATZ is looking for a qualified, experienced and self-motivated person from its internal staff to fill in the following post:

Job Title:  Communication officer

Reports to: Head of Programes and Policy

Department: Communication

Work station: Dar es Salaam

Job Role: To provide overall support in coordinating the development, implementation and monitor the organizations communications, public relations and campaign plans in line with the organization’s strategic direction and programme objectives

Key Responsibilities

·         Develop and roll out AATZ Communications Strategy and Monitor its implementation in line with national and international strategy priorities

·         Liaise with programmes, policy, IASL, fundraising and sponsorship departments to plan, documentation, brand profiling to increase public awareness, donors base, advocacy, and influence attitudes and behaviors

·         Maintains and upholds AATZ standards of documentation, branding and profiling of ActionAid Tanzania in line with international priorities to deepen our positioning as a ‘challenger brand’ in fighting poverty and injustice.

·         Support Development of staff and partner communication capacity, roll out and uphold robust internal & external communications policies, practices and systems to ensure efficiency, timeliness and effective interactive communications practices compliant with global communications policy and strategy

·         Facilitate Development & strengthening of  best practices in development communications and create practical tools for mainstreaming communication planning into programming to give poor and marginalized communities a platform to raise their concerns on rights issues and secure public knowledge and awareness on these issues

Qualification and Experience:

•         At least 2 years relevant experience from a reputable organization or media-house

Knowledgeable in;

•         Public Speaking

•         Communication planning

•         Communication monitoring and evaluation

•         Media management

•         Video production and editing

•         photography and photo editing

Qualification and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in either Information science, Journalism/Mass Communications, Communications Science, Media Studies or Marketing from a recognized university.

Skills and Abilities:

•         Communication (strategic) planning

•         Communication monitoring and evaluation

•         Media management

•         Events management

•         Documentation and reporting

•         Materials development and Publishing

•         Web site designing and management

•         Video production and editing

•         Public speaking

•         photography and photo editing

•         graphic design and layout

•         Human rights and development communications approaches (communications activism).

To apply submit your updated curriculum vitae with a motivation letter directly to HROD and SS Manager, through E-mail: jobs.tanzania@actionaid.org

Closing date: 11^th May 2014 at 14.00hrs. Please clearly indicate “Application for AA Tanzania COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER” in your email subject. We respect all candidates but we can only respond to shortlisted candidates. Although all applications will be considered on their individual merit, suitably qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.