Job Title: Communication Manager, Uwezo Kenya
Terms of Service: Contract
Reports to: Country Coordinator, Uwezo Kenya
Remuneration: Competitive
Start Date: 1st October 2011
Overall Responsibility:
Communication is Uwezo Kenya’s most critical pillar. Uwezo’s Theory of Change revolves around utilizing smart strategies to package evidence and reach millions in Kenya. The most delicate part of this dream is that the well-communicated evidence would drive citizens to take actions. A consolidation of these actions would lead to improvement of education at the lower levels (household, village and school levels), while building pressure for policy change and policy implementation. Through these paths, Kenya would witness a 10 percent point increase in literacy levels among children aged 6-16 years by 2013. Certainly, the driver towards this ambitious goal will have to be a leader who is spot-on in communication, extremely skilful in linking information to action, and passionate about improvement of education in Kenya.
To drive this strong communication agenda, we are seeking a Communication Manager, to start work from October 1st, 2011.
Specific Responsibilities
Develop and implement communication strategy for Uwezo Kenya across different media and formats
Engineer and inspire a strong network of external partners, including:
a. Print and electronic mass media
b. Head teachers, and education decision-makers, including School Management Committees
c. Parents and actors at the community level
d. Children and school networks
e. Experts and education opinion-shapers at the national level
Develop a communication system and activate Uwezo partners (District Partners and Volunteers) as communication early adopters at district and village levels;
Manage the Uwezo Kenya website
Learn, develop, coordinate and maintain an effective social media presence for Uwezo Kenya through blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other means as appropriate;
Set up a system for monitoring the presence of Uwezo Kenya in the media, including the effects/impact of such presence;
Write and produce high quality communication materials, and effectively communicate these across the target audiences, while ensuring that they conform to the Uwezo East Africa Communication standards;
Edit materials (papers, briefs, presentations etc) in English and Kiswahili
Introduce and lead any other communication innovations in Uwezo Kenya.
General Responsibilities
Conduct occasional research and writing assignments on Uwezo in diverse ways supportive to program goals, including internal learning, policy debates, opinion articles;
Participate in the Uwezo processes
Undertake the communication activities in line with the associated budgets and with work plans, in ways that are consistent with Twaweza/WERK policies;
Prepare and submit quality and timely plans, budgets and reports;
Keep abreast of new ideas and materials in the area of organizational learning, M&E and communications;
Participate in meetings and sessions as needed;
Undertake any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by the Country Coordinator.
Education, skills, experience
Academic qualification in communication or education, with minimum Masters Degree;
Minimum 5 years experience in communication, with evidence in development and implementation of large-scale communication strategies;
Good knowledge of the education sector in Kenya, and on general global issues on education;
Experience in writing and in development of communication materials, in English and Kiswahili;
Proficiency in computer applications including web-based applications;
Passionate about communication and improvement of education;
Proven ability to think beyond conventional national campaigns
Strong analytical and organizational skills, and ability to be on top of issues.
Application:
Send your application, including a letter of application, CV and links to any written material, to jobs@werkenya.org, to be received not later than Friday, 16th September 2011.