ActionAid is an international anti-
poverty agency working in 42
countries, taking sides with poor
people to end poverty and injustice
together.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
ADVISOR
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
40,289 - £53,290 plus pension,
medical, life and travel insurance etc.
(Please note the benefits do not
include international expatriate
benefits such as education, housing
etc.)
We seek to employ an experienced,
committed, enthusiastic and talented
individual as an International
Communications Advisor, Africa.
At ActionAid, we do things
differently. We focus on the people
that others forget. People in poverty.
People who face discrimination.
People whose voices are ignored.
We work with them to help them
have a say in the decisions that
affect their lives.
Now, as we embark on our next five-
year strategy, communications is set
to become a much stronger, more
integral part of our vision for
change. This post will be pivotal to
that change.
Reporting to the International Head
of Communications, you will be a
strategic thinker, and your
leadership qualities, technical skills,
and collaborative approach will have
a transformative effect in our
communityled programmes across
Africa, in our national and
international advocacy work, and in
our popular fundraising and
campaigning work around the
world.
The KEY RESPONSIBILITIES of this
position include offering strategic
direction and support to national
and international teams, building
capacity of national communications
teams across Africa, and supporting
development of quality content to
drive media, campaigning and
fundraising.
There will be one person reporting
to this post, to deliver operational
work, and it’s possible we may grow
an Africa communications team in
the future.
The successful candidate will need
to understand the challenges faced
by our national communications
heads, and so must have substantial
experience in a similar role, either
nationally or regionally.
We would like to see candidates with
formal qualifications – for example a
Masters degree in journalism,
communications, new media,
marketing or another related
discipline – or a first degree and at
least 10 years’ working experience.
You will need proven skills in
strategic communication planning;
media relations; brand and
reputation management; digital
communications; campaigning and
in mobilising citizen engagement.
You will be fluent in written and
spoken English. Fluency in another
language (especially French) will be
a plus.
To apply submit your curriculum
vitae with a motivation letter to
vacancies.africa@actionaid.org
Closing date: 22 June 2011.
While we value all applications, we
can only respond to short listed
candidates. Whilst all applicants will
be assessed strictly on their
individual merits, qualified women
are especially encouraged to apply.
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