Junior Programme Officer Marketing & Communication
Organisation
Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg are non-governmental aid agencies and members of Caritas Internationalis. Caritas works worldwide and adheres to inter-national humanitarian principles (NGO code of conduct). Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg act in the frame of a MoU as a consortium in the Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa. They operate a joint Liaison Office in Nairobi, have Country Offices in Somaliland (Hargeisa) and South Sudan (Torit) and a Representative in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa).
Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg is looking for Junior Programme Officer to help realise its marketing and communication objectives, namely to strengthen its corpo-rate identity in the region and ensure its activities will be more visible. The Junior Programme Officer will also support Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg in consolidat-ing its knowledge management systems in the region by helping to identify knowledge gaps, create knowledge, store knowledge, share knowledge and apply knowledge.
Position:Junior Programme Officer Marketing & Communication
Reporting to:Deputy Head of Kenya Office
Duration:Two years
Location:Nairobi with regular travel to Caritas Switzerland’s programmes in the region (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somaliland and South Sudan)
Key tasks & responsibilities
• Play a key role in reinforcing Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg’s corporate identity internally and mainstreaming it in its country programmes in the region;
• Enhancing and mainstreaming regional marketing and communication outputs (e.g. written materials, promotional materials, visual materials, administration da-tabases, etc.);
• Supporting the regional country programmes in the development and subsequent implementation of their annual marketing and communication action plans;
• Regularly updating regional web content and managing Caritas Switzer-land/Luxembourg’s social media accounts (i.e. Facebook, twitter);
• Assisting in consolidating and maintaining Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg’s Knowledge Management systems in the region and playing an active role in inter-nal Knowledge Management Working Groups; and
• Responsible for the administration and documentation of lessons learned and best practices
Essential requirements & qualifica-tions
• University degree in marketing, communication or a related field;
• At least 2 years work experience, preferably with a development agency;
• Advaned skills in computers, can produce complex formal documents, use and create a wide range of graphic effects, strong techniques for analysing and manipulating data in Excel, able to automate operations, customize templates and make interactive presentations
Outstanding writing, editing and layout skills;
• Knowledge of key issues and trends in marketing and communication;
• A good understanding of knowledge management systems is an added advantage;
• Flexibility, a good sense of humour and excellent interpersonal skills;
• Between 24 and 30 years old; and
• Kenyan citizen
Contract start
February 2014
Application
If you feel you fit the required profile, please let us know how your qualifications, experience and career ambitions match the requirements of this position. Send your application latest by January 12th 2014 to jobs.nairobi@caritas.ch indicating ‘Junior Programme Officer Marketing & Communication’ on the subject line.
Please provide a Curriculum Vitae (CV) that contains details of your qualifications, experience, present position, current remuneration, earliest date of availability, names and telephone contacts of three referees, two of which should include your previous and current direct supervisors.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg are non-governmental aid agencies and members of Caritas Internationalis. Caritas works worldwide and adheres to inter-national humanitarian principles (NGO code of conduct). Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg act in the frame of a MoU as a consortium in the Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa. They operate a joint Liaison Office in Nairobi, have Country Offices in Somaliland (Hargeisa) and South Sudan (Torit) and a Representative in Ethiopia (Addis Ababa).
Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg is looking for Junior Programme Officer to help realise its marketing and communication objectives, namely to strengthen its corpo-rate identity in the region and ensure its activities will be more visible. The Junior Programme Officer will also support Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg in consolidat-ing its knowledge management systems in the region by helping to identify knowledge gaps, create knowledge, store knowledge, share knowledge and apply knowledge.
Position:Junior Programme Officer Marketing & Communication
Reporting to:Deputy Head of Kenya Office
Duration:Two years
Location:Nairobi with regular travel to Caritas Switzerland’s programmes in the region (Kenya, Ethiopia, Somaliland and South Sudan)
Key tasks & responsibilities
• Play a key role in reinforcing Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg’s corporate identity internally and mainstreaming it in its country programmes in the region;
• Enhancing and mainstreaming regional marketing and communication outputs (e.g. written materials, promotional materials, visual materials, administration da-tabases, etc.);
• Supporting the regional country programmes in the development and subsequent implementation of their annual marketing and communication action plans;
• Regularly updating regional web content and managing Caritas Switzer-land/Luxembourg’s social media accounts (i.e. Facebook, twitter);
• Assisting in consolidating and maintaining Caritas Switzerland/Luxembourg’s Knowledge Management systems in the region and playing an active role in inter-nal Knowledge Management Working Groups; and
• Responsible for the administration and documentation of lessons learned and best practices
Essential requirements & qualifica-tions
• University degree in marketing, communication or a related field;
• At least 2 years work experience, preferably with a development agency;
• Advaned skills in computers, can produce complex formal documents, use and create a wide range of graphic effects, strong techniques for analysing and manipulating data in Excel, able to automate operations, customize templates and make interactive presentations
Outstanding writing, editing and layout skills;
• Knowledge of key issues and trends in marketing and communication;
• A good understanding of knowledge management systems is an added advantage;
• Flexibility, a good sense of humour and excellent interpersonal skills;
• Between 24 and 30 years old; and
• Kenyan citizen
Contract start
February 2014
Application
If you feel you fit the required profile, please let us know how your qualifications, experience and career ambitions match the requirements of this position. Send your application latest by January 12th 2014 to jobs.nairobi@caritas.ch indicating ‘Junior Programme Officer Marketing & Communication’ on the subject line.
Please provide a Curriculum Vitae (CV) that contains details of your qualifications, experience, present position, current remuneration, earliest date of availability, names and telephone contacts of three referees, two of which should include your previous and current direct supervisors.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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