Communications Officer – South Africa Consultancy

We are looking for a creative, multi-talented Communications Officer, who is passionate about making a positive difference towards a more sustainable world! He/she needs to be a conscientious individual with a ‘can do’ attitude who can adapt quickly, work well under pressure with multiple stakeholders at different levels and think on his/her feet.

The job will include the following and the successful candidate should have proven expertise/skills in these areas:

• Communicating concepts related to sustainability to diverse stakeholders, and in particular, politicians and technical officials
• Writing: Identifying story angles, interviewing, researching, distilling key messages and writing up content for articles and media releases; writing video scripts
• Editing and proofreading
• Website content management: Producing and editing content, and updating websites (e.g. Wordpress)
• Social media: Developing and implementing successful Twitter and Facebook campaigns
• Website and social media tracking
• Production of publications from brief to print
• Collating content (articles, reports, photos and video) from various stakeholders and managing approvals, timelines and deadlines
• Mailing list: Setting up and designing digital mailers (e.g. Mailchimp), producing regular newsletters, growing the mailing list and keeping the mailing list healthy
• Organising and managing webinars and online meetings on platforms such as Zoom and GoToMeeting
• Event planning and organisation of smaller and largescale events (these will now mainly be online)
• Project management: Ability to motivate and coordinate a diverse team to deliver on high-quality deliverables on time
• Brand management: Maintaining a professional and positive brand image, ensuring guidelines are adhered to and high standards are upheld

The job will also include these tasks and expertise/skills in these areas is preferable:

• Videography and editing: Briefing, writing scripts and producing both short campaign clips and longer, informative videos, uploading to Youtube
• Podcasts: Briefing and managing the production of podcasts
• Website conceptualisation and the ability to work with a developer to produce a visually appealing and user-friendly, interactive website suited to the target audience
• Photography: Taking photographs and managing photography database

The following would also be advantageous:

• Proficiency in another language spoken in Africa, especially French
• Experience in working with/within government
• Knowledge of the African and global geo-political context

Requirements:

• Relevant post-graduate degree or equivalent qualification
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience related to the above listed areas
• Excellent English written, presentation and verbal communication skills
• Highly computer literate and tech savvy
• Good eye for design
• Good people skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, in multiple and multi-disciplinary teams across the world, in a highly dynamic, fast-paced and creative environment
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, effectively and accurately
• Ability to interact with all levels of staff, as well as manage consultants
• Ability to be agile and flexible about work responsibilities, prioritise and thrive under pressure
• Ability to navigate complex organisational and project structures
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, well-organised, attention to detail and quality, and a structured and pro-active working style

Deadline: 5 February

Please, refer to KALETA.co as your source while applying for this job

Tagged as: Communication, social media, South Africa