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Head, Development Communication Unit
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Role
Head, Development Communication Unit
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Job type
Full-time
Posted
158 months ago
Salary
Job description
- Develop and implement the commission’s internal and external communications strategy.
- Undertake the necessary monitoring and evaluation activities in order to determine the success or otherwise of communications strategies.
- Contribute expertise in the areas of media and online engagement and public outreach to the commission’s overall strategic planning.
- Reach out to stakeholders and raise public awareness to positively influence public opinion around key issues.
- Ensure that all output including articles, briefly papers’ and key correspondence copy is in the commission’s agreed standard.
- Coordinate and manage public outreach and education events, including lectures, workshops and conferences.
- Deliver communication services for the commission, including media coverage, effective public relations and the production and distribution of communication arising from the commission’s activities.
- Minimum of first degree in any discipline
- At least seven years experience in corporate communications (preferably in the not-for-profit sector) or journalism.
- Exceptional written communications skills, with ability to adapt style to suit different communicating media and audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Demonstrable experience of communication complex and nuanced issues to the media
- Versed in the use of social media.
