Technical Officer Job at AFENET

Grade                : AU P2/1 equivalency
Number of posts:1 (one)
Requesting Unit : Africa CDC/Eastern Africa Regional Collaborating Centre (RCC)
Duration             : 1 year
Duty Station       : Nairobi, Kenya
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Based in the Eastern (RCC), the technical health officer will work to ensure that the RCC objectives are achieved in full. Specifically, the officer will:

  • Provide technical input on RCC strategic plans, implementation guidelines, monitoring and evaluation tools.
  • Assumes primary responsibility for planning, developing and implementing communication strategies to promote Africa CDC’s strategic pillars and the Eastern Africa Regional Collaboration Centre mandates.
  • Prepares and maintain up to date RCC work plan reports.
  • Prepares Programs for RCC Communications, advocacy and awareness
  • Develops partnerships with Member States and other relevant organizations to disseminate information and create awareness about public health events, Africa CDC’s initiatives well as activities in the region with the guidance of the Eastern Africa RCC Coordinator.
  • Receives technical guidance from Africa CDC Policy, Advocacy and Communication division.
  • Facilitate inter-country collaboration on health data sharing and use.
  • Develops communication materials such as Human Interest Stories, activity reports, proposals, factsheets, info graphs etc.
  • Disseminates information to Member States and target groups through relevant media and network channels.
  • Develops and maintains contact information, materials and relationships with journalists and media outlets (print, TV, radio, web etc.) within the region and to increase coverage of conservation issues in the media (print, broadcast and digital).
  • Maintain Africa CDC Eastern Africa RCC website and social media sites (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) such as daily monitoring, posting and content development.
  • Coordinate and facilitate Eastern Africa RCC ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcome) platform for public health information sharing.
  • Ensure timely and quality production of advocacy and branding materials such as periodicals, annual and partners reports, supplements, calendars, briefing notes,
  • Develop and archive communication materials, including digital, such as publications, press releases and clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials, web resources etc.
  • Support the Public Health Risk communication and community engagement community of Practice for Africa (PH-RCCE-CoPA) activities.
  • Assists in organizing and generating public support for special events and campaigns to promote strategic conservation goals.
  • public support for special events and campaigns to promote strategic conservation goals.

Required skills and competencies

  • Theoretical and practical knowledge of Communications and Information Technology, knowledge in Program Communications for advocacy and awareness, Media Relations, Digital Communications/Social media
  • The ability to plan, manage workload and execute tasks with minimal supervision.
  • Focus on impact and result
  • Evidence of strategic thinking and proven ability to organize, plan and prioritize work
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
  • Builds strong relationships internally and with external actors

Qualifications
Education

  • At least a university degree in the field of Communications with additional training on other fields related to the scope of work for this post
  • Master’s degree on communication, public health and any other related field is an added advantage

Experience

  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in communication, Public health practice and risk communication
  • Having experience on public health communication, risk communication or any other communication

Language: Excellent knowledge of either English, French or Arabic.

Tenure of appointment: The appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of one (1) year, of which the first three months will be considered as a probationary period.

How to apply: Submit your resume, application letter, and relevant documentation to: The Administration and HR Office email;sec@afenet.net by 5:30 pm (EAT) Friday May 21, 2021

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