Regional Communications Officer

East and Southern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya)

Procasur Corporation is a global organization specialized in harvesting and scaling-up homegrown innovations.
 

The organization’s mission is to foster local knowledge exchange to end rural poverty. 

By sharing innovations through customized local knowledge- management tools and methodologies, the organization connects global institutions with local talents, providing the structured learning platforms necessary to spread innovation.
 

Procasur has facilitated learning opportunities in over 20 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting the lives and livelihoods of thousands of rural talents across the globe. To learn more, visit www.procasur.org
 

As part of streamlining and boosting up its communications, Procasur Corporation is recruiting a Regional Communications Officer for East and Southern Africa (ESA), to be based in the Procasur regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
 

The Regional Communications Officer will be responsible for the implementation of the Procasur communications strategy in the ESA region, under the supervision of the Global Communications Coordinator and in close collaboration with the RoutESA Programme team (for more information on the RoutESA Programme, see http://africa.procasur.org). 

The Regional Communications Officer will be part of the multicultural and multilingual team of Procasur´s Communications Department, and his/her passion to contribute to positive change in the rural areas and to the empowerment of local talents is key to success in this position.
 

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Contribute to the achievement of Procasur´s communications strategy by being responsible for its implementation in East and Southern Africa.
• Support the Procasur project teams in ESA, in the prioritization and making of communications products, including the production of field and case studies, publications, videos and others.
• Produce professional web features and stories from the field, and provide on-the-ground reporting (web stories, social, video) for regional program learning routes, events and other activities.
• Produce regional inputs to the corporate communications package and the Procasur Annual Report.
• Take lead on editorial aspects (both content review and line editing) related to case studies, systematizations, audiovisual material, etc., including adherence to house style and guidelines, production, design, editing and final distribution
• Negotiate wand supervise contracts for specific communication services (graphic design, translation, printing, photographs, etc.).
• Promote Procasur through traditional media and social media channels, following good practices.
• Coordinate and coach a regional team of communications volunteers.
• Continuously liaise with Procasur´s stakeholder groups (farmers’ organizations, donors and others), and foster relationships with regional media. 
• Contribute to Procasur fundraising and resource mobilization.
• Produce and disseminate a quarterly regional e-newsletter to the main partners in English and French/ Portuguese.
• Contribute to innovate Procasur´s communicational products and channels.
• Promote and protect the trademark and property rights of Procasur in the region.
• Manage and update the regional contact list and, together with the Project coordinators, be responsible for regularly updating the virtual platforms (web pages, etc.).
• Maintain the communications files of Procasur´s ESA office, and maintain regional files on the intranet.
• Undertake other duties as designated by the Procasur Global Coordinator for Global Communications or Director General.

Profile
 

Experience and Capacities

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in communications and public relations, working in civil society organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in handling written and electronic publications, social and new media.
• Experience in audiovisual production will be considered as an asset.
• Extensive experience in content production and editing of materials for written and web publications.
• Knowledge of the communications networks and dynamics in East and Southern Africa.
• Hands-on field experience.
• Knowledge of rural development issues, knowledge management and learning communities.

Languages and other skills required:

• Excellent (native-like) command of verbal and written English, with superlative editing skills for publishing
• Working proficiency in Portuguese and / or French.
• Other languages (Swahili, Amharic, Kinyarwanda, etc.) will be considered an asset
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and diplomacy skills
• Sensitivity to work with rural people and organizations
• Creativity and willingness to think “out of the box”
• Ability to plan on work schedules, prioritize activities, adapt and deliver high-quality results on tight deadlines
• Willingness to work in a multicultural environment and in a changing organization
• Willingness to travel frequently, also in poor field conditions

Vacancy Type: Full-time, starting on the 1st of August 2013. All posts are subject to a 3-month trial period.

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Salary: The salary will be based on the Procasur salary scheme, depending on the candidate´s skills and experience. All applicants are requested to include salary expectations in their cover letter.
 

Applications: 

Interested candidates are requested to apply by sending, to recruitment@procasur.org, the following documents:

(i) An updated Curriculum Vitae, with three professional references; 

(ii) Links to most recent work (portfolio (articles, videos, etc.); and 

(iii) Cover letter (max. 1 page), with salary expectations. 

Please include in the email header: “VA ESA Communications Officer”. 

We will only be able to respond to applicants who are shortlisted for interview, and candidates who do not receive any feedback within one month should consider their application unsuccessful. 

Candidates will be required to participate in interviews.

Last day for applying: 10 July 2013
 

For more information on the vacancy, please contact Diana Puyo, ad interim RoutESA Programme Coordinator: 

dpuyo@procasur.org.
 

Procasur reserves the right to keep the applicant´s CV and contact details. These will be included in an internal and classified roster, and the applicant could be contacted by Procasur for other possible assignments.
 

Procasur will not share the applicant´s personal data with outsiders.
 

Procasur Corporation is a an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, nationality, alienage or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, or any other status.

Procasur offers:

• Flexible working arrangements
• A dynamic and multicultural working environment
• New challenges and support for career development (including cofinancing for professional enhancement)
• A competitive salary in an international not-for-profit organization
• Insurance coverage, including medical, life and accidental death, and disability