Helen Keller International is actually recruiting a Communication Officer
About Helen Keller Intl:
Helen Keller International is an international non‐governmental organization whose mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged by combating the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition. We do this by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health, and nutrition. Established in 1915, HKI maintains its Headquarters in New York City, with Regional Offices in Senegal and Phnom Penh to support 22 country offices in Africa and Asia.
Since the 1990s, HKI‐Cameroon has been working to establish sustainable evidence‐based approaches to enhance health and nutrition, improve education for the disabled, and expand access to eye health services for Cameroonians, particularly women and school-aged children. Helen Keller International-Cameroon’s programs are integrated at all levels of the government health and education structures by helping to develop its human resources and infrastructure, conduct needs assessments, analyze local context to inform program design and implementation, train personnel, provide basic equipment and medicines, deliver services if needed, and monitor program progress and evaluate program impact.
Helen Keller International Cameroon is seeking a suitable candidate for the position of Communication Officer, based in Yaoundé, who will perform the following tasks:
Duty station: Yaounde, Cameroun
Reports to: Country Director
Type of contract: Fixed-term contract
Duration: One-year renewable
Deadline to apply July 02nd,
2024, at midnight.
Dimension of the role:
Under the supervision of the Country Director, the Communication Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing the communication strategy of the Cameroon office. This will include:
Ensure the tasks of communication focal point regarding the various projects contained in the program portfolio of the office;Produce and disseminate a periodic communication bulletin on the implementation of the various activities in collaboration with the program managers;Strengthen the communication capacities of partners and program staff;Improve the national and international visibility of the Cameroon office’s activities:Provide support to programs for communication activities;Ensure the coordination of media coverage of relevant actions, following the guidelines of program managers;Provide support to program managers in the implementation of awareness activities defined in the action plans of the various projects;Develop and implement a strategy for the visibility of the Cameroon office’s actions through different channels (social networks and other dissemination spaces).Develop and implement the Cameroon office’s communication plan:Ensure the development and implementation of the communication plan for the visibility of the actions of the Cameroon office;Update the country office communications strategy and associated work plan. The strategy and work plan include: an environmental and stakeholder assessment; objectives; target audiences; messages and media mix; resources; specific actions, activities and products; impact monitoring and evaluation; success and opportunity for improvement; and ongoing refinement of the strategy.Provide support in the creation of tools, key messages and communication materials for the Cameroon office (e.g., templates for communication materials – fact sheets, presentations, press releases – and guides for creating these materials).Contribute to the establishment of an effective partnership with the media by facilitating exchanges with the media:
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Deadline for applications submission: July 02nd,
2024, at midnight.
Helen Keller is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity of all kinds is fully valued.
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of ethnicity, race, caste, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic that does not affect the ability to perform the required duties.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need to request an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at the email address above.
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