Overview
The Senior Communication Coordinator develops and implements comprehensive communication strategies, manages media relations, creates compelling content, engages stakeholders, documents success stories, and oversees overall communication activities for the CGPP project.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement internal communication strategy.
- Conceptualize and implement communications strategies and campaigns.
- Conduct training sessions for implementing partners on effective internal communication.
- Establish and maintain a centralized repository for project-related content.
- Implement knowledge-sharing mechanisms.
- Develop project communication instruments, including presentations, bi-weekly bulletin, briefing material.
- Develop and disseminate projects programmatic quarterly, and annual reports.
- Coordinate with various project departments to gather updates, achievements, success stories, and upcoming programmatic events.
- Develop a systematic approach to document and showcase project successes.
- Research, develop, and edit public relations materials, brochures, information sheets, capacity statements.
- Support field teams with to develop context-specific communications materials.
- Coordinates the translation, proofreading and editing of information, education and communication documents.
- Develop and produce project videos.
- Promote communications and project materials through appropriate social channels.
- Maintain digital media archives.
- Lead the creation of success stories, case studies, and human-interest testimonials.
- Develop of scientific abstract, manuscript, research publications, policy & technical briefs.
- Conduct regular evaluations to assess the impact of communication efforts.
- Support in documentation and publication of project work in reputable scientific journals.
- Organize regular team meetings and conference calls/videoconferences.
- Facilitate Secretariat and field team meetings, write minutes, and ensure good communication and creating action points.
- Support field teams with communication materials for local stakeholders.
- Write, review, and edit program reports and other documents for submission to donors.
- Coordinate the translation, proofreading, and editing of IEC documents.
- Work with the M&E coordinator to maintain the project management information system and databases.
- Document best practices, lessons learned, and project achievements.
- Plan and execute events, conferences, and workshops related to the project.
- Coordinate the dissemination of internal and external materials for project events.
- Conduct quarterly and ad hoc field monitoring visits.
- Support the partners in the implementation of community-based disease surveillance systems.
- Support the development of CGPP programmatic reports.
- Track performance of planned activities, outputs, and project indicators.
- Perform other duties as requested by the CGPP Director/Deputy Director.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in health communication, public relations, scientific or medical writing, research publications or regulatory documentation, stakeholder engagement, preferably in NGOs or development sectors.
- Experience with various media types, including newsletters, web, social media, videos, graphics.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to engage with internal teams, partners, and external stakeholders, with solid experience in supervising staff and leading communication initiatives.
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
- Ability to analyze program statistical records/data using available data analytical software’s Stata, SPSS, QGIS/Arc GIS.
- Experience in disease outbreak communication, immunization campaigns, risk prevention and community engagement programs is an asset.
- Expertise in content creation, media relations, and campaign management with high quality of writing, editing, and storytelling skills in English.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, communication or other medical related fields.
- A master's degree in scientific discipline, with strong writing and health communication experience is an added advantage.
- Expert command of Content Management System platforms e.g., MS Office suite, WordPress, Adobe Creative Suite, digital communication tools etc.
