Communication Kenyan Vacancies.
Job title: Senior Officer, Communication
Unit/dept/delegation: Communication Department, Eastern Africa Regional Representation,
Nairobi
Reports to: Advocacy advisor
Communications Manager, Africa – technical line manager
Purpose
Reporting
to the Advocacy advisor for Eastern Africa, with a technical reporting
line to the communications manager for Africa, this position will:
· be responsible for media relations, proactively pitching stories, not only during emergencies but
also regarding ‘silent disasters’, and by providing media kits and briefs on key humanitarian
issues relevant to International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
and NS work
· support the communications needs and capacity building of the fifteen Red Cross and Red Crescent
National Societies (NS) served by the Nairobi regional office (covering
East Africa, the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean Islands)
· help profile the work of the NS while positioning the IFRC as a trusted source of information and
opinion on our global and African priorities
· work closely with the IFRC East Africa program team to support their work and highlight impacts