Communications Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) Full time
LAW is a unique non-profit network and think tank of human rights lawyers who provide creative legal assistance to individuals and communities who have suffered from human rights violations and abuses in fragile and conflict-affected areas

ROLE OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Communications Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Communications Team in Geneva to promote LAW's work and to increase visibility, profile key events and advocacy activities in country, in the region, and globally.

The post holder will perform duties in accordance with the responsibilities outlined below:

Communications:
Develop an activity calendar for the programmes, covering plans for social media; website, press, exhibitions, events, awards and external communication;
Monitor and track indicators and evaluate media coverage, campaigns, publication prints and digital to maximise efficiency;
Draft regular press releases articulating project impact and achievements effectively;
Coordinate and support preparation of key messaging, research reports and legal filings and concept notes for events;
Attend LAW and/or external partner events together with the Programme Manager and develop relevant content;
Establish strong relationships with and maintain list of national and regional network and journalistic contacts;
Draft biweekly reports of deliverables detailing progress against workplan;
Conduct field visits and interviews, and take professional photos and videos for championing and profiling successful stories and social media posts;
In coordination with the Communications Manager in Geneva, collate information from the country programmes for the global newsletters and website content;
Support the Nairobi team with planning and hosting public events, roundtables, briefings, etc, as required.
Any other task requested from the line manager.

Social Media and Website

Support the Communications Manager in Geneva to develop a social media plan and identify various audiences for LAW's social media channels, and plan how to increase LAW's engagement in country;
Support the Communications Manager in Geneva to design and implement a social media schedule, ensuring content is planned well in advance for key activities, and proactively respond to breaking news;
Collaborate to populate the global social media plan, and in coordination with the Communications Manager, design, deliver and maintain engaging content for LAW's key social media channels, including Twitter, to create impactful stories, case studies, and other engaging content;
Maintain a strong coordination mechanism with locally hired consultants, as videographers and photographers, and with global graphic designers and coordinate planning and deliverables;
In coordination with the Communications Manager in Geneva, ensure all visual materials developed by the global graphic designer meet the expectations, and match LAW's visual identity and vision;
Lead on the creation, and design of innovative, information toolkits (audio, digital) that will be used by Survivor Advocates for their field work;
Support the Global Communications Manager to maintain and update content for regional website pages;
Research and analyze performance on the various platforms and make recommendations on how to improve our communications.

About You:
The legal right to work in Kenya;
Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, media relations, journalism or relevant field;
Minimum 4 years demonstrated experience working in journalism, media relations, advocacy or communications in a similar role;
4 years proven experience in a similar role designing, drafting and developing traditional and social media content for dissemination;
Relevant experience working within an international NGOs is preferred, ideally in human rights or humanitarian field;
Track record of highly effective content production and social media management;
Excellent knowledge of video editing;
Excellent written and oral skills in English; second regional language (Arabic, Somali etc.) is an asset, with the ability to clearly articulate information to various audiences and stakeholders;
Ability to work on own initiative and part of the wider team;
Experience in photography; ideally with DSLR cameras or similar (desirable)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite especially Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint and strong technical literacy.

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