Communication and Advocacy Specialist
2025-05-20T06:09:05+00:00
East, Central And Southern Africa Health Community
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Arusha
Arusha
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Tanzania
Healthcare
Media, Communications & Writing
2025-06-13T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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- Overall Purpose of the Job
The Communications and Advocacy officer will be responsible for developing strategic communications and media initiatives, managing media/press coverage, and overseeing the production of a range of communications materials for online and offline audiences based on ECSA-HC activities in the region and beyond. S/he will be responsible for timely, accurate, and high-quality informational materials, such as developing advocacy materials, press releases, media advisories, news briefs, fact sheets, documentation of best practices, policy briefs, and website management. S/he will ensure communications strategies, media relations, and organizational outreach efforts are aligned with corporate communications policies and initiatives. The officer will be responsible for packaging communication to facilitate advocacy for the ECSA-HC in the region and building the advocacy capacity of the key departments and clusters.
Specific Responsibilities
- Support the formulation and implementation of the orgnization’s communications and advocacy strategy
- Promotes the visibility of the organization through the adaptation of world-class branding and imaging
- Organize publicity, advocacy, knowledge sharing events and promotional opportunities through provision of logistics support to official events and liaise with media houses to ensure accuracy in media reports regarding ECSA-HC
- Participating in technical and high-level meetings to document and share information emanating from official meetings
- Developing information materials including press releases, policy briefs and quarterly bulletins, pamphlets, videos, and coordinate branding and creation of project awareness and country ownership.
- Organizing and facilitating platforms, networks or communities of practice covering prominent experts from different partners, think-tanks to support and promote experience sharing and learning.
- Develop and maintain a database of all contacts gathered through various activities of the organization to facilitate wider information dissemination.
- Strengthen/build capacity and gather country specific intelligence on situation, opportunities, interests, and prospects that will support implementation of ECSA-HC activities
- Facilitate the development and/or support maintenance of the ECSA-HC website for information dissemination and maintain a photo gallery of all project
- Coordinating with partners and member states regarding updates on project information
- Prepare communication reports, speeches, and notes for the office of the Director General
- Train ECSA-HC staff and member states on documentation and advocacy
Key Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience Qualifications
- An undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations and /or international relations
Professional Experience:
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience (post-Masters) in communications and advocacy at the national or international level, including experience in media relations;
- Experience in online outreach and multimedia is an asset;
- Experience working in large development agency is also pertinent;
- Good IT skills, including databases and office software packages;
- Experience in the use various social media platforms
- Familiarity with public health issues
- Outstanding oral and written communications and editing skills, with proven ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Experience and ability to work in a team and in a multi-cultural set- up;
- Good listening and communication skills with sensitivity to cultural communication differences
Essential Skills and Competencies Required
- Excellent communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies;
- Demonstrates very good understanding of and
- Experience in communications and outreach/advocacy;
- Proven networking skills, and ability to generate interest in ECSA-HC’s mandate;
- Strong initiative-taker;
- Respect for diversity
- Very effective at multi-tasking;
- Focuses on impact and results for the client;
- Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Identifies opportunities and builds strong relationships with clients and partners;
- Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm and in control even under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Remuneration Package
An attractive package will be offered to the right candidate.
This is a 3-year renewable performance-based contract
Support the formulation and implementation of the orgnization’s communications and advocacy strategy Promotes the visibility of the organization through the adaptation of world-class branding and imaging Organize publicity, advocacy, knowledge sharing events and promotional opportunities through provision of logistics support to official events and liaise with media houses to ensure accuracy in media reports regarding ECSA-HC Participating in technical and high-level meetings to document and share information emanating from official meetings Developing information materials including press releases, policy briefs and quarterly bulletins, pamphlets, videos, and coordinate branding and creation of project awareness and country ownership. Organizing and facilitating platforms, networks or communities of practice covering prominent experts from different partners, think-tanks to support and promote experience sharing and learning. Develop and maintain a database of all contacts gathered through various activities of the organization to facilitate wider information dissemination. Strengthen/build capacity and gather country specific intelligence on situation, opportunities, interests, and prospects that will support implementation of ECSA-HC activities Facilitate the development and/or support maintenance of the ECSA-HC website for information dissemination and maintain a photo gallery of all project Coordinating with partners and member states regarding updates on project information Prepare communication reports, speeches, and notes for the office of the Director General Train ECSA-HC staff and member states on documentation and advocacy
Excellent communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies; Demonstrates very good understanding of and Experience in communications and outreach/advocacy; Proven networking skills, and ability to generate interest in ECSA-HC’s mandate; Strong initiative-taker; Respect for diversity Very effective at multi-tasking; Focuses on impact and results for the client; Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management; Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; Identifies opportunities and builds strong relationships with clients and partners; Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm and in control even under pressure and tight deadlines.
An undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations and /or international relations Professional Experience: A minimum of 10 years’ experience (post-Masters) in communications and advocacy at the national or international level, including experience in media relations; Experience in online outreach and multimedia is an asset; Experience working in large development agency is also pertinent;
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Vacancy title:
Communication and Advocacy Specialist
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Media, Communications & Writing]
Jobs at:
East, Central And Southern Africa Health Community
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 13 2025
Duty Station:
Arusha | Arusha | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
- Overall Purpose of the Job
The Communications and Advocacy officer will be responsible for developing strategic communications and media initiatives, managing media/press coverage, and overseeing the production of a range of communications materials for online and offline audiences based on ECSA-HC activities in the region and beyond. S/he will be responsible for timely, accurate, and high-quality informational materials, such as developing advocacy materials, press releases, media advisories, news briefs, fact sheets, documentation of best practices, policy briefs, and website management. S/he will ensure communications strategies, media relations, and organizational outreach efforts are aligned with corporate communications policies and initiatives. The officer will be responsible for packaging communication to facilitate advocacy for the ECSA-HC in the region and building the advocacy capacity of the key departments and clusters.
Specific Responsibilities
- Support the formulation and implementation of the orgnization’s communications and advocacy strategy
- Promotes the visibility of the organization through the adaptation of world-class branding and imaging
- Organize publicity, advocacy, knowledge sharing events and promotional opportunities through provision of logistics support to official events and liaise with media houses to ensure accuracy in media reports regarding ECSA-HC
- Participating in technical and high-level meetings to document and share information emanating from official meetings
- Developing information materials including press releases, policy briefs and quarterly bulletins, pamphlets, videos, and coordinate branding and creation of project awareness and country ownership.
- Organizing and facilitating platforms, networks or communities of practice covering prominent experts from different partners, think-tanks to support and promote experience sharing and learning.
- Develop and maintain a database of all contacts gathered through various activities of the organization to facilitate wider information dissemination.
- Strengthen/build capacity and gather country specific intelligence on situation, opportunities, interests, and prospects that will support implementation of ECSA-HC activities
- Facilitate the development and/or support maintenance of the ECSA-HC website for information dissemination and maintain a photo gallery of all project
- Coordinating with partners and member states regarding updates on project information
- Prepare communication reports, speeches, and notes for the office of the Director General
- Train ECSA-HC staff and member states on documentation and advocacy
Key Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience Qualifications
- An undergraduate degree and a Master’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations and /or international relations
Professional Experience:
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience (post-Masters) in communications and advocacy at the national or international level, including experience in media relations;
- Experience in online outreach and multimedia is an asset;
- Experience working in large development agency is also pertinent;
- Good IT skills, including databases and office software packages;
- Experience in the use various social media platforms
- Familiarity with public health issues
- Outstanding oral and written communications and editing skills, with proven ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Experience and ability to work in a team and in a multi-cultural set- up;
- Good listening and communication skills with sensitivity to cultural communication differences
Essential Skills and Competencies Required
- Excellent communication skills. Communicates sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies;
- Demonstrates very good understanding of and
- Experience in communications and outreach/advocacy;
- Proven networking skills, and ability to generate interest in ECSA-HC’s mandate;
- Strong initiative-taker;
- Respect for diversity
- Very effective at multi-tasking;
- Focuses on impact and results for the client;
- Interacts effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior management;
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
- Identifies opportunities and builds strong relationships with clients and partners;
- Demonstrates exceptional ability to remain calm and in control even under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Remuneration Package
An attractive package will be offered to the right candidate.
This is a 3-year renewable performance-based contract
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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