Communication and Media Assistant at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian for the positions below:

Job Title: Communication and Media Assistant

Ref:IITA-HR-NRS2017-0026
Locations:  Oyo, Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract)

Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Regularly produce communication materials, such as the weekly newsletter with CO team of writers, editors, and designers in a timely manner.
• Write online content, updates, features, and articles for IITA communication outlets, including the weekly newsletter (IITA News), monthly staff newsletter (Talking Drums), IITA social media outlets, IITA website, other IITA online sites, and other communication channels
• Prepare copy for other communication materials, calendars, posters, flyers, slide presentations, other communication products: as needed.
• Conduct interviews with scientists, staff, and visitors for institutional events, official functions, human interest and science stories: at least four interviews per month.
• Document institutional events, meetings, workshops, conferences, and training through stories and photos: as needed
• Organize media briefings and events for IITA: as needed
• Provide communication backstopping for other programs/projects and other communication focal points on institutional and project events and other related initiatives: as needed
• Assist in undertaking communication research and M&E activities: research on newsletter readership and assessment of other publications.
• Perform all other related duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualification

• HND/BSc. in Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, or related field with minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing same role.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Be experience in science writing and in writing copy/stories and posts for various media: newspapers, blogs, flyers, briefing materials, social media platforms, etc.
• Have excellent writing and verbal and oral communication skills.
• Have ability to simplify and translate technical concepts into clear, understandable language
• Proficiency in use of social media and Web tools, including mobile applications
• Have good photographic skills
• Have knowledge of editing.
• Have working knowledge of layout and graphic software such as InDesign is desirable.

Remuneration

• We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Application Closing Date
16th June,  2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format, the application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant's current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.

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