Communication Officer at the Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI)

Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI) is a non-political, non-religious, not-for-profit organization committed to the promotion of health and protection of the well-being of families in Africa. Driven by a vision of Healthy Families; Healthy Societies, CFHI’s mission is to develop a safe and accommodating society for all, through community driven and family centered health interventions, socio-economic empowerment, research, and policy development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Communication Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, support, and promote CFHI organization goals, including message development, social media content creation and media outreach.
• Develop and disseminate public relations materials that increase CFHI visibility among stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, bloggers, investors, and customer audience that will help advance CFHI’s work.
• Identify target audiences and create strategies to effectively engage them.
• Ensure digital marketing content aligns with CFHI brand’s identity and message and assist with marketing campaigns as needed.
• Provide editing quality assurance for all CFHI’s IEC materials to ensure written text is free of errors.
• Design infographics, newsletters, annual reports, proposals, brochures, and any other documentary.
• Publish CFHI’s work online; e-mail copy, infographics, video scripts, social media posts and other content.
• Hardware repairs
• Update CFHI’s website regularly.
• Produce a monthly newsletter covering CFHI’s work in the head office at Abuja, and in other states where it operates.

Others:

• Select and work with external vendors, including graphic designers and printers and liaise with relevant print and news media to cover relevant CFHI’s programs
• Actively participate in the implementation of project activities where your specialized strategic information and communication skills are relevant.
• Ensure all staff systems are always in good condition.
• Perform any other relevant duties as may be assigned by the Director or her Designee.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Social / Health Science, Information Communications Technology, Public Administration, Mass Communication, Health Communication, or any related discipline.
• Experience in graphic designs, photography, and videography.
• 2-3 years of experience in writing and editing content for digital and print.
• Demonstrated skills in documentary and online research.
• Experience working and reporting on results for donor funded public health projects.
• Advanced skill with technologies and software such as Microsoft Office.
• Advanced skills in graphic designs especially Corel draw and Adobe Photoshop.
• Expertise with clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong negotiating skills.

Key Competencies
Candidate must have:

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and make reasoned judgments in a timely fashion.
• Experience in dealing with difficult and sensitive situations in a professional manner.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in graphic designs and videography, and content development.
• Sensitivity in working with multiple cultures and beliefs, and to gender equity.
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and adept at cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication.
• Basic knowledge of computer hardware.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to multitask.
• Ability to repair computer hardware (Added advantage).

Application Closing Date
1st February, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Cover Letter and CV to: [email protected] The subject of the email should be the Job Title and Applicant Full Name.