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V A C A N C Y

Communications Officer

A regional women's network based in Nairobi, Kenya is seeking to employ a
Communications Officer for a two-year full time contract. A probation
period of three months shall apply.

Responsibilities for the position include:

a. Writing, editing, preparing, designing and laying out two newsletters for
the network;
b. Updating the network's use of new information and communications
technologies for internal and external communications (including writing,
editing, preparing and distributing a monthly electronic bulletin, updating
a website on a monthly basis and managing the network's list serves);
c. Coordinating a training project for our members in participatory
communications for development and social change;
d. Participating and supporting African women NGO's participation in ICT
policy processes
e. Fundraising for and reporting on the communications programme;
f. Assisting the Executive Director with communications and representing the
Executive Director in such preparations as and when may be required.

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications, skills and
experience:

a. Demonstrated interest and/or experience in gender and development and/or
women's human rights in Africa;
b. A degree in communications or a relevant social science;
c. Demonstrated training and/or experience in participatory approaches to
communications for development;
d. Demonstrated training and/or experience in print and
audiovisual/broadcast media production;
e. Demonstrated training and/or experience in applications of new
information and communications technologies;
f. Familiarity with ICT policy issues in the region and globally
g. Demonstrated capacity to communicate and work in both English and French.

Applications for this consultancy should be sent by Friday September 12 to
the Executive Director, African Women's Development and Communications
Network (FEMNET), P O Box 54562, Nairobi, Kenya, Email: [email][email protected] [2]
The application should include a letter explaining your interest in and
expectations of this consultancy and your CV with copies of supporting
documentation and three references. Please also include samples of your
writing, editing and/or audiovisual production with your application. Please
note that such samples will not be returned.