Management Sciences for
Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization with over
four decades of experience in strengthening health systems, and capacity
of local institutions. MSH takes a comprehensive approach to improving
health to achieve scalability, lasting impact, and sustainability.
Our mission is to save
lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable
people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public
health.
For more information please visit our website www.msh.org.
MSH seeks to recruit a highly motivated and result oriented individual to join a dynamic team as Senior Communications Associate in our Leadership Management Sustainability (LMS Kenya) Program.
Senior Communications Associate
Ref: 13-6697
The Leadership,
Management and Sustainability (LMS/Kenya) Program is working in Kenya to
strengthen leadership and management in the Kenyan health sector.
The Senior Communications
Associate will be responsible for all projects reporting including
donor reporting on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis and for the
LMS/Kenya End-of-Project Report.
S/He will work with the
LMS/Kenya Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor and technical project staff
to identify, produce and edit results stories that promote the
achievements and visibility of the project; collaborates with the
LMS/Kenya Communications Associate and MSH’s Center for Leadership and
Management Communications Director to post stories on the Health Systems
Management in Kenya website (www.hsm-kenya.org) and the MSH website (www.msh.org); and contribute to related social media sites as necessary and appropriate.
In addition, s/he leads
the project’s knowledge exchange efforts primarily by coordinating the
identification, documentation and dissemination of effective practices
for leadership, management and governance in health and manages the
publication and dissemination of LMS/Kenya technical documents and reports.
The Senior Communications
Associate will also coordinate and manage public relations and events
which include working with journalists and media houses to ensuring
accurate and timely coverage of LMS/Kenya activities as well as
appropriate branding and marking for the project and donor.
Qualifications and experience required:
The ideal candidate
should have a bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, public
policy, international development or related field with at least 3 years
of relevant working experience.
S/He should have
excellent writing and editing skills for a variety of platforms with
excellent interpersonal and public communication skills.
In addition, S/He should
have demonstrated print and/or online publishing experience and should
have exceptional organizational skills with ability to manage multiple
projects simultaneously.
Experience working in the
development sector, working with the Ministries of Health or other
government entities, and/or writing reports for USAID-funded projects is
highly desirable.
The successful candidate
should have experience writing press releases and/or training and
pitching stories to journalists with professional-level photography
skills and/or graphic design abilities.
Computer proficiency with
hands on experience with online content management and use of social
media for business purposes is required.
Management Sciences for
Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, and
national origin, and citizenship, physical or mental handicap.
For further detail and to apply for this position, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at www.jobs-msh.icims.com by July 19, 2013.
If you cannot apply
online or have difficulty doing so, please email an explanation of your
problem to iRecruiterproblem@msh.org.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
