Joint Aid Management: Communications Officer

The Joint Aid Management (JAM) is a humanitarian nonprofit organisation that works to empower Africans to create better lives for themselves.

JAM seeks to appoint Communications Officer, based in Honeydew, Johannesburg.

S/he will source, develop and assimilate material for writing proposals and marketing material for all media types, promotions, partner offices and ad hoc projects as they arise. 

Responsibilities:

Tactical planning and direction

• Creative sourcing, developing and writing of material for proposal website and social media;
• Creative sourcing, developing and  writing of material for all external communications and promotions with donors and partnership offices;
• Creative sourcing, developing, writing and preparation of material for all internal communications and promotions;
• Development and maintenance of a company Communication calendar to tie in with other company calendars.

Financial management

• Compile media budgets and have approved 10 days prior to required;
• Create PO’s and have processed 7 day prior to need;
• Management of media events budgets, planning and approval;
• Trip cashing in.

Service management

• Develop written  material including stories, reports, newsletters, appeals, thank-you’s, magazines, Annual Reports, media communications , proposal compilation and more;
• Compile reports according to required reporting deadlines;
• Write suitable marketing reports for donors and small corporate reporting;
• Provide standardized marketing information for JAM’s affiliate offices;
• Track data for affiliate offices;
• Write and edit marketing material for global use, including websites;
• Establish media contacts ,partnership and oversee media liaison with fundraising teams;
• Write draft appeals and other material for marketing campaigns;
• Oversee printing process and production of Annual Report, News  articled Magazine, newsletters, brochures, Info packs, calendars and more;
• Source, write and update material for the social media sites on a weekly basis;
• Manage the public relations calendar for the company, including internal and external PR events;
• Write script for voice-overs for DVD productions, TV adverts, donor report clips and more;
• Assist with crisis communications.

Policies and procedures compliancy

• Ensure compliance with all organisational policies and procedures;
• Ensure job processes are included in policy and procedures manual;
• Adhere to strict confidentiality of all work material, data, photos.

Reporting - accurate, timely and relevant

• Submit monthly report of overall progress, plans and activities;
• Actively participate in regular team meeting.

To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter to Edna at Mukonoweshuro@jamint.com.

Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

For more about the Joint Aid Management, refer to www2.jamint.com.

For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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