Centre for Family Health Initiative (CFHI), a non-political, non-religious, not-for-profit organization, is hiring a Communication Officer in Abuja (FCT).

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).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Cover Letter and CV on or before 1st February, 2021, The subject of the email should be the Job Title and Applicant Full Name.