Communications Officer
Blantyre, Malawi
Full Time
Mid Level
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The [Hospital] Communications Officer is a member of a country-specific CURE hospital team and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the CURE Mission Support Center (MSC) Communications Manager. The position acts as a liaison and connection among CURE programs, MSC, and the growing community of friends and supporters of CURE. The primary mediums for the [Hospital] Communications Officer are the written word, photography, video, website, and social media tools as provided and prescribed by the MSC Communications Department.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
The [Hospital] Communications Officer is a member of a country-specific CURE hospital team and has a dotted line reporting relationship to the CURE Mission Support Center (MSC) Communications Manager. The position acts as a liaison and connection among CURE programs, MSC, and the growing community of friends and supporters of CURE. The primary mediums for the [Hospital] Communications Officer are the written word, photography, video, website, and social media tools as provided and prescribed by the MSC Communications Department.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Document overall activity at the hospital by providing content for telling the CURE Story through articles, photo essays, videos, donor reports, and social media posts.
- Develop long-form stories of patients who are years out of recovery.
- Collaborate with the hospital senior management team to document hospital activities, news, events, and information for donor reporting, news/stories, website(s), and mobile clinics.
- Fulfill a supportive role in the marketing needs of the hospital with social media and public relations.
- Fulfill a supportive role in the internal communications needs of the hospital.
- Produce and deliver timely digital content to the MSC Communications Department for events.
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
SECONDARY DUTIES:
- Complete regular check-ins with the Executive Director and/or Spiritual Director at the local hospital in order to assess the hospital’s internal communications, marketing, and/or donor support needs.
- Communicate with the Manager of Communications through regular teleconferences and email.
- Provide communications support to the MSC Advancement team through donor thank you videos.
- Be an active participant in helping to host and represent CURE to individuals who visit the hospital.
OTHER DUTIES
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism, Photography, Communications, Marketing or related degree, or equivalent amount of related experience.
- Minimum of 3-5 years experience with photography, videography, and photojournalism.
- Experience with internet social media tools including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, blogs, and email.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written English
- Experience using, or exposure to, Adobe Lightroom or related software.
- Experience using, or exposure to, Mac OS X.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Passionate about the mission of CURE.
- Love for children and their families.
- Comfortable working in a medical setting.
- Advanced photography and video competence regarding DSLR cameras, lighting, composition, editing, etc.
- Excellent ability to write and communicate in short form for a western audience.
- Written and spoken fluency with the English language.
COMPETENCIES:
- Attention To Details: Able to be alert in a high-risk environment; follow detailed procedures and ensure accuracy in documentation and data; carefully monitor processes; concentrate on routine work details, and organize and maintain a system of records.
- Communication Skills: Able to clearly present information through the spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; listen well.
- Flexibility: Able to remain open-minded and change opinions on the basis of new information; perform a wide variety of tasks and change focus quickly as demands change; manage transitions effectively from task to task; adapt to varying customer needs.
- Initiative: Able to bring about great results from ordinary circumstances; prepare for problems or opportunities in advance; transform leads into productive outcomes; undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise without supervision.
- Innovative/Innovation: Challenge conventional practices; adapt established methods for new uses; pursue ongoing system improvement; work with concepts and ideas to create novel solutions to problems; evaluate new technology as potential solutions to existing problems.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Fixed term 2 years contract (Renewable)
Qualified and Interested individuals are requested to submit applications (Cover letter and CV) as soon as possible through our website link. Inly applications through the link will be acknowledged.
Application for this position will be reviewed on rolling basis as such we will close this advert when we are in receipt of sufficient applicants.
Beit-CURE Children's Hospital Malawi is a Christian (BCHM) mission hospital based in Blantyre that provides free orthopedic as well as plastic and reconstructive surgeries for children with correctable physical disabilities in Malawi. The integral mission for BCHM is “Healing the sick and proclaiming the Kingdom of God“
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