Strategic Communications Manager at Amref Kenya

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• Lead the implementation, monitoring and periodic review of Amref Kenya’s communications strategy and project-level communication plans, aligned with the Kenya Country Strategy and Amref’s global communications priorities. • Advise the Country Director and Senior Management Team on organisational positioning, stakeholder engagement, emerging opportunities and reputational risk, and recommend responses. • Translate organisational and programme priorities into clear messages and campaigns for defined audiences. • Prepare the function’s quarterly report to the board’s Resource Mobilisation, Partnerships and Communications Committee and complete the actions the Committee assigns. • Build and maintain relationships with editors, journalists, health correspondents and producers across national, county, community, Kiswahili and vernacular media, including radio. • Pitch stories, opinion articles, expert commentary and research findings; coordinate interviews, briefings and field visits; and serve as Amref Kenya’s primary media contact. • Equip Ministry, county and Amref spokespeople, and community messengers, to speak in the languages their audiences use, rather than producing every product in-house. • Monitor coverage for message accuracy, positioning and sentiment, and provide leadership with regular media intelligence. • Maintain crisis communications preparedness and lead responses to reputational issues, in coordination with the Country Director and Group communications. • Keep light-touch social listening for health misinformation affecting priority programmes and support rapid, evidence-based responses, with the Ministry of Health leading and coordination through WHO’s Africa Infodemic Response Alliance and Group. • Support the Ministry of Health and county governments with communications for joint engagements, launches and milestones, always positioning the Ministry or county as the lead and Amref as the supporting partner. • Coordinate Amref Kenya’s communications contribution to national platforms such as health summits and technical working groups, and prepare materials for engagements with government principals with the Country Director’s office. • Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Development Communications, or a related discipline, with at least 8 years’ progressive communications experience; OR • Bachelor’s degree in Communication, Public Relations, Journalism, or a relevant discipline, with at least 10 years’ progressive communications experience. • Minimum of 8-10 years’ progressive communications experience, including at least three years in a managerial or leadership capacity.