Communications Officer

The Communications Officer will support the TeachWell Project by implementing the communication strategy, organizing internal and external communications, increasing visibility and engagement, and ensuring consistent messaging for the TeachWell Consortium.

Responsibilities

• Review and update TeachWell’s Communications Plan with the guidance of the Project Director for both internal and external audiences based on annual planning.
• Establish and maintain relationships with TeachWell Consortium Partners.
• Support the development of clear and compelling messages that convey the impact and importance of the TeachWell Project.
• Lead the gathering, creation, and packaging of diverse content including reports, stories, videos for the website and social media.
• Collaborate with the consortium team to track key education events and coordinate representation and sharing of IRC lessons.
• Collaborate with TeachWell Outcome focal points to identify communication needs and products.
• Liaise with East Africa regional communication, creative and content teams to share photos and videos for the global content library.
• Coordinate with Communications team and Partner staff to meet partner communications requirements.
• Support the Project Director to review and implement TeachWell’s communications plan in line with annual project priorities.
• Maintain a communications calendar covering key activities, events, campaigns and planned publications.
• Work with consortium partners and technical teams to identify stories, results and lessons from the project.
• Write and edit website articles, human-interest stories, social media copy, briefs, presentations and other materials for different audiences.
• Collaborate with monitoring, evaluation and technical colleagues to translate project data, research findings and learning into clear, accurate and accessible communications products.
• Create simple, well-designed graphics, social media assets and presentations using tools such as Canva.
• Coordinate photography, video and other creative production, and prepare content for TeachWell, partner and IRC channels.
• Coordinate video documentation with FilmAid and other production partners including developing briefs, arranging interviews and filming.
• Serve as a communications focal point for TeachWell consortium partners, gather partner inputs, maintain consistent messaging and branding, and coordinate review and approval of communications products.
• Support communications for education events, meetings and learning forums in Kenya.
• Prepare key messages, presentation materials and coverage plans, and document relevant discussions and project contributions.
• Work with TeachWell outcome leads to identify communications needs and share project updates.
• Liaise with IRC’s regional communications and creative teams, and organise approved photos, videos, stories and consent records for future use.
• Ensure content accurately represents the people and communities involved in TeachWell and follow IRC requirements on informed consent, child safeguarding, image use, accessibility and responsible storytelling.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, development studies, science, Public Relation, or a related social science.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience working and leading in media, journalism, advocacy, and communications within an NGO and/or in the development and humanitarian contexts.
• Experience managing communication strategies in a complex and dynamic environment, preferably in the development, humanitarian or international development sector.
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with a track record of successfully engaging with diverse collaborators.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to create content that resonates with various audiences.
• A deep commitment to the mission and values of IRC, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the humanitarian and development sector in Kenya.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills, with an ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple demands and competing priorities, while maintaining high quality standards.
• A creative and innovative mentality, adaptive to evolving communication trends and technologies.
• Experience in content collection, report writing, creating feature stories.
• Ability to create clear, professional graphics, presentations and social media assets using Canva or similar design tools.
• Experience coordinating photography and video production, including writing creative briefs and reviewing edits.
• Ability to interpret project data and research findings and communicate them accurately to non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with digital content publishing and basic social media performance tracking.
• Strong proofreading, editing and quality-control skills, including checking figures, credits, branding and permissions.
• Experience collecting stories and images ethically, particularly when working with children or displaced communities, is an advantage.

Skills

• Media Relations
• Advocacy Communication
• Communication Strategy
• Content Creation
• Report Writing
• Feature Story Writing
• Social Media Management
• Canva
• Photography Coordination
• Video Production
• Creative Brief Writing
• Data Interpretation
• Digital Content Publishing
• Social Media Performance Tracking
• Proofreading
• Editing
• Quality Control
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Organizational Skills

Languages

English