Ethiopia- Communications Manager

The British Council in Ethiopia is looking for a qualified individual to fill the post of a 'Communications Manager'.

Job aim
To lead the communications and marketing function.

Main duties and responsibilities
•Assisting the programmes team to identify communication opportunities during the planning phase of projects
•Assisting the programmes team to build and maintain communities around our work
•Advising and assisting the exams & teaching teams on their communications strategy and needs
•Actively growing and managing the database of country contacts
•Developing & managing the e-marketing platform for e-newsletters, surveys and events
•Producing compelling e-mail newsletters that drive traffic to the website and blog
•Writing compelling content for publication in the press, on the British Council websites and blogs
•Managing BC Ethiopia’s social media strategy and assets, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr
•Acting as BC brand champion; monitoring and maintaining the correct use of the British Council brand
•Assisting the production of case studies, brochures, presentations and partnership materials and the country brief
•Promoting BC Ethiopia stories by building a relationship with the UK press and Bulletin team
•Acting as key communications liaison with the regional communications team
•Managing Ethiopia’s internal communications on the regional intranet
•Working with the customer services team to improve the quality of all public-facing and out-going communication
•Maintaining the accuracy of all country-specific information on the website and intranet
•Monitoring online performance using analytics software and using this to identify risks and opportunities
•Actively promoting local and global British Council services, products and activities
•Briefing and managing all media-related freelancers, agencies and third parties
•Acting as scorecard co-ordinator for all BC Ethiopia activities

Skills and Knowledge
The following skills and knowledge are essential

•Professional writing and editing skills
•Database management
•Ability to operate in English (both written and spoken) at a business level (equivalent to CEF level C2 or IELTS 7 or higher)

The following skills and knowledge are desirable
•Online content management using a Content Management System
•Social media management and strategy
•eMarketing and/or eNewsletter production
•Analytics
•Wordpress
•Photoshop and DTP software
•Search engine optimisation
•Press/media contacts
•Video editing

Experience
The following experience is essential

•Published written work (print or online)
•PR and editorial experience
•Media production and/or media project management
•Campaign and/or brand management

The following experience is desirable
•Advertising or PR agency experience
•Online news media and blogging
•Community media

Qualifications
Degree-level qualification in a media and communications-related field.

How to apply
Read through the role profile document. Download and complete the application form. To help you understand and complete the application form, read through the ‘How to complete the application’ document at the top of this page. Listed within the role profile document, you will find a number of listed ‘behaviours’ and ‘skills and knowledge’. Evidence against those criteria’s will need to be provided in your role application form. To help you understand those criteria’s, we have provided a ‘behaviours’ and ‘generic skills' dictionary at the top of this page.

Your completed application form can be dropped of or posted to the address below or e-mailed to recruitment@et.britishcouncil.org by 17 May 2012.

Address:
To: Decision Support Manager, British Council, Comoros Street. PO Box 1043, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

These positions are open only to Ethiopian citizens or those who have permission to work in the country (e.g. holders of a valid work permit). If you are not an Ethiopian citizen please supply evidence of a valid work permit with your application. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted. We do not accept CV's, handwritten applications or expressions of interest.