Job Public Relations and Communication Officer
OrganizationMINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND LABOUR
Level4.II
Reports To Permanent Secretary
No. of Positions1
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Deadline24/Jun/2019
Job Description
- Provide media and communications advice to Minister and policy advisers in their ministry.
- Develop media handling plans for all upcoming events and announcements in the ministry including arranging press conferences and drafting press releases and speaking notes.
- Attend national and international audiences and media events of the Minister, Secretary of State and/or the Permanent Secretary and take any necessary followup action.
- Regularly gather information, populate and manage the ministry communications planner and feed information to the Office of the President Communications Office on a weekly basis.
- Attend weekly communications planning meetings chaired by the Director of Communications in the Office of the President.
- Daily media monitoring and preparation of media reports for the minister and senior officials.
- Draft content for the ministry website and upload content.
- Act as a first point of contact for media inquiries by phone and e- mail.
- Maintain a communications contact database.
- Attend the monthly meetings for communications officers.
- Develop the ministry’s annual media plan.
Job Profile
A0 in Communication, International Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Languistics and Literature.
Key technical skills and knowledge required:
- Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Report writting and presentation skills.
- Computer skills.
- Creativity and initiative.
- Good organisational and time.
- management skills.
- Teamworking skills.
- Effective public relations and public speaking skills.
- Interviewing skills.
- Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an advantage.