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Partnership Officer: Communication [Midrand]
POSTED BY: Development Bank of Southern Africa
REF:DBSA 260
Date Published:Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Date of Expiration:Monday, April 24, 2023 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 South Africa | MIDRAND in South Africa |
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| DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
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| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Closing Date 2022/11/08
Reference Number DBS221013-2
Job Title Partnership Officer: Communication [Midrand]
Job Type Classification Contract
Location - Town / City Midrand
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa
JOB DESCRIPTION
Work in collaboration with the Head of Partnerships in the development and implementation of the AWHF communications and promotional/branding strategy. This includes content development and management of the internal and external communication platforms. These should be guided by the AWHF strategic plan.
TECHNICAL OUTPUTS.
1. Collaborate in the development and implement the communications strategies of AWHF. Identifying target audience, market positioning, value proposition, content strategy and use various channels, distribution partners and direct client engagement. Assess exiting Brand strategy, brand development and initiatives to meet the brands proposition and values
2. Research, develop and execute continental digital marketing and social media campaigns in collaboration with the Head of partnership development.
3. Monitoring of web, email and social media analytics and reporting to management. Market and client analysis required. Identify marketing opportunities.
4. Communicating with media outlets and journalists, create press kits.
5. Organising of events to promote key messages
6. Identify, generate or customise appropriate content that informs, inspires and educates stakeholders about the work of the Fund, be it print or digital, news articles, press releases, opinion editorials, website, reports, brochures, blogs, podcasts, videos or social media and other items. This includes developing a contentcalendar,sourcing and developing content from across the organisationto leverage brand awareness and reinforce the organisations brand positioning.
7. Create/develop/conceptualise written, visual or digital content for various media and channels on behalf of the AWHF
8. Collating and synthesizing of information and turning it into engaging and understandable content for key audiences/stakeholders.
9. Work and collaborate with designers and vendors to packageand repurpose copy and visuals for everything from AWHF generated web pages to infographics and brochures.
10. Content Strategy - keeping abreast of industry news and developments in order to identifying opportunities in the news cycle and create content where it supports the AWHF brand and the AWHF frontline Programme and Fundraising development objectives.
11. Work closely with the AWHF team to ensure alignment with marketing activities.
12. Track and monitor the AWHF’s digital marketing efforts to identify possible gaps, optimise digital advertising spend and ideate new marketing opportunities
13. Develop intelligence reporting to communicate digital channel metrics and progress to key internal stakeholders, including Return on Investment (“ROI”) for social media presence and engagement.
14. Responsible for keeping up to date with new and emerging digital and social platforms and trends to assess relevance to AWHF’s communication and business objectives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Measurements of Outputs
1. Development and implementation of an annual communications, PR and promotional plan.
2. Collaborate the Partnership Officer (Fundraising) in the execution of quarterly fundraising events and digital/online fundraising campaigns.
3. Quality communications and publicity materials developed and disseminated (including but not limited to brochures, website, newsletters, and media articles)
4. Digital and online profile of AWHF enhanced with partners through increased reach and digital impressions.
5. Demonstrated contribution to an enhanced AWHF reputation and identity.
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
1. Relevant qualifications preferably a degree in Communication, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or related field with 3 years’ proven
2. Able to communicate fluently in English. Knowledge of French will be an added advantage.
EXPERTISE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
COMPETENCIES
Key Attributes
1. Analytical skills and critical thinking
2. Proactively contribute to the achievement of targets and the ongoing internal and external communications success
3. Capable of initiating, facilitating, and coordinating communications proposals and initiatives
4. Able to adjust and work in intercultural and international contexts
5. Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (verbal and written.)
6. Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards.
7. Ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.
8. Results driven: Demonstrates high level of commitment and dedication to achieving goals and objectives in a pressured work environment.
9. Action orientated: Act without prompting, readiness to energetic, inventive and contribute to innovative outcomes.
10. Collaborative: Working effectively with the team or those outside of the formal line of authority to accomplish organisational goals.
11. Emotional maturity: maintaining effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities and people.
Written & Verbal Communication
1. Technically experienced and fully competent writer
2. Prepare quality and effective correspondence, reports, and briefing documents.
3. Able to present a theme and concepts in writing in an ordered, intelligible manner with well-structured and relevant supporting detail.
Presentation Skills
1. Knows how to prepare deliver communication presentations appropriately (e.g. maintaining eye contact, the appropriate use of hand gestures etc.) and at the correct pace.
2. Knows how to clarify and confirm people’s feelings, concerns and needs.
3. Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
Project Management
1. Initiates project plans and secures resources for projects/events.
2. project/campaign planning from inception to execution and reporting.
Performance Indicators:
Achievement Orientation
1. Manage internal and external communications for the organization.
2. Develop and execute digital marketing and communications campaigns
3. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the success of previous campaign
4. Constantly analyses outcomes to ensure the achievement of business goals.
5. Identifies short-term opportunities or potential problems aiming to achieve better outcomes.
REQUIRED PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Marketing & Communications
1. Working understanding of Communications principles and best practice.
2. Ability to take a key role in Marketing and Communication activities, such as collecting and analysing market information and visitor/user/customer feedback, cataloguing press coverage, producing and disseminating marketing materials, planning and organising communication campaigns and events as well as dealing with the press.
3. Knowledge of new media as well as 360 marketing principles.
Customer Service Orientation
1. Adapts processes and procedures to meet on-going customer needs.
2. Utilises the feedback received by customers, in order to develop new and/or improve existing services/ products that relate to their on-going needs.
3. Thinks of new ways to align AWHF’s offerings with future customer needs.
Strategic and Innovative Thinking
1. Restates complex communications knowledge in a way that makes it easier for others to understand.
2. Experiments with new approaches, tests scenarios and challenges conventional thinking.
3. Creates new concepts that are not obvious to others, leveraging internal and external sources of information, to build incremental revenue and growth opportunities.
Teamwork & Cooperation
1. Acts to promote a friendly climate and good morale and resolves conflicts.
2. Creates opportunities for cross-functional working.
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