Communications Officer

Communications Officer

Communications Officer

 The Communications Officer will support the delivery of the organization’s internal communications strategy and enable the departments of the organization to deliver key communications to staff in a planned way.

 Core Responsibilities:

• Assist in establishing an internal communications strategy
• Develop and implement internal communications plans for a range of projects, initiatives and campaigns
• Ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees
• Plan, edit and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums, such as a staff intranet, monthly magazine or regular email bulletin. You may also be required to work on the layout of content
• Use social media to communicate with staff internally
• Deliver presentations at organizational events
• Draft messages or scripts from senior management for presentation to employees in written or spoken form
• Ensure internal communications messages are consistent across all mediums
• Respond to feedback from staff and adjust communications content accordingly
• Handle the internal communication response to situations which affect organizational perception and reputation

Qualifications and Experience:

• First degree in Journalism, Mass Communications, Public Relations or Marketing
• Professional qualification in PR or Marketing would be an asset

• Experience writing for a variety of different audiences or company
• Journalistic or marketing experience would be helpful 

Key skills & Competencies

• Well-developed interpersonal skills

• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Creative ability to devise communication strategies
• Excellent oral communication
• Ability to work on own initiative