Communications Officer

at  Jhpiego

Overview:
Provide cross-cutting communications support across the Reaching Impact, Saturation, and Epidemic Control (RISE) Global Vaccine and Global Health Security agenda efforts. This includes serving as the primary communications focal person supporting RISE’s global communications priorities and providing communication support to Jhpiego overall South African team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of the project’s overall communication plan and the detailed communications activities for RISE South Africa, in alignment with the approved project communications strategy.
• In collaboration with project leadership and technical contributors, support RISE South Africa team to develop presentations for donors and other external stakeholders on the RISE project, areas of technical expertise, achievements, and other priority content.
• Support development of RISE South Africa project deliverables (e.g. fact sheets, technical and programmatic briefers, capacity statements, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual reports,)
• Support maintenance and availability of RISE project templates (with project appropriate branding) and ensure alignment with USAID’s Graphic Standards Manual and Partner Co-Branding Guide, and other relevant USG guidance and regulations.
• Support RISE country team to develop and implement communication plan, in coordination with the project’s technical leadership, and program management units.
• Support writing, editing, and/or review of success stories, newsletter articles, blog posts, PowerPoint presentations, or other external communications products.
• Coordinate with RISE Senior Communications Advisor to support social media engagement for the project, liaising with relevant Jhpiego and partner social media focal persons to ensure alignment with social media engagement guidelines.
• Provide guidance to South Africa team and partners on project Branding and Marking Plan and review and advise on the application of project branding/marking.
• Regularly identify communication opportunities and ideas for web features, and social media and work with relevant team members to feature these regularly on appropriate platforms.
• Liaise with RISE Senior Communications Advisor and communications counterparts at USAID South Africa mission and with project partners to coordinate the development and dissemination of strategic communications materials
• Work with RISE Senior Communications Advisor, RISE project team, and Jhpiego’s communications department to contribute to RISE website sub-page updates
• Support development, review, layout, copy editing, and USAID review for conference abstracts and presentations
• Support planning for RISE attendance, exhibitions, satellite events, etc.
• Ensure consistent project branding and messaging across all event and conference materials
• Support the promotion of RISE engagement at relevant conferences through social media, e-blasts, and other digital promotion strategies
• Collaborate with the RISE Knowledge Management team to implement the RISE KM strategies and approach in alignment with the overall communications planSupport management of project KM including contributions to maintaining the project intranet site, and dissemination of project deliverables
• Ability to travel across South Africa.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years’ experience in communications, public Relations and marketing

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Strong writing and editing skills
• Experience producing various types of online and print material required attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Prior experience with social media tools and websites
• Strong experience with USAID required, knowledge of PEPFAR, CDC, or other US government funding agencies preferred
• Experience with HIV/AIDS and/or COVID response programming preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with both scientific/technical (e.g. technical program briefs) and non-technical (e.g. marketing) materials
• High degree of decision-making and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, a high level of organization and ability to balance competing priorities
• Self-starting capabilities and comfortable with qualitative and quantitative evaluation
• Experience with event design and management abilities as well as attention to detail
• Ability to handle budgets and produce within set parameters
• Ability to project a professional image and communicate positively and effectively as a representative of Jhpiego, both within The Johns Hopkins University community and external organizations and donors
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and Canva
• Data visualization and or graphic design skills preferred
• Understanding of communications channels
  Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

• Lead the implementation of the project’s overall communication plan and the detailed communications activities for RISE South Africa, in alignment with the approved project communications strategy.
• In collaboration with project leadership and technical contributors, support RISE South Africa team to develop presentations for donors and other external stakeholders on the RISE project, areas of technical expertise, achievements, and other priority content.
• Support development of RISE South Africa project deliverables (e.g. fact sheets, technical and programmatic briefers, capacity statements, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual reports,)
• Support maintenance and availability of RISE project templates (with project appropriate branding) and ensure alignment with USAID’s Graphic Standards Manual and Partner Co-Branding Guide, and other relevant USG guidance and regulations.
• Support RISE country team to develop and implement communication plan, in coordination with the project’s technical leadership, and program management units.
• Support writing, editing, and/or review of success stories, newsletter articles, blog posts, PowerPoint presentations, or other external communications products.
• Coordinate with RISE Senior Communications Advisor to support social media engagement for the project, liaising with relevant Jhpiego and partner social media focal persons to ensure alignment with social media engagement guidelines.
• Provide guidance to South Africa team and partners on project Branding and Marking Plan and review and advise on the application of project branding/marking.
• Regularly identify communication opportunities and ideas for web features, and social media and work with relevant team members to feature these regularly on appropriate platforms.
• Liaise with RISE Senior Communications Advisor and communications counterparts at USAID South Africa mission and with project partners to coordinate the development and dissemination of strategic communications materials
• Work with RISE Senior Communications Advisor, RISE project team, and Jhpiego’s communications department to contribute to RISE website sub-page updates
• Support development, review, layout, copy editing, and USAID review for conference abstracts and presentations
• Support planning for RISE attendance, exhibitions, satellite events, etc.
• Ensure consistent project branding and messaging across all event and conference materials
• Support the promotion of RISE engagement at relevant conferences through social media, e-blasts, and other digital promotion strategies
• Collaborate with the RISE Knowledge Management team to implement the RISE KM strategies and approach in alignment with the overall communications planSupport management of project KM including contributions to maintaining the project intranet site, and dissemination of project deliverables
• Ability to travel across South Africa