Vacancy: ICT Officer

The Information and Communications officer will report to the National Coordinator

Job purpose

-    To provide ICT-enabled communications, information sharing and networking support to the Youth Forum

-    To promote the visibility of the organization's work

Duties

-    Coordinate the development of the Youth Forum's Communications strategy for increased visibility and impact

-    Write and support members to write media advisories, press releases, backgrounders, letters to the editor and opinion articles, and pitch these materials to targeted audiences

-    Coordinate responses to media requests, write and coordinate the production of the Youth Forum's communication materials

-    Edit, proofread and publish Youth Forum publications, including reports, booklets, info sheets, Q&A documents, and briefing papers

-    Promote Youth Forum profile, knowledge, interventions and products through a range of social and other media forms in order to provide a base for implementation of strategy and plans

-    Build a growing bank of applied knowledge in online tools, online campaigning, and other online supporter engagement strategies

-    Manage, design, and evaluate usability and impact of the Youth Forum website with a bias towards Youth Forum members through involving them in the organisation's campaign work

-    Establish and maintain online platforms to engage with Youth Forum members, networks and spheres of influence

-    Making information relevant and accessible to members -Provide effective rapid response to unplanned situations through having an influential online presence via our website, blogs and other relevant online spaces

-    Advise the organization on public interest issues, strengthen and grow our stakeholders' base as well as Youth Forum's influence in public discourse

-    Integrate standardized data capture of activities in community organizing and other forms on offline communications activities

-    Contribute to Youth Forum mass mobilization planning, implementation and ongoing evaluation and provide regular update to relevant senior staff

-    Assist in drafting M& E protocol

Qualifications

-    Academic Degree in communication or similar

-    Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills

-    Confident user of all Microsoft Office applications, databases and web management

-    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (orally and in writing), ability to write in a range of styles, precision and ability to be self-organized within a complex team

-    Confident manner when acting externally

-    Ability and willingness to work independently and as part of a team

-    Ability to manage time, prioritize tasks and produce good quality work within tight time constraints

-    A quick learner with a positive attitude is ideally suited to this position

-    Experience in grant proposal writing

-    Clean class 4 drivers licence will be an added advantage

Selection criteria

Please address the following selection criteria in no more than three pages.

1: Highly developed writing, editing, interpersonal skills and proactive communication

2: Demonstrated ability in grant and funding proposal writing skills

3: Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of political dynamics and the situation of youth in Zimbabwe.

4: Demonstrated ability of ICT-based information and communications skills.

5: Ability to work effectively autonomously and as a member of a small team and contribute to further development of the service.

6: Excellent oral and written communication skills.

To apply

Please send a covering letter describing your interest, qualifications, salary requirements, traceable references and all official documents including your CV to Youth Forum, at: youthforumzim@yahoo.co.uk or drop your application at: Youth Forum Zimbabwe, 7th Floor FBC House, 113 L. Takawira Street, Harare.

Application deadline: 5 July 2013

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

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