HEARD Ongoing Recruitment – Apply Now!

HEARD, based the University of KwaZulu-Natal is a regional and global leader for applied research and policy development on critical health and development challenges for the African continent. HEARD’s mission is to influence and support evidence-based policy and good practice to more effectively address Africa’s health and development challenges and to contribute to achieving health and sustainable development across the continent.

Job Title: Communication and Marketing Officer
Job Location: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
REF: CM 2018

This is a one year fixed term contract

The Communication and Marketing Officer will be responsible for communicating the organisation’s research endeavours and maintaining its reputation as a credible and effective research organisation.

Responsibilities:

Marketing

• Work with senior management to develop and implement a marketing strategy
• Responsible for planning, managing and implementing all marketing initiatives and activities
• Identify marketing and communications collaboration opportunities with relevant partners,
• organisation
• Produce marketing materials, plan and coordinate marketing activities, to support research
• projects and overall marketing strategy
• Plan, implement and monitor all social media marketing communications activities adhering to
• organisational strategy and ethos
• Create, plan, and publish high-level content for various print and digital platforms
• (website, social media, email, press)
• Work with external designers, developers, printers/service providers and agencies to meet
• marketing needs
• Coordinate all activities with UKZN Corporate Affairs and PR department, research partners
• and relevant collaborating institutions
• Manage media and PR events and activities
• Brand leadership and compliance
• Develop, implement and manage relevant marketing standard operating procedures (style guides,
• website, events, social media etc)
• Build and maintain key contacts and networks
• Track media coverage
• Monitors budgets by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts

Communications

• Revise, update and implement communication strategy
• Plan, coordinate and implement internal and external communications initiatives and
• activities
• Concept and content development, design, writing, editing/proof reading layout to print
• (newsletters, annual reports, policy briefs etc.)
• Manage Intranet
• Develop, update and maintain website
• Support researchers with communications skills and knowledge
• Develop and maintain internal communications
• Keeps management informed by preparing reports when requested (web analytics, social, events
• etc)
• Liaise with people involved in advocacy work to ensure a synergy between the HEARD
• communication and marketing strategy and the advocacy strategy
• Support senior management through various communications and marketing activities

Knowledge Exchange

• Support and maintain SRHR knowledge sharing platform
• Make use of digital tools to maximise global and local exchange opportunities

Requirements:

• Tertiary Qualification in media, communications, journalism or public relations
• One years’ experience in a similar role
• Write skills to support marketing and communications activities
• Understanding digital communications and marketing
• Social media management and growth
• Editing, proof reading, layout, digital and print design
• Content development and planning
• Event management
• SEO
• Analytics and Reporting

To apply, submit application form/s to Robyn-Lee Wagner at [email protected]

download the application form/s here www.heard.org.za/about/careers/

Only candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be considered.

Only applications on the provided application form will be considered.

Application Deadline: 6th July 2018