COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST – Hargeisa, Somaliland

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REF #: SML/OSHA-008/20

We are a construction company that deals with building and road construction activities in Somaliland regions. We are associated with many international partners in construction and engineering in general infrastructure development. We are committed to ensuring there is mainstreaming of health and safety of all those using or affected by this infrastructure development venture. The construction activities we deal with involve direct implementation of the construction process. We invite applications from highly qualified and capable individuals in construction activities in Somaliland region.

Job Description: as a communication specialist, you are expected to advance the project interest and to support policies and objectives. It is imperative that you work in the development and elaborate formal communications policies or strategies to keep pace with the rapid evolution of information in the work and project base environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead strategic communications advisor to the project management
• Develop and supervise execution of development strategies at site OSHA offices
• Focal point for partner relations and resource mobilization
• Design, select and oversee strategic communication, public outreach, and messaging activities.
• Designing communication strategies or stakeholder engagement plans;
• Undertaking community consultations and identifying key concerns and ensuring inclusion of concerns in project design;
• Capture the key concerns and questions from different stakeholders in the communities along the project and design appropriate messages
• Are flexible direct implementation and can rapidly respond to cropping up issues
• Coordinate key projects and activities within the project team groups
• Prepare speeches and any other strategic communications engagements when called upon
• Management of crisis communications when necessary
• Monitor political trends, public opinion on government and advise accordingly on approach
• Support the chief of staff in coordination, preparation and implementation of strategic plans
• Provide coordination, management and support to the advisers of the PMU.
• Any other activity assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• Degree in Communication, Public Relations Sociology or similar;
• Demonstrated experience in designing communication strategies or stakeholder engagement plans;
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking community consultations and identifying key concerns and ensuring inclusion of concerns in project design;
• Have experience in construction activities specifically in Occupation Health and Safety capacity
• Can speak and write fluently in English and Somali
• Women in Somaliland are highly encouraged to apply
• Flexible

Application: Submit soft copies of your resume/CV, application letter to procurement.landmark8@gmail.com

For questions, or encounter problems with the online application process, please contact +252-636261874

Deadlines: Submissions by 28^th July, 2020.