Deadline:
Monday, October 17, 2016
Duty Station :
NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Supervisor:
Executive Director
Documents:
Head of Communications- Grow Africa.pdf
Job Title: Head of Communication, Grow Africa.
Position Level: P5
Duty Station: NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Supervisor: Executive Director
Grow Africa seeks to recruit a Head of Communications to promote Grow Africa’s reputation as a leading authority in making public-private sector work for agricultural transformation; communicate to stakeholders on the impact of Grow Africa’s activities in country; initiate and sustain communications campaigns – co-ordinated and executed with Grow Africa key partners - around core issues related to ensuring agricultural transformation and; create and disseminate knowledge and best practice around defined topics.
Based on the Host Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the African Union for NEPAD to serve as the interim AU Office Operating outside the African Union Headquarters, the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency invites application from Africans for the post of Head of Communication, Grow Africa.
Required Skills and Competencies
The successful candidate will have:
- 10 years’ experience in both private and public sectors in sub-Saharan Africa, Preferably in the commodities sector. Experience of both West and East Africa is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute a compelling issues-based content strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to orchestrate partner communications, primarily around coordinated issues-based campaigns across multiple channels.
- Strong media-relations experience with evidence of impact Public-affairs experience, specifically in lobbying on behalf of organisations on policy changes.
- Proven experience in managing digital agencies.
- Demonstrated experience in managing a large project preferably event-based to timeline and budget.
- Excellent writing skills (English).
- Ability to negotiate compromise among different stakeholders at senior level without sacrificing on achieving the target or on quality of results.
- Ability and willingness to work at both strategic and tactical level.
- Experience of working in an organisation in the area of communications in east and West Africa will be an added advantage.
- Experience in raising external funding would be an added advantage.
Education and Experience:
Candidates must have a minimum qualification of a Master’s Degree in Communications and Journalism. 10 years ‘experience in both private and public sectors in sub-Saharan Africa, preferably in the commodities sector. Experience of both West and East Africa is desirable. At least three (3) years of such experience must include management level experience in leading and managing comparable public sector institutions or similar organizations nationally, regionally and / or internationally.
Application:
Applications should be forwarded utilising “Arial’’ font 11.5
To apply, please submit the following:
a. A motivation letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency.
b. A detailed and updated curriculum vitae (CV), not exceeding five (5) pages and indicating your nationality, age and gender.
c. Three (3) referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses.
d. Certified copies of degrees and diplomas.
e. A 2-3 page vision statement.
f. A recent performance evaluation report (for internal candidates only).
Remuneration: An indicative basic salary of US$47,829.00 per annum plus other entitlements such as post adjustment (57% of basic salary), housing allowance (US$ 26,496.00 per annum), gratuity (15% of gross salary), among others in conformity with the rules and procedures applicable to internationally recruited staff of the African Union.
Applications must be received not later than Monday, 17 October 2016 and should be addressed to:
Head of Human Resources
NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
Private Bag x 218 Midrand, 1685
Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: careers@growafrica.com, hr@nepad.org; ericf2@nepad.org
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
