Communications Officer

Baylor-Malawi is seeking applications from qualified candidates to fill the position of Communications Officer to primarily support the TSP Program but also the Baylor-Malawi Tingathe program as needed. Specifically, the TSP Communications Officer will provide support to both the TSP Program (75%) as well as the Tingathe program (25%), an outreach program that employs Community Health Workers (CHW) to improve HIV care in Malawi. The project provides support for HIV testing, clinical and health systems strengthening, mentorship, community education, training of clinical staff, and patient case management.

The Communications Officer will provide communications support and facilitate internal and external communications with stakeholders. Examples of internal stakeholders include other Baylor-Malawi programs, Baylor employees, senior management of partner organizations in the TSP consortium, the TSP Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Baylor-Malawi Board of Directors. External stakeholders include USAID and other donors, TSP consortium partner organizations, and the general public.

Exemplary job duties include (but are not limited to):

• Devising a strategy for improving and increasing internal communication among and implementing that strategy via direct writing assistance and writing as well as capacity building of program staff;
• Writing and creating communication pieces (project updates, success stories, fact sheets, case studies) to keep stakeholders and internal staff informed about TSP activities;
• Crafting and maintaining a communications policy and standards, including ensuring compliance with USAID branding and marketing requirements
• Creating and distributing a periodic internal newsletter used to disseminate information to internal stakeholders;
• Contributing to technical briefs and abstracts for publication;
• Coordinating Baylor and TSP inputs on communication for Baylor-Malawi websites, including SHARE (hivsharespace.net) with our partner overseeing day-to-day SHARE administration of the website and its user community;
• Conducting capacity-building workshops for program staff to develop writing and communications skills
  Applications are sought from experienced, mission-driven candidates who meet the following profile:
• 5+ years experience in a communications focused role
• Bachelor’s Degree required, concentration in communications or a related subject preferred
• Outstanding communicator and writer (in English) who can tell stories, communicate strategically, and articulate messages logically and persuasively to various audiences
• Experience designing visual communications pieces preferred; exposure to and experience with graphical editing software (e.g. photoshop) is a plus
• Experience communicating with different cultures; sensitive to the way different cultures communicate
• Excellent interpersonal skills, mature, disciplined, loyal, and shows initiative with an ability to work independently and within a team
• Experience working with organizations doing in HIV/AIDS programming, especially testing, treatment and care is a plus;
• Experience with teaching/capacity building; enjoys teaching others
• Experience with social media and websites is a plus
• Established skills in building effective internal work relationships at all levels, and maintaining productive and cordial working relationships with stakeholder counterparts
• Familiarity with USAID/PEPFAR programming
• Ability to meet deadlines with strong attention to consistency, detail, and quality

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications must include the following:

1. A motivation letter providing explanation and detail on how the applicant satisfies the required candidate profile;
2. A current Curriculum Vitae;
3. A portfolio of their communications work, including a least 5 pieces of independently created writing and/or visuals that demonstrate the quality and variety of candidate’s communication experience.
4. Names and contact information of two (2) traceable referees who are not relatives.

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should address their applications to:

For physical delivery:
Tingathe Program Director
c/o Human Resource Officer
Accord House, 2nd Floor
Lilongwe 3, Malawi
+265-1-751-047

For email delivery:
recruitment@tingathe.org
Please cc Jon Crisp, TSP Senior Strategy Officer (jcrisp@tingathe.org).

Only short listed applicants will be acknowledged.