Marketing & Communication Officer

About You:

We want individuals who support our mission of eliminating unsafe abortion by 2030 and who work with us to build an enabling environment to increase access to safe services everywhere. We expect all team members to share our vision and commitment to achieving our mission whilst promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of all clients and colleagues.

1.      JOB SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Advocacy & External Relations Manager,  the Marketing and communications officer plays a critical role in enabling MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices’ mission by supporting towards delivering on caring out of marketing plans to boost MSI Ethiopia Reproductive choices brand awareness; broadcasting services and products to all target segments; creates content for social media, aids the creation of promotional events, marketing materials; sustaining relationships with strategic partners that are critical to MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choices; leverage its key competencies and propositions to develop and strengthen marketing, communications, and External relation goals.

 2.      DUTIES/TASKS

Managing research activities

• Organize and coordinate internal and external events
• Produce marketing and communication materials
• Responsible for all company interactions on the social media, including responding to messages, creating messages, and uploading photos
• Help in producing contents, messages and reports to various information dissemination channels i.e digital and conventual mediums and audiences to promote an organization’s brand, services and products
• Draft press releases and news stories on a regular basis
• Manage and create engaging quarterly staff internal news paper 
• Undertake media monitoring
• Produce and publish real & powerful stories for various target audiences i.e donors, partners and clients as required
• Assist in hiring contractors, including copywriters, advertising and marketing agencies, and external consultants; and also serve as a liaison with contractors when needed
• Create and maintain a healthy organizational culture through effective communication and help in documenting  best practices of projects
• Apply various social media tactics in creating brand awareness and generating inbound traffic that strengthens the company’s social media presence
• Build and maintain relationships with potential and existing partners and clients
• Coordinate company’s involvement in the activities of community organizations
• Supervise the design, production, and distribution of collateral and promotional materials to aid the company’s sales and marketing programs
• Handle various requests from partners timely and responsibly
• Prepare periodical program reports, and relevant post-event reports and disseminate them to the pertinent stakeholders 

1.      PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

       A Qualification Requirements

a.      Education:

BSC in health education and promotion; BA in Marketing, Communication, Public relations, business administration or related discipline.

b.      Experience:

4 and above years of relevant experience, and work experience in the health industry is a   plus.

B.     Skill, Attitude, and Attributes:

• Committed to the protection of team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.
• Able to role-model inclusive and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviors.
• Proven experience in marketing & communication or similar roles
• Thorough understanding of marketing elements (including traditional and digital marketing such as SEO/social media etc.)
• Demonstrable experience in marketing data analytics and tools
• Well-organized and detail-oriented
• Excellent communication and writing skills both in Amharic & English languages
• Ability to present and write to multiple audiences.
• Ability to work well with others in team environments.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks at once
• Motivated for personal and professional development
• Pro-choice

 Number of Position: (01)

Duty Station: Support Office Addis Ababa 

Type of Employment: full time

Salary:  As per MSI Ethiopia Reproductive Choice Salary Scale