CA Global Headhunters is an international recruitment and staffing company with an in-depth focus on Recruitment in Africa. We recruit talent of the highest standard across African Sectors in Mining, Oil & Gas, Engineering, Banking, Finance, Legal, Insurance, Commodities and Agriculture.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

The key duties and responsibilities of the Communications Associate will be as follows:

ATIDI’s Energy solutions

Support the development and the implementation of a specific Communications plan around the Regional Liquidity Support Facility [RLSF] as below:

• General logistics and administration support;
• Support on correspondence with KfW and NORAD on Communications-related functions;
• Support in the organization of travel;
• Support in the organization of marketing events and conferences;
• Support in the translation of documents from English to French and French to English;
• Preparation of correspondences in French;
• Update of contact database;
• Preparation of marketing documents and PowerPoint presentations;
• Support in the preparation of events collateral;
• Other tasks and duties as may be required.

General corporate Communications

• Social media management
• Develop a social media plan to ramp up ATIDI’s visibility on several identified platforms;
• Monitor and report on ATIDI’s presence on social media.
• Editorial
• Based on guidelines from the Senior Communications Officer, develop the first draft of the CEO monthly Communiqué;
• Develop ATIDI’s quarterly internal and external Newsletters and ensure dissemination to a validated recipient list;
• Draft or contribute to the content development of various documents as requested by the Communications team (press releases, reports, memo, briefs etc.).
• Media, PR and outreach
• Maintain and grow ATIDI’s media contact database;
• Support the team in maintaining the organization’s overall contact database;
• Provide monthly and on-call media monitoring reports on ATIDI and relevant topics.
• Online
• Working with the Communications team, monitor and support in updating information and content on ATIDI’s website.
• Events
• Provide back-office and on-site logistics support as assigned by the Communications team.
• Quality control
• Proofread all relevant translated documents, as assigned by the Communications team.
• The Consultant will participate in the Communications team’s weekly meeting and any other meeting as assigned by the Communications team.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Role Specifications

• A Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, journalism, Marketing or a related field will be an added advantage;
• A Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Economics, Public Relations or a related field;
• Professional qualification or post graduate diploma in Communications, Marketing or Public Relations;
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Corporate Communications or related field. Experience in FDI and development in Africa are preferred;
• Knowledge of and experience in communications, public relations and /or marketing;
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure in a fast paced and multi-timeline environment, with self-direction and limited supervision;
• Demonstrated skills in assessing and implementing communications strategy in large institutions of corporations;
• Experience in designing and implementing short, long-term strategic marketing and/or PR plans;
• Good working knowledge on annual business strategy planning and budgeting processes;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (oral, written, presentation) skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet urgent deadlines;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment; and
• Demonstrate ATIDI’s core values – unity of purpose, customer first approach, integrity, getting it first the right time and creativity.