Associate Consultant at Portland

• We also provide expert advice and delivery in an increasingly digital world, taking a multi-channel approach to meet clients’ communications objectives through traditional and social media.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Associate Consultant will be required to carry out all or some of the following key tasks within the Global Impact team, from our Nairobi office:
• Researching and sourcing information and shaping reports that have value for our clients
• Tracking issues in the media, relevant to designated clients, and make proactive recommendations of activities they could be pursuing
• Supporting the community management of client’s social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
• Delivering social media analysis, content planning and online influencer mapping, and make creative recommendations
• Helping build integrated pan African communications plans for our clients
• Helping develop messaging for our clients
• Drafting press releases, opinion articles, website copy, background material etc
• Preparing journalist biographies and briefing notes for clients
• Helping coordinate and deliver media engagement with journalists in Africa
• Develop and nurture relationships with key African journalists
• Coordinating work with our network of local partner agencies and other agencies of the Omnicom Group across the African continent
• The associate consultant will work under the responsibility of their line manager in Nairobi, in close coordination with Portland’s Global Impact team in London

Requirements

Providing a quality service:

• Have the ability to conduct comprehensive analysis of information to tight deadlines ensuring accuracy and relevance
• Have a very good knowledge of the national and international media landscape in Kenya, East Africa and at Pan African level
• Have experience of using social media platforms in a professional capacity
• Have excellent writing skills in English; other language skills would be appreciated
• Be proficient in the use of research and data analytics tools
• Be organised and able to manage your own workload

Team working and projects

• Be able to work with and communicate effectively with others across the agency
• Be an excellent decision maker with a real ability to lead and mentor a team across different client accounts
• Develop collegial relationships with individuals at various levels throughout the agency
• Have excellent interpersonal skills with a real flare for pitching and presenting ideas and business plans
• Focus on organic growth and development of team, have experience of being a line manager to junior team members

Qualifications and skills:

• Degree (with a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent). This is likely to be in a research-oriented social science or arts, e.g. politics, history, economics and English
• Knowledge and enthusiasm for the media and international affairs is essential
• Experience of global development, working with philanthropic organisations, United Nations agencies, advocacy groups or international corporations is an advantage
• Experience in journalism, blogging and social media is an advantage