Communication Officer at HealthRight International

Job Purpose

Responsible to the Country Director, the Communication Officer, will serve HealthRight Kenya and HealthRight Regional Office ensuring alignment of internal and external communications to the organizational branding standards and guidelines.

Main Duties 

Communications Strategy & Planning

• In liason with the senior Leadership team, support the implementation of country communications strategies aligned with HealthRight’s global and regional objectives.
• Work closely with the regional team to manage the online editorial calendar and to ensure the production of targeted, high-quality content for different platforms;

Content Development & Editorial Management

• Develop, edit, and disseminate high-quality content for websites, newsletters, press releases, marketing materials, human-interest stories, and reports in line with HealthRight standards.
• Contribute to the preparation of organizational publications including annual reports, corporate profiles, case studies, speeches, and submissions.

Digital, Social Media & Website Management

• Manage country-level social media platforms and produce engaging, interactive digital content.
• Maintain and regularly update country website content, ensuring accuracy, relevance, consistency, and alignment with HealthRight branding and messaging.
• Coordinate with technical teams to publish timely program updates, news, and resources on the website.

Media Relations & External Visibility

• Maintain up-to-date media contact databases and support proactive media engagement.
• Draft media materials, briefing notes, and key messages; respond to media inquiries in coordination with management.
• Support the production of visibility materials, including brochures, videos, photographs, and other multimedia products and deliberately enhance donor and organizational visibility.

Stakeholder, Events & Community Engagement

• Support stakeholder and partner engagement, including mapping and targeting external audiences.
• Assist in coordinating events, community outreach activities, and represent HealthRight externally when required.

Working Conditions/Environmental factors 

• Works predominantly in the office with long periods of sitting usually influenced by the level of tasks.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, Journalism/ Public Relations 
• Experience in digital communications, social media and community management, and of adapting messages to different audiences.
• Experience of website management, content management systems, and social media platforms.
• Experience in graphic design and audio-visual production are an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently, including producing quality communication material.
• Membership to a relevant Professional body like the Public Relations Society of Kenya (PRSK) 

Previous relevant work experience required.

• 3-4 years of work experience in the NGO or experience in the field of communications, knowledge management, and external relations, with proven track record of managing media platforms, website management, community management and social insight reporting.
• A creative problem solver who’s able to navigate complexity and ambiguity to get to the heart of and cultivate a great story. 
• A seasoned media professional with relationships with tier-one media, and an ability to form new relationships. 
• An experienced generalist who thinks about and drives Communications across channels, e.g., video, digital, social, internal and media. 
• Strong understanding of the humanitarian and development context in Kenya;
• Strong writer and analytical reader, especially for deliverables to be developed for external stakeholders (e.g. donors & partners);