Communication Officer II at The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG)

Job Purpose

• This will be the entry and training grade for Communications Officers. The Communications Associate II will be deployed to perform general Communications functions and assist the implementation of various internal and external communication interventions in the Office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Sharing of timely Media Analysis of all articles touching of the OAG mandate;
• Arranging and organizing interactive media engagements with editors and journalists;
• Creating proactive and timely press releases, briefs and articles;
• Documenting and proofreading articles for both internal and external stakeholder publications;
• Participate in undertaking research on emerging issues on communication;
• Maintaining an updated database of contacts of all medial houses, editors, journalists and related stakeholders;
• Collecting information on programmes and significant events that impact on customers, and forward the same to the Head of Communications for appropriate action;
• Managing OAG social media platforms and analytics to understand audience engagements;
• Safeguarding and promoting OAG brand in all internal and external communications;
• Managing the archiving and retrieval of official photos and videos for use when required.

Requirements for Appointment:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Mass Media, linguistics, Literature or any other relevant discipline from a recognized Institution
• Computer knowledge including digital communication tools like video conferencing platforms, content management systems, publishing/graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Suite and any other related software, video editing software and live streaming tools;
• Membership to a professional body will is an added advantage.