Newspapers in Education Coordinator at Nation Media Group

Role overview:

Newspapers in Education (NiE) is an initiative of the Nation Media Group PLC whose objective is to promote literacy through use of newspapers as learning materials and to develop lifelong reading habits among young people and their communities besides improving NMG products' brand awareness. We are seeking to recruit a Newspapers in Education Coordinator in the Circulation department.

Reporting to the Head of Circulation & Distribution, the job holder will be responsible for the overall management of the Newspapers in Education (NiE) progamme in schools, support the team to recruit new schools and track performance for participating schools in order to continuously deliver value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop annual NiE growth plans and budgets; Develop NIE circulation plans and oversee timely and efficient newspaper deliveries to participating schools;
• Improve brand awareness by making NIE products top-of-mind;
• Key contact with Partners including proposal writing, pitching and managing overall client relationship; Manage timely production of NiE publications in liaison with various stakeholders on a regular basis; Monitoring and evaluation of schools including managing recruitment, training, distribution and overall relationship with schools; Liaise with the Ministry of Education (both at Head Office and county level) on relevant approvals and operational issues; Planning and execution of project M & E including relevant surveys (where applicable); Preparation of Management and Partner reports on a regular basis; Work closely with partners and marketing to develop a NiE learning materials; NiE data management that enables timely renewal of NIE subscriptions, efficient communication with stakeholders and compliance with the internal and external regulations.
• Graduate in Education or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Teaching experience / partnership experience with Education institutions will be an added advantage; Ability to conduct activations and engagement in schools; Team player; Project management and good presentation skills; Driving license.