Communication & Database Manager Job at Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS)

The position
In order to enhance its capacity, CHRIPS seeks to recruit one (1) communications and database management officer to assist in project implementation.

Position summary
Responsible for execution of CHRIPS internal and external communications policies and related processes, information repository and similar tasks as may be assigned

Responsibilities for the Communication & Database Manager Job

General Communication responsibilities

• Developing and implementation of CHRIPS communication strategy
• Support relevant program staff to acquire the skills for mainstreaming communication into programming
• Provide expert advice to the program staff on communication issues both internally and externally
• Build strategic partnerships with key local, regional and international media outlets; 5. Plan and coordinate the communication, profiling and showcasing of CHRIPS work
• Track media reports on CHRIPS thematic issues in the subregion and share relevant items.
• Identify and track media mentions of CHRIPS and its grantees
• Maintain contacts and liaise with key local, regional and international media outlets.

Management of information repository

• Create, maintain and enhance the new CHRIPS repository including ensuring data quality and promoting it to the research community.
• To ensure that research outputs and research data contained in the repository is up to date, of a consistent quality, ensuring ease of discoverability.
• To ensure that metadata and full text objects (both of published outputs and of research data) are made available via the repository in compliance with funder and publisher requirements, and copyright.
• Advise on open access publishing of research outputs, and the curation and dissemination of research data.
• To develop and review periodically the institution’s repository mandate, open access and research data management policies.
• To promote the institutional repository to various stakeholders
• To provide periodic reports to CHRIPS staff on the growth and use of the repository.

Management of website and social media accounts

• Develop and implement strategic plan to grow CHRIPS social media audience.
• Strengthen CHRIPS brand and engage our community on social media by producing creative and compelling content.
• Manage the daytoday execution of social media messaging through various platforms.
• Use creative means to plan, organize, and implement a range of social media programs and/or events.
• Generate content to update and maintain CHRIPS website (www.chrips.or.ke) 6. Grow web traffic for CHRIPS website by evaluating and improving the site’s SEO.
• Work with the CHRIPS team to broaden awareness of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications for the Communication & Database manager Job

• A proven track record in communication, management of databases, websites and social media platforms.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Communications or Journalism from a recognized university.
• Microsoft certifications in Access or SQL Server; database design, administration, or management.
• The ability to write creatively, clearly, and compellingly.
• Strong qualitative and analytic skills; keen attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience with web publishing, HTML, SEO and basic content management systems.
• Sound knowledge of leveraging social media technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, and working knowledge of web analytics software.

Personal skills

• Able to work with minimal direction and supervision; independent and selfsufficient.
• Able to think strategically and are results driven.
• Ability and desire to work effectively in a fastpaced, team environment and flexible as tasks and priorities shift.
• Ability to complete tasks within the set deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to consistently demonstrate a professional manner in dealing with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally to the organization.

Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of views.