POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Communications Officer is a member of the CURE hospital team and acts as a liaison and connection among CURE programs, the Corporate Office, and the growing community of friends and supporters of CURE. The primary mediums for the CURE Communications Officer are the written word, photography, video, website, and social media tools as provided and prescribed by the Corporate Communications Department.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Document overall activity at the hospital by providing content for telling the CURE Story through articles, photo essays, videos, donor reports, and social media posts.
- Develop long-form stories of patients who are years out of recovery.
- Collaborate with the hospital senior management team to document hospital activities, news, events, and information for donor reporting, news/stories, website(s), and mobile clinics.
- Fulfill a supportive role in the marketing needs of the hospital with social media and public relations.
- Fulfill a supportive role in the internal communications needs of the hospital.
- Produce and deliver timely digital content to the Corporate Communications Department for events.
Job Requirement
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism, Photography, Communications, Marketing or related degree, or equivalent amount of related experience.
- Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience with photography, videography, and photojournalism.
- Experience with internet social media tools including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, blogs, and email.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written English
- Experience using, or exposure to, Adobe Lightroom or related software.
- Experience using, or exposure to, Mac OS X.
PLACE OF WORK: The CURE Hospital, Addis Ababa
SALARY: According to the organization’s pay scale
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Fixed term
How to Apply
Qualified and interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit :
- CV,
- Cover letter written in English,
- The photo/video portfolio is submitted digitally,
- and professional credentials to the following emails:
joel.witwer@cureinternational.org
metasebia.mamo@cureinternaitonal.org
within 10 consecutive days after the announcement. The CURE Hospital has full right to reject or take any other options in this regard. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
For more information, please call 011-1-237767.
Address: The Cure International Inc, near Hamle 19 Park, Addis Ababa
