Vacancy title:
Communication Officer

Jobs at:
Health Promotion and System Strengthening Project ( HPSS Project )

Deadline of this Job:
28th June 2010 at 16.00 hours

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

JOB DETAILS:
The Health Promotion and System Strengthening Project (HPSS Project) as can of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute (Swiss TPH) aim is to improve access to and utilization oi health resources and services in Dodoma, Morogoro and Shinyanga regions for arriving at an effective and well governed health system. To achieve the above aim, the project has tour components: Health Promotion, Health Financing, Pharmaceutical and Health Product Management, and Health Technology Management. The protect is expanding its workforce and is announcing tire following position.

Position: Communication Officer
Reporting to: Chief Technical Service Officer
Location: Dodoma
Level oi Engagement: Fulltime
Duration of engagement: One—year.

Summary of the Position

The Communication Officer will be responsible to design and develop the Communication Strategies to improve the access to quality services. The incumbent will establish communication needs and demands of the project, regularly review existing materials for a maximum impact at project level. Support HPSS visibility actions in workshops, symposiums and exhibitions with aim at arriving at an effective and well governed health system.

The communication Officer shall he responsible and accountable for the development, regular update and implementation of the flow oi the information to ensure attainment of the Projects goals and objectives in line with the Swiss TPHKHPSS Project mandate and approaches. The Communication Officer is accountable tor the management of the communication system and to provide strategic and technical guidance, s/he will work closely and interact with Chief Technical Services Officer, Chief Finance and Administration Officer and IT System Analyst cased in Dodorna.

Specific responsibilities

• Prepare communication actions and products that create public awareness.
  
• Monthly evaluation of effective media relations strategies.
  
• Prepare Protects Advertisements are carried out efficiently and effectively.
  
• Draft press releases, editorials and scripts for educational messages
• Organise press conferences and media round discussion
  
• Write stories and feature articles in the newspapers that may enlighten the public on Protects activities.
  
• Ensures regular maintenance and upload of current and up to date information to Project’s website.
  
• Ensure weekly bulletin and newspaper cuttings are well pinned to the notice boards at the headquarters and in the regions.

Other Attributes

• Competent in Computer graphics and designing skills.
  
• Website, intranet, social media updating. Ambitious and sell-motivated with the capacity to deliver superbly under tight/pressure working schedules. l
  
• Professional ability to take still and video pictures.
  
• Ability to work diligently and independently,
  
• Exhibits high standards oi business and personal ethical conduct Works on improving own knowledge, skills and attitudes.
  
• Build and maintain good relationships with journalists, bloggers, stakeholders and public that will help advance Projects activities.

Qualifications ‘

• Bachelor/ Advanced Diploma in Journalism and or Public Relations and or Mass Communication or its equivalent.
  
• At least three years’ experience in Print and or electronic media.

Job application procedure
Application should be accompanied with;

• A well-typed CV;
  
• Certified copies of relevant certificates: (Academic and professional)
  
• Names of at least three (3) referees with reliable contacts;
  
• Contact address during daytime (Postal Address, Cell Phone/Telephone number, Skype, e mail)

Send your application to the following address:
HR and Administration Manager, '
HR and Administration Department,
Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) Project,
P.O. Box 29,
DODOMA

or
Online application via email: hpssjobs@hpss.or.tz
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Female applicants are encouraged to apply.

The Deadline for submission of application is on 28th June 2010 at 16.00 hours ‘