The
African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) was founded in 2009 and is a platform
for African Heads of State and Government working to end malaria on the African
continent by 2030. All African Union Member States belong to ALMA. ALMA’s
vision is aligned with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the African Union’s
Catalytic Framework to End AIDS, TB and Eliminate Malaria and the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
ALMA
works to enhance accountability for results in malaria, neglected tropical
diseases and reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health with
the use of the scorecard accountability and action tracking mechanism at
continental, regional, national, sub-national and community levels. ALMA works
to sustain political and leadership commitments, and supports countries to
track progress, identify bottlenecks and take action.
In
addition, ALMA works with African countries to establish End Malaria Councils
and Funds to sustain political and leadership commitments at country level.
The
ALMA Heads of State and Government have charged the ALMA Secretariat with
supporting them in achieving their mission and vision. ALMA is
headquartered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and has an office in New York City,
U.S.A.
The
Youth, Communication and Advocacy Technical Advisor will be seconded to the
Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kenya and will support the Ministry’s
internal and external communications strategy for malaria aimed at ending
malaria. This includes, supporting advocacy and public communication to
promote the ALMA Chair’s four point legacy agenda, resource mobilisation and
accountability to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2030. This will be achieved
through working with the malaria program and senior management at the Ministry
of Health, sector ministries and partners to develop core youth, advocacy and
communication materials and support event management.
The
Youth, Communication and Advocacy Technical Advisor will report primarily to
the Head, Division of National Malaria Program.
Job
Profile
The
TA will also be responsible for raising awareness about the Kenya’s malaria
programme and activities as well as the ALMA Chair’s legacy agenda.
The
main duty and responsibilities are:
1. Programme Communications
for advocacy and awareness
The
TA will work closely with the malaria program and the Ministry of Health, to
develop a strategic communication strategy. This Strategy will ensure that
relevant program communication materials such as Press Releases, Op Eds,
Feature Stories, Social Media Messages, factsheets, infographics and etc.
are developed and disseminated to relevant stakeholders and target groups
through relevant media and network channels.
2. Media Relations
Develop
and maintain contact information, materials and relationships with journalists
and media outlets (print, electronic (TV, radio), web etc.) to increase
coverage of malaria control issues in the media (print, broadcast and digital).
Organise
press conferences, media briefings and exclusive media interviews for senior
leaders in the Ministry of Health.
Specific
activities may include:
·
Draft and edit newsletter articles, press releases, information and
advocacy briefs, PowerPoint presentations, human interest stories and other
advocacy/information materials.
·
Collaborate with the media by organizing activity site visits;
facilitate photo coverage and TV footage and utilizing both web-based and
traditional media as appropriate.
·
Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of media materials.
Maintain a library of media coverage, clippings etc.
·
Work with the authorised Ministry officials and spokespersons to respond
to media inquiries, arrange interviews.
3. Digital
Communications/Social media
Support
the malaria program to maintain the website and social media sites (Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram and others) through monitoring, posting and content
development.
The
TA will support the malaria program develop and archive communication
materials, including digital, such as publications, press releases and
clippings, photographs, audio-visual materials, web resources etc.
4. Partner Relations
Develop
and maintain an updated list of malaria stakeholders and special interest
groups.
5. Events/campaigns
Assist
in organizing and generating public support for special events and campaigns to
promote strategic goals. Support organization of workshops, seminars,
campaigns, events and program review meetings including agendas and meeting
minutes.
6. Monitoring and evaluation
Monitor
and evaluate impact of communication materials and advocacy events/campaigns to
target audiences. Goals and targets for this consultancy will be developed in
partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the malaria program at the
outset of the consultancy.
7. Advocacy
The
TA will work with malaria advocates at the Ministry of Health, regional
economic blocs and the end malaria council to communicate, conduct interviews
and respond to inquiries from the public and media about malaria.
8. Youth Agenda
The
TA will work with the malaria program and ALMA to:
·
Establish a Kenya youth advisory and advocacy group
·
Develop a network of young leaders to integrate malaria and universal
health coverage into existing advocacy activities.
·
Develop communication and advocacy materials on the youth agenda to
enhance public support.
·
Support content development for toolkits and material for youth
leadership training.
Minimum
Qualification and other Requirements:
The
ideal candidate will have demonstrated success developing and executing media
campaigns, be a self-starter, possess a positive attitude and have strong
writing and presentation skills with familiarity and ease working across a
variety of online, cloud and mobile platforms.
Education: Advanced Degree in
communications, journalism, public relations or a related field. Specialty in
health communication (preferred)
Experience:
·
At least 5 years similar work experience.
·
Knowledge and experience using a variety of social media platforms.
·
Experience working with Governments and multilateral institutions
(preferred)
·
Proficiency in written and oral English and Kiswahili.
·
Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and
Publisher)
·
Design and layout skills necessary. Familiarity with Adobe Creative
Suite or other design packages will be an added advantage.
Terms
of Engagement
The
consultancy will be for a period of one year with the successful candidate
expected to work for 10 working days per month. In addition, the successful
candidate will develop a work plan with agreed activities and timelines for 12
months and produce quarterly reports against set deliverables.
To
Apply
Submit
cover letter, resume and writing sample in pdf via email to info@alma2030.org with
Youth, Communications and Advocacy Technical Advisor in the email subject line
by 15 August 2020.
