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Date Posted: Wednesday, November 02, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project involves the construction and operation of a buried, crossborder pipeline to transport crude oil from the Lake Albert area in Uganda to the eastern coast of Tanzania for export to international markets. The pipeline will run from Kabaale in Hoima District, Uganda, to Chongoleani, Tanga Region, in Tanzania. The length of the pipeline is 1,443 kilometres (km) of which 296 km will be in Uganda. In Tanzania the pipeline will traverse ten 8 regions: Kagera, Geita, Tabora. Shinyanga, Singida, Dodoma, Manyara and Tanga.
The Job holder reports to the Communications Lead and works closely with all other departments.

Context and Environment.
The main objective during the current stage is to ensure that all the conditions are in place for a smooth and efficient running of the project in line with the established Project standards whilst protecting the project’s technical achievements.

Job Responsibilities
The Job Holder is responsible for the following critical tasks:
• Participate in departmental communications and campaign planning, working with other teams to ensure mass messages to targeted stakeholders are well planned and timely disseminated.
• Developing Mainstream and alternative Media content.
• Establish and maintain a strong effective network and working relationships with mainstream media representatives.
• Participate in the planning and organize interviews, press conferences, corporate events, and other media-oriented events.
• Management of the company’s image through mainstream, alternative and folk media.
• Update media lists and manage media contacts and incoming requests from the media.
• Participate in managing media interviews.
• Manage external corporate materials.
• Evaluate and Monitor Projects media exposure.
• Organizing external communications related corporate events.
• Participate in organizing external corporate engagements
• Participate in drafting and editing publication materials and communications copy.
• Multimedia Media Content production.
• Project Content research.
• Drafting and editing communications copy and material.
• Participate in the implementation of internal and external communications strategies and projects.
• Prepare External Communications Implementation and Monitoring reports.
• Coordinate external translations
• Contribute to essentially have a smooth and effective running of the EACOP Project in all matters highlighted in the present Service Description.

Qualifications & Experience Required
Professional experience:
• Capable of working independently with strong prioritizing.
• Experience in mass communication management.
• Strong knowledge of communication practices and techniques.
• Capable of handling relevant IT tools (MS Office Suite and other specific tools as required).
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Preferably be of Swahili mother tongue with excellent fluency in English (speaking and writing).
• BA. degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
• Content writing and production experience for all media platforms: mainstream, digital, alternative, and folk.
• Great multitasker and capable of simultaneously managing multiple projects with different deadlines.
• Professional experience: minimum 4 years of relevant experience.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above are encouraged to send their CVs/Resumes to: recruitmenttanzania@qsourcing.com  not later than 10th November 2022
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
This position is open to Locals only.

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