Communication Manager at BRAC

BRAC TANZANIA FINANCE LIMITED (BTFL) is the largest Microfinance organization in Tanzania with a mission to responsibly provide a range of financial services to people at the bottom of the pyramid. We particularly focus on women living in poverty in rural and hard-to-reach areas to create self-employment opportunities, build financial resilience, and harness women’s entrepreneurial spirit by empowering them economically.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support BRAC internationals’ transformation strategy with appropriate internal and external communication interventions
• Develop Country Communications strategy for Tanzania
• Support in developing communications strategy for key program
• Correspond with employees and external stakeholders to keep them informed of organizational developments.
• Collaborate with media on various levels and initiate ideas to preserve and promote Organizational
• Schedule interviews and media events and help in preparing reports and seeking approval for use of media extracts.
• Act as spoke person for BRAC Tanzania Finance LTD.
• Developing relationships with key media to secure and grow media coverage online and offline.
• Increase brand equity and support reputation management
• Support BRAC Tanzania Finance LTD’s mission and program priorities
• Capacity building of Country Focal for Crisis Communication and Brand Building
• Collating and analyzing current communications and messages and ensuring consistency
• Other duties may include issuing press releases, arranging interviews, case stories and compiling press kits.

Safeguarding

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

 Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in journalism, Mass communication, Public relation and marketing.
• Minimum Five (5) years’ experience working in an International Organization
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, layout and design, professional printing/publishing skills are essential, including ability to present concepts verbally
• Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital/social media
• Photographic skills
• Must possess excellent organizational skills
• Must have a good network with local media