Communications Officer at Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)

Communications Officer at Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)

Communications Officer at Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)

Job Summary

We are looking for a dedicated communications officer to join TLS Secretariat. The officer is expected to contribute to TLS internal and external communications through production and dissemination of high-quality, well-targeted communications. Core activities include managing the content and quality of TLS website, Wakili TV, social media, and other communications channels TLS use to reach its audience.

Scope of Work

The officer is expected to contribute to TLS internal and external communications through production and dissemination of high-quality, well-targeted communications. Core activities include managing the content and quality of TLS website, Wakili TV, social media, and other communications channels TLS use to reach its audience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as editorial in charge of Wakili TV and TLS social media platforms
• Arrange interviews and host Wakili TV media programmes
• Ensure Wakili TV news stories are accurate, legally sound and published/ aired in a timely way
• Sustain a strong TLS social media presence and personality
• Ensure content posted on Wakili TV and TLS social media platforms is timely, interesting and engaging across multiple audiences
• Write, edit, distribute, circulate information, stories, features, commentaries and press releases to all TLS audience
• Produce accurate, clear and consistent communication messages to highlight our works via different communications channels (website, Facebook, publications, events, newsletters, etc.)
• Write credible, persuasive policy reports, briefings, blogs, speeches and other outputs designed to help TLS influence policy change or raise TLS external profile.
• Identify opportunities and recommend appropriate approaches for effective engagement with key policy makers and decision-makers through targeted messages
• Collects success stories and key achievement of TLS activities and write them to be shared with various target audiences
• Draft appropriate response on several issues that require TLS public response e.g., press releases
• Work with TLS communications team to plan, manage and deliver PR campaigns
• Edit TLS annual reports, speeches, and other products that communicate TLS activities, products and/or services
• Ensure the development of high quality, visually appealing and brand-aligned communications materials to achieve communications/marketing objectives
• Use digital and non-digital platforms to raise stakeholders’ awareness about TLS including its activities, services and impact
• Identifies events/ stories that capitalise media opportunities and packages stories and information in compelling ways for media to report on positive works and achievements of TLS
• Develop and manage creative TLS communications products such as publications and newsflashes
• Create engaging topical communication products targeting TLS members
• Collects and report information on issues affecting TLS members
• Create key educational or advocacy messages and disseminate to the specific defined target audiences
• Strategize, plan, produce, update and edit content for TLS website
• Produce interesting stories of TLS work for dissemination to external audiences
• Respond to media inquiries
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with journalists, and maintain a media database
• Monitor, collect, compile news from media and maintain a record of media stories which are relevant to TLS
• Promote and conduct analysis of the impact of TLS communications activities
• Build the communications capacity of TLS staff
• Ensure communications and brand guidelines of TLS are properly adhered to
• Perform any other duties related to the profession as assigned by your supervisor

Qualification for Applicant

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Mass Communication or its equivalent from a recognized institution
• Minimum of 6 years working experience, preferably in a newsroom or media environment with editorial or content production role
• Strong command of English and Kiswahili (written and spoken)
• Ability to produce a variety of written communications products in a clear and concise style (please submit examples of your work)
• Ability to write clearly and with authority about issues relating to legal education, ethics in legal profession, access to justice, rule of law, human rights, civic space, democracy, and good governance
• Solid editorial judgment, with a commitment to accurate, engaging and well-written content
• Ability to use digital media and multimedia technology
• Experience of newsgathering for broadcast, digital and print media
• Knowledge of multiple communications approaches, tools, and methodologies essential to planning and executing effective communication campaign strategies and programmes, e.g., campaign management, media operations, marketing and promotion, audience outreach, and messages targeting specific audience
• Understanding of social media platforms, trends, tools, practices, and measurement
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision

How to Apply

If you have interest working with TLS, please email us your application, CV and at least 2 samples of your written work relevant to this position. Explain in your application why you are the most ideal candidate for the job.

Send your application to: [email protected]

All applications should be addressed to the Executive Director, Tanganyika Law Society, P.O. Box 2148, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JUNE 19, 2023