Specific ResponsibilitiesCommunications• Development and implementation of a branding and communications strategy for the National Drought Management Authority;• Development of communications and marketing materials, including: Speeches, articles, annual reports, corporate profiles, social media messages, advertisements, publications, presentations, videos and best practice case studies to support the communications strategy and enhance partner engagement;• Preparation of the production of publicity brochures, handouts, promotional videos, photographs, films and multimedia programs;• Supporting the implementation of NDMA local visibility guidelines, and making recommendations on strategies to enhance NDMA’s visibility under the guidance of the Communications officer;• Keeping an eye on public opinion about an organization or particular issues;• Undertaking referrals and responding to media relations inquiries and arranging interviews with journalists;• Collection of media materials, (Videos, Photos and stories) as required by the communication Manager.• Providing support on collecting feedback about distributed IEC materials including FAQs in order to enhance the quality of it to be more accepted by the beneficiaries;• Updating the communication Manager on the movement in the field, gathering news related to NDMA in the whole country;

Responsibilities:Reporting to the communication officer my duties included the following• Following selected key sites and social media accounts, select relevant content and draft twitter and Facebook posts for review, bearing in mind good social media practices such as mentions and hashtags. • Publicizing new content and information on the Portal such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest and other agreed upon social media sites. • Scheduling social media posts by use of other social media scheduling tools.• Researching on the news items before it is transmitted to ensure relevance and quality standards are maintained• Scripting news item to be broadcasted and editing, translated news and Presentation news• Production of programmes

Reporting to the communication officer my duties included the following:• Assisting with content development, editing, and proofreading work of the communication programme’s project materials, social media and website pages, speeches, and other communications materials;• liaising with communications teams to determine project’s strategic and operational communications needs;• Extracting required data from referred sources for analysis by the communication teams;• Development of communication’s online presence via other new media;• Updating the communications social media sites regularly;• Ensuring timely dissemination of project reports and communiqués;• Organizing teleconferences for the communication team;• Coordination and facilitation of external communication meetings and events;• Dissemination of internal team meeting minutes;• Management of online (‘O’ drive) and offline (Paperwork) filing of communication products and documents.