Marketing & Corporate Communications Officer - St John Ambulance,

Marketing & Corporate Communications Officer - St John Ambulance,
Welcome to the website for St John Kenya. At St John, we pride ourselves in being the leading provider of First Aid Training and Emergency Medical Services in the country. From ambulance response to highly trained First Aiders always on the ready, St John is certainly the 'first to care'.

St John Kenya exists to be the leading organisation of volunteers with our members and supporters providing first aid, essential emergency services, increasing capacity to save lives and ensuring the provision of healthcare in communities.

The service that our volunteers offer is well known in Kenya - with one of the largest volunteer movements in the country (about 15,000), St John has volunteers busy all over the country - offering First Aid and emergency care at accidents and incidents, giving selfless service to the communities in which they live, offering First Aid cover at public events and training our vast youth network in personal development and leadership programmes among other things.

We are here to serve you!
St. John Kenya is a charitable organization whose mission is to be the leading organization of volunteers with members and supporters providing first aid, essential emergency services, increasing the capacity to save lives and ensuring provision of healthcare to communities

St John Kenya is seeking to recruit a Marketing & Corporate Communications Officer. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for developing and maintaining a Marketing and Corporate Communications Strategy for St. John Kenya and co-ordinating all related activities.

Key TasksDuties and Responsibilities
1. To be responsible for Marketing Activities which include:
    * To advocate, promote awareness and understanding of St. John Kenya mission and vision in the regions and the public.
    * Create marketing concepts and plans to enhance the profile by developing annual marketing plans which details activities to follow during the fiscal year focusing on meeting the organizational objectives.
    * Design, negotiate and buy advertising space in the media houses.
    * Build strategic partnerships with Government, Private Sector and the civil society aimed at increasing the capacity of St. John Kenya.
    * Promote the organization by seeking donations and sponsorship of St. John events and functions.
    * Prepare marketing reports and advise the management on various marketing strategies.
    * Specifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-ongoing visits to customers and non customers
    * To manage the Marketing Department Budget to deliver all activities within the budget.

2. To be responsible for Corporate Communication activities which include:
    * Planning, developing and implementing Corporate Communication strategies
    * Liaising with colleagues and key spokespeople.
    * Liaising with and answering enquiries from media, individuals and other organizations.
    * Achievement of frequent, timely and positive media coverage for St. John and all its programmes countrywide across all available media.
    * Conduct internal communication courses, workshops and media training.
    * Researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media.
    * Writing and editing in-house magazines, case studies, speeches, articles and annual reports.
    * Preparing and supervising the production of publicity materials including brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos, photographs, films and multimedia programmes;
    * Organizing events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days, press tours and functions.
    * Maintaining and updating information on the organization's website; up to date pictures, announcements at least once per week.    * Managing the Organization's timely response to important issues and in times of crisis.
    * Plan Corporate Communication programs including the preparation of cost budgets.
    * Monitor corporate communication plan and strategy for uniformity in messages, including templates, tag lines and logo usage.

Personal Competence
Requirements
    * Minimum Degree in Marketing or Social Sciences with a strong component in marketing, Communications and public relations. Journalism will be an added advantage.
    * Minimum of 3 -5 years experience in marketing and communications.
    * Computer proficiency
    * Creative and innovative.
    * Good communication skills
    * Team player
    * Certificate of good conduct.
    * Good attention to details.
    * Ability to work under tight deadlines.
    * Willingness to travel extensively
    * State Salary expectation.

Apply via email; info@stjohnkenya.org. Subject line should read, ‘MARKETING AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER' to:

Chief Executive Officer
St. John Kenya
P.O. Box 41469 - 00100
Nairobi

so as to be received on or before November 18th , 2010