Officer, Communications at EKOEXCEL

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Posted 2 years ago

EkoExcel is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Officer, Communications

Location: Lagos

About EkoExcel: The EKO Excellence in Child Education and Learning programme is LASG’s statewide program to transform ECCDE and Primary education in all Lagos State government schools, bringing 21st Century education that is child-centred and enabled by modern practices and technology. The programme is designed to empower and support public school teachers and to increase learning outcomes for children in the classroom. The programme represents the largest ever investment in Lagos state’s basic education system. It is bringing equity to quality basic education, and in doing so removing the economic limitations for the hundreds of thousands of pupils in the State’s public primary school system.

Job Requirements

Minimum of First Degree in Communications or related field.
3 years experience in a core communications role (in house or agency)
An awareness of the media and political landscape both locally and nationally.
Familiarity and experience of using digital editing tools such as Premier Pro, Adobe and WordPress.
Experience with professional photography using tripods, lapel mics and digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR)
Understanding of state and local government public office structures.
Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships within a productive working context.
Proven ability to produce compelling material and stories for external audiences.
Proven ability to collate, produce and edit multimedia content.
Well-developed written and verbal communication skills to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with internal and external stakeholders including the media.
Familiarity and experience of using digital editing tools such as Premier Pro, Adobe and Word Press.
Ability to successfully influence and negotiate with individuals and achieve objectives through excellentrelationships.
Experience of collecting data from various sources, and ability to analyse and present findings clearly for internal and external communications including for press releases.
Proven ability to prioritise and organise own workload effectively and efficiently and meet deadlines.
Well-developed ability to work well with others as part of a team, providing support as required, and build and maintain effective working relationships.