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POSITION TITLE: Communications Officer
COUNTRY: Rwanda
LOCATION: Kigali (Primary) and some local travel
RESPONSIBLE TO: GM, Commercial
STATUS: Full Time
SUPERVISORY CAPACITY: N/A
DATE: February 2025.
Gasmeth Energy MISSION:
Gasmeth Energy aims to reduce or remove environmental pollution using cleaner, greener gas displacing liquid or solid hydrocarbons. Developing and producing methane from Lake Kivu in a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound manner. Distributing compressed natural gas (CNG) throughout the region.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Responsible for ensuring effective communication between Gasmeth and its key stakeholders. Create, coordinate, and execute plans to effectively manage and boost the company’s brand image and organizational reputation
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications Officer
- Public Relations: Regular interface and management of PR agency, generating press releases and managing press relationships, improving and tracking media mentions and community radio programs.
- Brand Management: Marketing campaigns, championing core values (GRAVITY), ensuring consistent standards and policies across internal and external communications, corporate sponsorships, and corporate merchandise management.
- Advocacy Groups and Conferences: Develop an annual calendar of relevant conferences, and coordinate membership of relevant industry groups for networking/advocacy.
- Internal Communications: Townhalls & learning sessions management, internal/external announcements.
- Digital: Generating and editing content (for the organization's website, press releases, marketing materials, and newsletters), updating/managing social media platforms, and tracking relevant publications.
- Employee Profiling: Identification of key spokespersons and ambassadors for events
- Sustainability: Community relations, sponsorships, and social media impact metrics
- Projects: Conferences, Forums, and Screening PR agencies
- Perform any other task(s) as assigned.
EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree. Communications, Journalism, or associated degrees a bonus but not a firm requirement.
- A minimum of 2 years experience in a communications or marketing role.
- Creative, innovative, and detail-oriented
- Proficient in MS Office and various social media applications. Graphic design skills are a plus
- Understanding of communications, public relations, and marketing best practices.
- Must possess exceptional writing skills and be able to compose engaging and accurate content.
- Strong communicator who works well independently and with a team.
- Exceptional time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to design representations of the company’s product/service offerings.
- Entry-level ability/experience in gathering and analyzing data and presenting findings.
- Ability to think strategically and identify ways to improve communication efforts
- Must be resourceful and take initiative even when given minimal direction.
Submission of applications – to include combined in one folder 1 page Cover letter, an updated CV (maximum three pages), and names, titles, and contacts of three professional referees - should be submitted via the apply button with the position applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is 21st January 2025 at 17:00hrs.