Communication Specialist
Vacancy Announcement: KIGALI-2020-017
The Embassy of the United States of America in Kigali is recruiting for the position of Communication Specialist. The position is open to All Interested Candidates/All Sources and available to start immediately.
Duties: In close coordination with the Deputy Country Director, the incumbent serves as a focal point for all communication and public affairs activities for Center for Disease Control (CDC) Rwanda ensuring that U.S Government funded programs are highlighted to support the public health activities in Rwanda. S/he is responsible for working with CDC Rwanda leadership and technical teams to develop and implement a comprehensive communications program to promote public understanding of CDC Rwanda’s programs and accomplishments. Plans and coordinates the dissemination of information relating to the organization’s programs, objectives, and functions through various platforms. Provides technical support and assistance to CDC-Rwanda technical/programmatic teams as well as to implementing partners. Provides writer-editor support for high-level briefing documents, external communications with partners, remarks for public events, and technical/programmatic documents. This position is supervised by CDC Rwanda Deputy Country Director.
All applications must be submitted via Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) by COB (5:30 pm) on October 12, 2020.
Full announcement and application procedures are available on https://rw.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Office on KigaliHRRecruitment@state.gov
