Communications Manager C4 (L)
A vacancy has arisen at the British Embassy, Mogadishu (Nairobi Office) (BEM NO) located at the British High Commission Nairobi for a C4 (L) Communications Manager. The BHC consists of 360 employees with a wide variety of experience and job roles, representing over 10 government departments working within Kenya and Somalia.
The position is graded at C4 (L) for which the current salary scale starts at Ksh.317, 293 per month before deduction of tax. Where the jobholder is not liable to Kenyan tax the scale will be abated under HM Treasury rules and starts at Ksh. 228,497 per month to take account of the tax they would have paid.
Due to the nature of the role it is necessary that any applicant is able to obtain security clearance to official-sensitive. Security checks and an interview will be conducted.
Main Purpose of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team as the Communications Manager at the British Embassy in Mogadishu. The role will lead all UK communication efforts in Somalia. The successful candidate will have proven experience of developing innovative media campaigns for big organisations, strong interpersonal skills and a experience of designing and implementing communications strategies.
With the re-opening of the UK Embassy in Somalia, the UK’s influence (and footprint) on the ground continues to grow. We now have established programmes across development, justice and security sectors. Somalia also continues to make progress with an electoral process underway, the completion of the federal map due in 2016 and increasing security. This expansion of our work has been matched by the increasing range and depth of our interlocutors, as newly formed regional administrations are established across the country and access is increasingly possible to parts of Somalia outside of Mogadishu.
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To Apply
Please read these notes carefully to ensure that your application is received and processed.
All applicants should submit a short (1 page maximum) covering letter stating why they are a suitable candidate for the position along with a copy of their CV (2 page maximum) in English and BHC Application form, by email to:Recruitment.Africa5@fco.gov.uk Applications will only be accepted by email.
Internal candidates should also submit the above with a copy of their appraisals covering the past 24 months.
All candidates should use the following subject line for their email: 50/15 NR Communications Manager.
Please submit only the requested documents. Please also ensure that your email including attachments is no larger than 2 megabytes, otherwise it may be rejected by your email system or the systems through which it will pass en route to us.
Internal candidates and spouses of UK diplomatic officers: Please quote in the subject line of your email, the Vacancy Notice No: 50/15 NR Communications Manager and also indicate that you are an internal candidate or the spouse of a diplomatic officer.
