EdoBEST is hiring a Director of Communications. The Edo State Government, led by Governor Obaseki, implemented the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST).

About The Role

As Director, Communications, you will be the communications lead for a large scale government education programme.
You will support the government in the creation and delivery of communications strategies and ensure that the programme is being communicated effectively to a wide range of stakeholders both at a statewide, national and international level.
You will be able to leverage relationships to influence communications approaches and build strong advocacy platforms to further the aims and ambitions of the work.
You will create, write and design content that is both compelling and impactful; that places your programme at the core of the group communications strategy in Nigeria.

What You Will Do

Manage the communications for a statewide government educationprogramme.
Act as the communications lead for a government communications team and programme.
Develop compelling communications strategies for the promotion of the programme within Nigeria and internationally.
Directly manage media engagement and cultivate media contacts.
Pitch stories to both national and local media to achieve high visibility for in print, broadcast, TV and online media outlets.
Evaluate opportunities for communications partnerships and platforms that will strengthen the programme.
Act as a spokesperson and represent the programme in local and national forums.
Build a strong advocacy engagement programme with national and multinational partners.
Write clear and compelling pitches, press releases and articles.
Support the government to develop content strategies for digital communications.
Identify media trends, news cycle opportunities.
Support internal communications initiatives to promote the programme.
Analyze and measure results of communications initiatives.
Work closely within the Nigerian communications group to ensure that the communications strategy for the programme is advanced and complementary to the group strategy.

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