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AAP Communications Coordinator Position Opening

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4 years ago

January 28, 2022

Mark Wamai

L-R: The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, Honorary Consul of Liberia to Uganda & Chair of the AAP Advisory Board-Hon. Thelma Awori, AAP Director for Africa-Prof. Richard Mkandawire and Director DRGT & Focal Person AAP-Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi chat after the Town Hall Meeting on 19th November 2019, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda.

The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) is seeking an experienced, organized, enthusiastic, energetic, creative, and results-oriented Africa-based communications professional to serve as communications coordinator for AAP’s consortium. The Communications Coordinator will be responsible for strategy development and implementation, digital communications, content creation and management, multimedia production, market research, copy editing, and internal and external communications. This is a full-time (100%), remote position with an initial 6-month contract with the possibility of renewal. This role reports directly to the Director of AAP Africa Office who is based in Malawi.

Through its communications strategy, the AAP seeks to grow its visibility and recognition on the African continent and at the same time ensure that communication on research, policy analysis, and other strategic messages from member universities remain relevant and accessible to priority audiences, including researchers from across the consortium, consortium administrators and university leaders, funders, policy makers, and development partners. The AAP seeks to achieve this by improving its communications approach and by strengthening the communications functions of AAP’s Africa office and its African member universities.

Please see Download below for detailed advert.

Work Hours

Work hours are 8 am to 5 pm SAST with some nights and weekends. Note that will be working with the MSU team and partners where the time difference is up to 7 hours.

Required Application Materials

Please submit

cover letter,
résumé/CV,
communications portfolio and/or writing samples, and
contact information for three references.

Applications materials should be submitted through the link below:
https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0O3cPkzhk0GNhtQ

Special Instructions

Please contact Prof. Richard Mkandawire with questions about the position at: mkandaw2@msu.edu

Check the AAP website for more information about AAP: http://aap.isp.msu.edu/

The position posting will close and applications must be submitted by February 8, 2022.

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