Fixed Term Contract – 6 months (Open to Kenyan Nationals only)
Overall Responsibility: The Regional Production Officer is part of the Regional Communication Centre (RCC) based in Nairobi, and s/he mainly supports all English-speaking African delegations with their promotional items production, while defining their needs and in achieving high quality standards.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Production of Promotional Items
Plan production based on delegations needs reflected in the Field Production Book to rationalize cost and ensure high quality;
Research and develop promotional items related to events, anniversaries and campaigns;
Ensure thorough quality checks of products;
Prepare production planning and keep clients informed of all stages of production;
Negotiate rates, production timelines, delivery dates and quality with suppliers;
Distribution
Ensure follow up of deliveries to client delegations by LON and comply with dispatch guidelines;
Optimize the distribution of ICRC communication products to audiences, in collaboration with logitstic office
Manage and promote the stock of promotional items, including stock movement statistics;
Support to the African Delegations
Respond to individual requests from client delegations with regards to promotional items;
Follow up projects from concept to full completion, following the related guidelines;
Ensure compliance of projects with the ICRC visual identity guidelines;
Promote and advise the client delegations on the implementation of the ICRC Visual Identity.
Requirements
University degree in Communications, marketing or other relevant field;
A minimum of 3 years work experience in a similar function;
Excellent knowledge of the production process of print, design and branding;
Familiar with production soft wares notably Adobe suite;
Excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Office tools especially Excel;
Excellent command of written and spoken English, Swahili and preferably French as well;
At ease with social media and new technologies.
Personal Profile
Capable of managing suppliers and multiple projects simultaneously;
Attention to detail and service oriented;
Autonomous, sense of organisation and priority;
Flexible and solution oriented.
