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Marketing and Communications Officer

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Full Time

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Who We Are: Montrose (www.montroseint.com) is a growing international development company with a Head Office in Jersey, Channel Islands, regional offices in Uganda and Myanmar. We work throughout Africa and Asia delivering health, education, enterprise and environmental projects for aid agencies such as the UK Government’s DFID and UN agencies, and private company clients.

What We Are Looking For: We require an ambitious and dynamic Marketing & Communications Officer to support our continued growth within the international development sector. You will be a core member of the Montrose team, working closely with our UK, Africa and Asia-Pacific regional offices. As a growing company, we are looking for an individual who has bright ideas and can implement the company’s marketing and communications strategy; managing project-specific communications including online, website and social media platforms; communications and IT support to projects, offices and bid development; capacity building on marketing & communications within the company; as well as project management support. The role offers exciting opportunities for travel within the UK, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Core Responsibilities:
Company Communications and Marketing: You will

Develop and implement the marketing and communications strategy for Montrose
Design communication and marketing materials for the company, subsidiaries and projects
Design and manage our social media platforms, and lead the design and content management of the company website.
Provide technical support to the Montrose team during the development of proposal for new projects.

Project Communications: You will

Lead the development of marketing and communication materials for our diverse range of projects, including project updates on social media
Travel to the projects across a range of developing countries, to document project impact and outcomes, and provide communications support to project staff.

Technical Support: You will

Be responsible for delivering capacity building and mentoring within the company and to Project Knowledge Management and Communications personnel.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Degree in marketing and communications, web design and development, and/or other relevant discipline
3-5 years relevant work experience – preferably in developing contexts
Excellent written and spoken English – additional languages a bonus
Excellent web development and database management skills
Good knowledge of relevant computer software packages
Comprehensive experience designing and managing diverse social media platforms
Excellent editorial and writing skills
Desire to learn and take on new challenges
Right to work and reside in either Jersey, Channel Islands
Ability to travel within Africa and Asia-Pacific as appropriate
Familiarity with database and web design software
Skills and experience in graphic design
Project management skills and experience
Interest in international development

Degree in marketing and communications, web design and development, and/or other relevant discipline
Interested applicants for this position: please send your CV and a letter explaining why you are suitable for this role to hruk@montroseint.com by 12th November 2017.

Please note this is a rolling recruitment and applications will be considered before the deadline. Positions are being recruited in Jersey, Channel Islands and Kampala, Uganda. Please include either ‘MI-MCO-Uganda’ or ‘MI-MCO-Jersey’ in the subject of your email to indicate where you are currently based.