The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is a unique non-profit organisation funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development.
GALVmed's purpose "Protecting Livestock – Improving Human Lives" is at the heart of everything we do. Strong two-way communication between GALVmed and all its stakeholders and by a much wider audience is crucial to its success. The communication of the GALVmed mission and performance is challenging both because of the number and variety of interested parties, and because of the complexity of the message that needs to be put across.
By developing new veterinary vaccines and the associated processes by which to make these widely available and affordable, GALVmed is playing a major role in improving the livelihoods for the world's 900 million poor livestock farmers and needs good communications at all levels to succeed.
Interested in either of these posts?
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, based in Edinburgh, UK or Nairobi, Kenya
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Communications professional
- Broad experience in developing countries
- Track record at management level in a technical / scientific organisation
- Knowledge of Animal Health an advantage
- Experience in developing and running communication & advocacy strategies for not-for-profit organisations
- Experience in management of staff and projects
- Experience of establishing and maintaining partnerships
- Understanding of donors / funding
- Excellent English writing and editing skills with ability to produce finished copy
- Flexibility to travel internationally
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, based in Edinburgh, UK or Nairobi, Kenya
- Minimum of 3 years' experience as a Communications professional
- Experience in Social Media
- Ability to advise on content and design of IT presentations
- Experience in both internal and external communications
- Familiar with website and internet development
- Understanding of donors / funding
- Ability to produce staff bulletins / newsletters
- Ability to advise on organisation of PR events
- Excellent English writing and editing skills with ability to produce finished copy
- Flexibility to travel internationally
........then GALVmed would like to hear from you!
Please visit our website http://www.galvmed.org/about-galvmed/vacancies-1/ to review the full job descriptions.
If you would like to discuss either of the roles further please contact our Senior Director of Policy & External Affairs – hameed.nuru@galvmed.org.
Application is by CV, with a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and also an indication of your current salary, sent to recruitment@galvmed.org.
Closing Date by which applications must be received is 13th April 2014 – please also indicate in your covering letter where you read this advert.
