Marketing Communications and Research Officer Jobs at Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

 

Nigerian Communications Commission in collaboration with Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation announce the following vacant position:


 
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is an international development partnership between the Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth governments, business and civil society organisations. It provides the international community with effective means to help bridge the digital divide and achieve social and economic development, by delivering to developing countries unique knowledge-sharing programmes in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the specific areas of Telecommunications, IT,
Broadcasting and the Internet.

Job Title:  Research Officer - Research and Consultancy Division
 
Job Description
1. Assist the R & C team in carrying out research and consultancy assignments and undertake such tasks as may be assigned in relation to projects
2. Undertake research relating to ICT for Development issues such as rural connectivity, developmental impact of telecommunications, local content, use of ICTs for disaster management etc
3. Communicate with CTO members and relevant bodies to seek additional information and validate research
4. Keep updated the database of sources of information, funding and other support (ex. research institutions, donors, individual champions etc) and to identify opportunities in line with their priorities
5. Monitor the database of consultancy opportunities and keep colleagues informed
6. Assist in the preparation of expressions of interest, proposals and concept papers for research and consultancy opportunities
7. Carry out tasks designed to obtain donor and private sector support for CTO initiatives
8. Design and carry out capacity building programmes for CTO stakeholders
9. Assist to keep updated the CTO’s Database of consultants and research partners
10. Assist to keep updated the Research and Consultancy pages on the CTO website
11. Carry out any other tasks that may be assigned by the CTO Management
 
Academic Qualifications and Experience:
  • A degree in a field related to international development (Development Studies, International Relations, Political Economy, Economics, ICT for Development etc)
  • Working experience in the field of international development would be an added advantage
 
Person specifications
  • A keen interest in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the way they impact upon socico-economic development
  • Excellent academic record
  • Excellent research skills
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills
  • Experience of writing for internal/external audiences
  • Knowledge of key socio-economic development issues, especially the role of ICTs in development
  • Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Salary - £17,000 to £21,000 depending on Qualification and Experience
 
 
Job Title:  Marketing Communications Officer
 
This position reports to the Deputy Manager, Events and Communications
 
The Role
To undertake marketing communications activities in the following tasks:-
Events marketing: Design and implement marketing communications plans for conferences, research and consultancy services with a strong focus on branding
Corporate communications: Assist in all aspects of press and media relations
 
In particular:
  • Obtain necessary approvals and judiciously spend the marketing budget for each event
  • Add or edit as required contact data for the CTO in general and for individual events
  • Assist in the creation of brochures, flyers, mail-shots, faxes, and correspondence to member governments and industry
  • Maintain events listing in the CTO website and social media
  • Maintain and update dedicated event mini-websites
  • Arrange cross-marketing deals
  • Maintain CTO’s image library
  • Undertake event advertising and promotion
  • Produce post-event marketing of conference documentation
  • Develop and optimize new marketing channels
  • Respond to general enquiries and manage media/partner feedback
  • Prepare and distribute CTO literature at CTO’s and other events (e.g. exhibitions and trade shows)
  • Provide administrative and communication support at CTO domestic and international events
  • Track other events on subjects of interest to CTO
  • Produce the internal newsletter and alumnus newsletter
  • Coordinate the production of written and graphical material, press releases and articles about all aspects and work of CTO, especially information regarding ICT developments in CTO member countries or entities
  • Assist in the compilation of the Annual Report
  • To collaborate with staff, members and other associates to promote the public profile of the CTO and provide an information point for enquiries about the CTO and its work.
 
Required:
  • A degree or equivalent qualification in marketing, and a minimum of two years’ experience in a branding-focused role
  • Experience of events marketing and exposure to conference promotion 
 
Desired:
  • Knowledge of the telecommunications, media and technology industry
  • Experience in DTP and web design (Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkExpress, Dreamweaver, Flash)
  • Experience or interest in list and database management.
 
Salary: £21,000+ depending on experience, plus commissions and annual bonus.
 
 
Method of Application
All applicants must be a national of a CTO Full Member country and have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. It will be the applicants responsibility to apply for a UK visa if offered the job and bear all the relevant cost to attend an interview at the CTO Head quarters in London, UK. Please provide evidence of your nationality with your application.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory references. You will be required to provide details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer and from your previous employer or university, ensuring that you account for at least the last five years of your employment history in your application. Referees should not be related to you and should be able to give an assessment of your professional abilities as well as your character. We will not take up references until after any qualified offer of employment has been made.
All applicants would be required to produce evidence of any educational and professional qualifications to support your application, on the day of interview.
Salaries on appointment for any post if advertised are per annum gross subject to deductions of National Insurance contributions and CTO internal income tax (paid at UK income tax rates).
If you wish to be considered for any post, please ensure that you submit your curriculum vitae together with a covering letter setting out your experience and skills in relation to the person specification, competencies and other requirements for the post.
To respond to advertised vacancies, please email CV and a short covering letter to recruitment@cto.int. 

 



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