Media Relations Officer

The School of St Jude is a charity funded school that provides a FREE, high-quality education to over 1,800 primary and secondary children from the poorest communities in Arusha.

We are seeking an inspired, energetic person for our Media Relations Officer role, based in Arusha, Tanzania at the School of St Jude. As the Media Relations Officer you will be responsible for writing and editing the school's marketing communications, managing the school's social media identity including the St Jude's blog, updating our website, sourcing media opportunities and much, much more!

A minimum commitment of 12 months is expected.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sourcing media opportunities
• Assistance in updating the school's social web pages
• Writing blog posts for the St Jude's blog and other relevant blogs
• Writing content for the schools monthly newsletter
• Updating the schools website
• Write a wide variety of communications for print, TV, radio, and the Internet
• Review, edit, proofread and coordinate production of a variety of corporate and marketing communications

Requirements and Skills:

• Superior creative writing skills
• Extraordinary communication and networking skills
• Excellent Microsoft Suite skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional organisation skills

Living allowance:

International volunteers receive a comfortable monthly living allowance, which is enough to live on but not enough to fund travel around Africa.

How to apply

If you are interested in joining our team then please visit our website www.schoolofstjude.org or send an application to hradmin@schoolofstjude.co.tz