4640BR

Communication and Marketing Officer

Aga Khan Education Services

The position

AKES, Tanzania is seeking qualified and dedicated candidates for the position of Communication and Marketing Officer

Position Summary
The Communication and Marketing Officer assist AKES,T with all communication activities, including internal and external strategies. This encompasses devising communication plans, responding to enquiries, creating content, briefing vendors, and overseeing the production and dissemination of marketing collaterals. The ideal candidate should be a creative thinker and possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a marketing plan to increase awareness of the school’s mission program and activities
• Develop and implement effective communications strategies tailored to target audiences.
• Conduct market research to identify opportunities for school promotions and branding efforts
• Handle internal communications, ensuring timely, accurate and clear message across the school community.
• Manage school’s public relations efforts by prepare press releases, website content, internal reports, speeches, and marketing materials highlighting school activities and success stories.
• Coordinator school newsletter, blog and social media platform for regular engagement with   school stakeholders, parents, staff, students and alumni.

The requirements

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration, communications, or a related field.
• 3 to 4 years of relevant marketing experience, preferably in education or related sectors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for engaging persuasive content; proficiency in Canva and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Familiarity with digital platforms (social media, email marketing, CMS); skills in article writing, graphic design, and video editing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic graphic tools; experience updating/producing content (spotlights, stories, alerts).
• Ability to track analytics, evaluate campaign performance, and provide data-driven recommendations.

Sector

Social Development

About the Agency

The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the Global South. AKES currently operates over 190 pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and more than 100 non-formal education programmes in diverse geographic locations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. Most schools offer their respective country’s national curricula, with some schools in East Africa and Bangladesh also offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). AKES employs over 6,500 teachers and staff and educates over 104,700 students. More information…