JET needs a Public Education Officer!
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is seeking a creative, energetic communications professional to work on our environmental public education campaigns in 2017.
You need not have in-depth environmental knowledge, but you must care about good governance and proper management of Jamaica’s natural environment. This full-time position is suitable for someone who is prepared to develop and deliver educational materials on environmental topics, is comfortable speaking in public and who is willing to publicly represent JET on environmental issues. You must be comfortable working at many different levels in the society – with communities affected by environmental issues, private sector companies and government officials. Experience in developing environmental campaigns and/or formal environmental education would be an asset.
Job activities will include:
- Development and delivery of communications plans for JET's public education campaigns
- Coordination of market research activities
- Coordination of the production and distribution of all public education campaign elements including: liaising with vendors and suppliers, supervision and implementation of strategies within time frames specified, site visits, scripting, preparing shot lists, editing
- Management of social media networks
- Event coordination, logistics and delivery, including PR support
- Management of public relations and media opportunities including: suggesting and generating press stories and public relation opportunities, liaising with media houses, pitching and arranging interview opportunities with media outlets
The successful candidate must have a degree in communications, marketing or a related field and three to five years’ working experience. Full-time contract will expire August 31, 2017, with a possibility of renewal if funding permits.
If you think you are the right person for the job, please send your resume and a paragraph of no more than 300 words about why you would like to work with JET to sstanley.jet@gmail.com Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Interviews will take place in early January 2017
