Job Opportunities at Haco Industries Kenya Limited

The Communications Officer will do the following:

• Assist in executing the organization’s overall communications strategy.
• Drafting communications collateral as required e.g., press kits, event programmes, reports, speeches, copy writing etc.
• Assist in collation of necessary materials and information needed to develop media articles and responses from different departments.
• Social Media Management and updating of HACO’s corporate handles
• Actively support in development/content/management of new communication channels (such as podcasts and twitter spaces)
• Identify opportunities and platforms to profile HACO’s work Nationally and Regionally
• Assist creation of a solid visual data (videos and photos) bank for our business
• Support in Daily Media Monitoring of HACO’s visibility in the news and/or stories of interest to HACO’s sustainability agenda
• Support Sustainability Colleagues in proposing valuable partnerships and collaborations for HACO
• Work with internal teams to execute internal awareness programmes and campaigns
• Assist in updating the Website with relevant information on the organization’s progress

Required Skills

• Understands the best practices of main social media channels including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc
• Must possess exceptional writing skills and be able to compose engaging and accurate content
• Strong communicator who works well independently and with a team
• Understanding of communications, public relations and marketing best practices
• Ability to think strategically and identify ways to improve communication efforts
• Demonstrable social networking experience and social analytics tools knowledge
• Positive attitude, detail and customer oriented with good multitasking and organisational ability

Education and Experience

• 3+ years prior experience in a communications role and proven working experience with social media
• BA in Communications, Marketing, or Public Relations
• Knowledge of Adobe PhotoShop, InDesign, and Illustrator

Sustainability Officer

The Sustainability Officer will do the following:

• Support in implementing organization’s Sustainability Strategy through identified programmes.
• Regularly collect data on greenhouse gas emissions, water, and waste from manufacturing teams for monitoring and documenting.
• Conducting research to inform the development of sustainability programmes (benchmarking with local and international examples) and identify new partnerships.
• Monitoring local and global changes to environmental legislation and regulation and flagging them for action by the organization
• Assist in coordinating monthly green team meetings, preparing presentations, documenting outcomes and tracking actions.
• Assist in putting together Sustainability report (HACO Sustainability Scorecard) for dissemination.
• Coordinate with HR, Communications, and other colleagues to develop internal campaigns and awareness programmes to support the rollout of the sustainability strategy in the organization.
• Communicating with internal stakeholders to gather feedback on existing programs, encouraging participation in new initiatives, and monitoring program performance and outcomes
• Assist relevant departments in developing plans to reduce the organization’s carbon footprint through recycling programs, use of alternative energy sources
• Assist in developing and implementing educational programs about environmental issues, such as climate change or biodiversity loss
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Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Superlative and creative problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Thorough and current knowledge of sustainability practices, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to analyze and understand research and to identify relevant and valuable information.
• Extremely proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to create, interpret, and execute a budget.
• Presentation skills required to deliver proposals to varying groups of individuals.

Education and Experience:

• 2-5 years of corporate, business and management experience required.
• Possess an environmental degree in a relevant environmental subject i.e., Sustainability / Environmental Management
• Demonstrate an awareness of environmental management systems and environmental tools.
• Experience of collecting data, maintaining and analysing data for inclusion in papers, reports and projects or presentations.