Job Opportunities at Haco Industries Kenya Limited

Job Opportunities at Haco Industries Kenya Limited,

Job Opportunities at Haco Industries Kenya Limited

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HACO Industries was established in the early 1970’s as single-product manufacturer. From those modest beginnings, HACO is now one of the region’s leading FMCG manufacturers, supplying a wide range of products to the entire East African and COMESA Markets

Communications Officer

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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

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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.

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Method of Application

To apply, please send your detailed CV and Cover Letter to jobs@haco.co.ke

Please indicate your current salary details, 3 referees and daytime telephone contacts to be received by 12th April 2023

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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