The officer is expected to contribute to TLS internal and external communications through production and dissemination of high-quality, well-targeted communications. Core activities include managing the content and quality of TLS website, Wakili TV, social media, and other communications channels TLS use to reach its audience. Responsibilities

·         Serve as editorial in charge of Wakili TV and TLS social media platforms

·         Arrange interviews and host Wakili TV media programmes

·         Ensure Wakili TV news stories are accurate, legally sound and published/ aired in a timely way

·         Sustain a strong TLS social media presence and personality

·       Ensure content posted on Wakili TV and TLS social media platforms is timely, interesting and engaging across multiple audiences

·         Write, edit, distribute, circulate information, stories, features, commentaries and press releases to all TLS audience

·         Produce accurate, clear and consistent communication messages to highlight our works via different communications channels (website, Facebook, publications, events, newsletters, etc.)

·     Write credible, persuasive policy reports, briefings, blogs, speeches and other outputs designed to help TLS influence policy change or raise TLS external profile.

·      Identify opportunities and recommend appropriate approaches for effective engagement with key policy makers and decision-makers through targeted messages

·         Collects success stories and key achievement of TLS activities and write them to be shared with various target audiences

·         Draft appropriate response on several issues that require TLS public response e.g., press releases

·         Work with TLS communications team to plan, manage and deliver PR campaigns

·         Edit TLS annual reports, speeches, and other products that communicate TLS activities, products and/or services

· Ensure the development of high quality, visually appealing and brand-aligned communications materials to achieve communications/marketing objectives

·        Use digital and non-digital platforms to raise stakeholders’ awareness about TLS including its activities, services and impact

·        Identifies events/ stories that capitalise media opportunities and packages stories and information in compelling ways for media to report on positive works and achievements of TLS

·         Develop and manage creative TLS communications products such as publications and newsflashes

·         Create engaging topical communication products targeting TLS members

·         Collects and report information on issues affecting TLS members

·         Create key educational or advocacy messages and disseminate to the specific defined target audiences

·         Strategize, plan, produce, update and edit content for TLS website

·         Produce interesting stories of TLS work for dissemination to external audiences

·         Respond to media inquiries

·         Establish and maintain effective relationships with journalists, and maintain a media database

·         Monitor, collect, compile news from media and maintain a record of media stories which are relevant to TLS

·         Promote and conduct analysis of the impact of TLS communications activities

·         Build the communications capacity of TLS staff

·         Ensure communications and brand guidelines of TLS are properly adhered to

·     Perform any other duties related to the profession as assigned by your supervisor

How to Apply

If you have interest working with TLS, please email us your application, CV and at least 2 samples of your written work relevant to this position. Explain in your application why you are the most ideal candidate for the job.

Send your application to: [email protected]  

All applications should be addressed to the Executive Director, Tanganyika Law Society, P.O. Box 2148, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.    

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN JUNE 19, 2023