Gwanda State University
DUE: 07 JAN 2024
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following posts:
Gwanda State University is an equal opportunities employer. Female candidates and differently abled people are encouraged to apply.
1.2 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
1.2.1 Social Media Specialist (1 Post)
Qualifications and Experience
• A good first degree in Journalism, Media, Marketing, Advertising, Communication, Digital Media or related field.
• Five (5) Ordinary Level passes, including English Language and Mathematics.
• Knowledge of digital marketing tools.
• At least two (2) years proven working experience in social media marketing or as a digital media specialist.
• Excellent, writing, editing (photo/video/text), presentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate social networking experience and social analytics tools knowledge.
• Adequate knowledge of web design and web development.
• Knowledge of online marketing and a good understanding of major marketing channels.
• Positive attitude, detail, and customer-oriented with good multitasking and organisational ability.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, messaging, and audience identification.
• Generate, edit, publish and share daily content (original text, images, video or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action.
• Optimise company pages within each platform to increase the visibility of the company’s social content.
• Designing, implementing and evaluating social media campaigns.
• Creating content strategies and cross-platform reports.
• Continuously improve GSU social media sites by capturing and analysing the appropriate social data/metrics, insights, and best practices, and then acting on the information.
• Collaborate with other departments (academic, non-academic and SRC) to manage reputation, identify key players, and coordinate actions.
Conditions of Service
Medical Aid, Leave and Pension Benefits are offered. The information on salary and other benefits will be made available to the short-listed candidates.
TO APPLY
Soft copies in a single continuous PDF file of each of the following: application letter, certified copies of educational and professional certificates, national identity card, birth certificate and curriculum vitae giving full personal particulars including full name, place and date of birth, qualifications and previous employment and experience, present salary, date of availability, telephone number, email address, names and addresses of three referees including email addresses should be sent to [email protected] or hand delivered to:
The Deputy Registrar
Human Resources Section
Gwanda State University
Epoch Mine Campus
P O Box 30
Filabusi
The closing date for the receipt of applications is Sunday, 07 January 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.