Senior Communications Officer

Local Government Finance Commission is seeking to recruit a Senior COmmunications Officer to establish and maintain a positive image of the LGFC through research, dissemination, and responding to negative publicity or news in a timely manner, and to create mutual understanding between the LGFC and other institutions and the public.

Reference No: LGFC/SCO/03/2026

Salary Scale: LGF5

Entry Age: 30-45 Years

Reports to: Commission Secretary

Directly Supervises: None

• Acts as the Spokesperson for the LGFC.

• Develops and implements plans, strategies, programmes, and activities aimed at projecting a positive image of the Office of the LGFC.

• Determines, packages, translates, and disseminates information of interest to the LGFC and the country to different categories of major stakeholders and the public, and maintains a sound feedback mechanism.

• Advocates for, creates, builds, and maintains good will and a positive image of the LGFC.

• Carries out research, prepares, and writes articles and press statements for the Commission Secretary for the media.

• Prepares and organizes media and press releases and briefings, publications about LGFC Commission decisions, and the LGFC's policies, plans, strategies, programmes, and initiatives, and communicates them to relevant fora.

• Establishes and maintains collaboration linkages with the communications industry, media houses, and internal organs of the LGFC.

• Promotes LGFC's corporate identity and positions the LGFC in a positive limelight.

• Carries out media monitoring and analysis, and responds to inquiries about the LGFC for the purpose of promoting and upholding a positive image.

• Routinely interacts with the media and schedules media programmes such as talk shows, interviews, and press briefings for the Commission Secretary.

• Advises and briefs the Commission Secretary on media reports, responds to public relations issues, and makes follow-ups.

• Organizes photography and press media coverage of major functions and events.

• Should have an Honors Degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, or Public Relations obtained from a recognized institution or A Master's degree in Mass Communications, Journalism, or Public Relations obtained from a recognized institution.

• At least three (3) years working experience at Officer level in an institution fully engaged with communications, public relations, and media-related issues.

• Excellent writing skills

• Report writing and presentation skills

• Organizational and management skills

• Flexibility and ability to multi-task

• Analytical and decision-making skills

• Negotiation skills

• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines

• Team player

• Strong interest in the media

• Good time management

• Attention to detail

• Ethics and integrity

• Listening and judgmental skills and effective communication

• Innovative and result-oriented

• Confident and curious to understand issues