Posted:3 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Hospital & Health Care
Description:
In 1998, CURE International, in cooperation with the African Inland Church, opened the AIC-CURE International Hospital in Kijabe, Kenya. Along with being CURE’s first hospital, CURE Kenya was Africa’s first orthopedic pediatric teaching hospital for children with disabilities. The 30-bed hospital provides care for children suffering from a wide range of orthopedic conditions, such as clubfoot, burn contractures, osteomyelitis, and other acquired or congenital conditions. The hospital also conducts mobile clinics to identify children in remote areas who can be treated at the hospital and to provide follow-up care for those who have received surgery. Located in the Rift Valley city of Kijabe, the hospital attracts patients from every region of the country. Through the training of surgeons, nurses, and healthcare professionals, CURE Kenya aims to improve the country’s overall capacity to treat disabled children.
Job Description
The CURE kids coordinator’s primary responsibilities involve the collection, authoring, and uploading of content and media to support the CUREkids program as well as other communications meant for use on the website, social media, and in print both for the CURE Corporate Office and in support of the local hospital’s marketing and donor support needs. The CUREkids coordinator is essentially the eyes and ears of CURE, documenting the lives of those the organization serves and the people serving them.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Capture before images and media for select children undergoing treatment at CURE Hospitals.
- In conjunction with the CURE Kids Lead, select the highest priority stories and capture during patient visits at CURE.
- Effectively document compelling stories that communicate the overall experience of children who are undergoing treatment at a CURE hospital.
- Provide quality content for the CUREkids program by creating CUREkids profiles and keeping all profile data updated with the most recent information.
- Collaborate cross-departmentally at the local hospital for a variety of content regarding the child or child’s family that can be added in order to develop a holistic and robust story during their stay and updates for the future.
SECONDARY DUTIES:
- Communicate with the CUREKids Lead through regular teleconferences and email.
- Provide communications support to the Corporate Advancement team through donor thank you videos.
- Be an active participant in helping to host and represent CURE to individuals who visit the hospital.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
