Head of Communications and Media Relations

Nairobi - Kenya

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 4-5years

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Daktari Online is a leading healthcare education digital health and innovation platform working with healthcare professionals institutions regulators and industry partners across the region. Daktari Online delivers high-impact training research dissemination digital solutions and knowledge translation that strengthen healthcare systems and professional capacity.

As Daktari Online accelerates its growth agenda toward 2026 we are seeking a dynamic and commercially minded leader to drive our communications media production and brand-led revenue growth.

Role Description

The Head of Communications and Media Production is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping Daktari Onlines brand strategic communications and media production across digital and traditional channels. The role ensures that Daktari Onlines training research and technology outputs are translated into compelling accurate and impactful content for diverse audiences.

This is a revenue-linked role with direct responsibility for developing and commercializing healthcare communications and digital media management services for industry partners and institutions while driving audience growth engagement and conversion across Daktari Onlines platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications and Brand Leadership

Lead and execute Daktari Onlines integrated communications and brand strategy.
Position Daktari Online as a regional leader in healthcare education digital health and innovation.
Oversee public relations media engagement and thought leadership initiatives.

Healthcare Communications and Digital Media Services (Commercial Focus)

Design package price and manage healthcare communications and digital media services for industry partners institutions and development organizations.
Lead client engagement service pitching and delivery oversight.
Drive revenue growth client retention and repeat business from communications and media services.

Media and Content Production

Lead production of high-quality multimedia content including videos podcasts documentaries webinars and learning media.
Oversee studio operations and manage external production partners.
Ensure content accuracy ethical standards and regulatory compliance.

Digital Growth and Community Engagement

Oversee Daktari Onlines digital platforms and social media strategy.
Grow followers engagement and conversion of audiences into active learning platform users.
Support reactivation of dormant users and customer retention initiatives.

Knowledge Translation and Editorial Oversight

Translate complex healthcare and research content into accessible formats.
Provide editorial leadership for blogs newsletters reports and learning materials.

Internal Communications

Strengthen internal communication and staff engagement across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Communications Journalism Media Studies Public Health Communication or a related field.
Minimum 35 years experience in strategic communications media production or digital content leadership.
Experience working in healthcare development or technology-driven environments is required.
Strong storytelling editorial and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to link communications and media outputs to business and revenue outcomes.
Proficiency in digital media tools analytics platforms and content management systems.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape and scale a leading healthcare communications and media function.
Direct commercial impact in a fast-growing healthcare innovation ecosystem.
Access to a large verified healthcare professional network and in-house production capabilities.
Competitive remuneration with performance-based incentives linked to growth outcomes.

Application Deadline: 20th January 2026