The roles and responsibilities of the Knowledge Management Officer include, but are not limited to, the following:
Knowledge management
Bring innovative knowledge management approaches to the organization and various projects implemented by the organization
Prepare knowledge management and research uptake plan to strengthen institutionalization of knowledge management initiatives of the organization
Identify opportunities for capturing and sharing knowledge, and disseminate information about major progress, results, and lessons learned by proactively working with programme and project teams.
Produce knowledge management outputs such as technical briefs, process documents, change stories, best practices, customized knowledge products, policy briefs, blogs, audio-visual contents, and newsletters through conceptualization to finalization
Conduct media monitoring to document evolving issues, events, political actions, and policy landscape affecting the health system of the country
Act as a driving force to reinforce visibility of the organization through public showcasing of published peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed article, provide support for organizational presence in national and international knowledge sharing conferences.
Handle social media platforms of the organization independently including content creation, rationally engaging audience, analyzing metrics to measure how well the contents perform, and developing strategies to maintain and grow social presence and increase brand exposure
Update and manage the organization’s website including regularly updating website content, ensuring its functionality, and coordinate with the technical team to troubleshoot technical issues to maintain optimal website performance, coordinate with teams to publish accurate and engaging content, manage multimedia elements, and analyze website traffic and performance metrics, implement.
Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies and project implementing partners to harness their support in project implementation
Support capacity mapping of internal team and external stakeholders, design, implement, and evaluate training and capacity-strengthening initiatives tailored to the need of team members and stakeholder needs
Support organization of trainings, workshops, and other capacity-building events.
The above list of responsibilities is not comprehensive, and the Knowledge Management Officer may be required to take on additional responsibilities, as determined by the Line Manager or other team members, to meet activity/organizational needs and requirements.
Job Specification
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health or Mass Communication and Journalism, with a minimum of three years of experience in a similar role within public health programs or research projects.
Practical experience with graphic design software such as Canva and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, and Premiere Pro) is an asset.
Knowledge and abilities to effectively use modern digital tools, platforms, and technologies 4 for communication, content creation, and information dissemination.
Expertise in summarizing and synthesizing content from relevant documents, as well as drafting news articles, blogs, and scripts.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, crucial for effective collaboration within organizational and project contexts.
Awareness of and commitment to integrating gender and cultural considerations into project activities.
Fluency in both English and Nepali (written and spoken)
HERD INTERNATIONAL is a research and development agency, promoting evidence informed policies and practices for sustainable development and contributing to improve quality of life of people. It is legally registered as a service company under the Office of the Company Registrar, Ministry of Industry, Nepal. HERD INTERNATIONAL functions with the principles of Youth-Centric Empowerment, High Regard to Human Subjects, Partnership and Collaboration, Integrated Development, Innovation for Impact, Translating Evidence into Policy and Practice and Zero Tolerance on Corruption and Misappropriation. All members of this organization embody in principle and practice these principles.
We function with 3E approaches of EFFICIENCY, EXECUTION and EMPOWERMENT.
