Public Relations and Communications

SECTION

FUNCTIONS

Director

• Coordination and supervision of the department’s sections.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s five year strategic plan and budget.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s annual plan and financial estimates.
• Preparation of the department’s formal, periodic and other reports.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s risk management framework and  reporting.
• Preparation and implementation of the department’s monitoring and evaluation system.
• Coordination of capacity development for all the department’s staff.

Communications Section

• Plan all Defence (MoD and National Army) public communication activity, including the collection of information and material for release.
• Supervise the preparation of all Defence public communications, including the drafting of press statements, preparation of videos, audio and photographs, provision of documents and other information for public release.
• Brief Minister and senior staff and officials on messages and lines to take ahead of public communication events.  
• Organise press conferences and other media events for Defence.
• Maintain the MoD official website and presence on social media.
• Coordinate work with the Ministry of Information and the communications staff of the Presidency and other ministries.
• Liaise with Army and other security sector actors to collect information for public communications.
• Draft routine and special Defence reports to the Presidency and other ministries; maintain a record of defence activity and related events to support report writing.
• Maintain a record of Defence information and material for public release, including a library of documents, photographs, audio and videos.
• Attend important Defence events to provide accurate public reports.
• Collect and analyse feedback on Defence communications, in order to make improvements.