Job Summary

Communication and PR Officer

GIZ-External Vacancy Announcement #024/2021

GIZ- Office Addis Ababa

One of the fundamental aspects of Ethiopia’s industrialization strategy is the establishment of Industrial Parks (IPs) around the country. The parks aim to attract foreign direct investments, to increase the country’s exports, to create jobs for the growing population, and to promote the country as a light manufacturing hub on the continent. At the beginning of 2020, IPs in Ethiopia were providing employment for 92,000 people, yet with a high turnover of employees. IPs have the potential to achieve higher prosperity for the regions and deliver a step-change in economic development for the country. The GIZ project “Sustainable Industrial Clusters” (S.I.C.), which is co-financed by the UK and Germany, shall promote socially and ecologically sustainable garment and textile production in selected IPs. It shall contribute to this by tackling issues on: park operations, labor satisfaction, environmental and social regulatory standards as well as their enforcement.

The project is looking for an experienced Communications/PR Officer to support its newly established Strategy Unit.

Position: Communication and PR Officer

Application deadline: March 23, 2021

Place of Work: Addis Ababa

Job Requirements

Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensuring the consistency of corporate design, logo and style guide usage by technical staff within the project for all publications
• Drafting, editing and/ or updating articles, press releases, project descriptions for various communication channels, including social media and fact sheets
• Liaising with Strategy Unit and technical team in the implementation of the project Communication and Visibility Plan
• Coordinating and establishing press contacts for the project in Ethiopia
• Monitoring of media reports on project in national and in GIZ/UK/German/Ethiopian media channels
• Drafting and editing of project impact story telling
• Updating and maintaining the GIZ communication platforms such as IDA Community, Intranet, etc.
• Development of communication products, incl. graphic design
• Liaising with external service providers (printing companies, graphic designers, photographers etc.) and managing contracts with suppliers and contractors
• Liaising with GIZ Country Office´s Communication Unit

Required qualifications and professional experience

Qualifications

University Degree in PR/communication/ journalism/marketing/similar (Master preferable)

Competence

• Excellent knowledge of Amharic and English language both in speaking and writing, German language knowledge is an asset
• Good working knowledge of IT (E-mail, internet and computer applications such as MS Office)
• A sound understanding of Graphic Design (such as Photoshop/Adobe InDesign)

Professional experience

• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in similar role in international organizations
• Prior experience working for GIZ and/or FCDO (or the former United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)) is an asset
• Good knowledge of internal and external communication needs
• Able to draft communication concepts tailored to events / workshops communication output
• Proven track record of development of communication products (incl. content-writing, editing, graphic design)
• Good time management skills, able to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, eye for detail and team spirit

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Ethiojobs or Email: hreth@giz.de  

Note:

Please make sure you mention the Vacancy Number ‘Communication and PR Officer #024/2021’ in the subject line of your email application.

Due to large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers.

Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

“Please refer to our brochure to learn more about GIZ’s attractive benefit package.”