Save the Children

Position: Communications and Reporting Specialist

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Posted date: 49 minutes ago

Application Deadline: Sep, 28/2021 (6 days left)

ROLE PURPOSE:

To ensure effective communication and visibility of Growth through Nutrition project through the various project, SCI, donor, and GOE platforms and work closely with the COP, and two DCOPs in delivering high quality written donor reports and documentation

 SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: COP

Dimensions: Growth Through Nutrition operates nationally and in five regions of Ethiopia and with six international and five local partners to improve the nutritional status of children and women. It has more than 40 staff in the Addis project office. It is a six-year 78 million USD project funded by Feed the Future through USAID.

The Communications and Reporting Specialists work across GTN staff, including partners, to ensure the work of the project is effectively communicated to stakeholders. The specialist will work closely with the SCI Communication Team to plan and deliver high-level events and activities and provide guidance to all project staff to ensure compliant and effective communication. The role-holder also supports content management and uploads for the project website.

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Ensure effective external project communication

• Serving as the communications lead for the project.
• Prepare project communications plan and regularly update
• Plan and request support needed from SCI Communication Team on a timely basis
• Responding to visibility/communications requests of USAID and Save the Children
• Attend all meetings and training called by USAID communication office
• Guide all project staff, including partners, to ensure compliant branding per the USAID approved branding and marking plan of Growth through Nutrition
• Coordinating visibility / close-out events as necessary and serving as a focal point for logistics of events including drafting agendas, producing materials needed for the event, and planning venue, guest list, etc.
• Plan and facilitate regular online or physical learning events to share project technical updates and learning
• Work with SCI Communications Team to ensure effective media engagement and coverage of key GTN project events
• Collaborate with Tufts University to ensure that the project website is handed over to Save the Children and frequently updated with new content.

Generate communication content

• Gather successes from the field and showcasing stories through various media including stories, photographs, and videos by working closely with the Communications team.
• Producing project-related visibility materials.
• Participating on online platforms to convey updates.
• Supporting the project management team in reporting, documentation, and coordination of program-related briefs, Newsletter, and updates
• Work with technical advisors to prepare project technical briefs.

Project donor reporting and documentation

• Reviewing, editing, and formatting of the project Semi-annual and annual project reports and program technical reports and present to the project management team
• Documenting all communications and meeting notes with USAID and monthly AOR meetings, and ensuring that actions plans are tracked.

Provide program coordination support to COP and Senior Leadership Team

• With the program support coordinator, organize the quarterly project review meetings with partners and regional teams developing the agenda and materials as needed and ensuring that action plans are tracked, followed up, and reported back to the following meetings.
• Supporting the weekly SLT and monthly ESLT meetings, developing the agenda and materials as needed, and ensuring that action plans are tracked, followed up, and reported back to the following meetings

Other responsibilities

• Any other SCI and project-related responsibility assigned by the COP. 

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated thinks strategically 

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members, and external partners, and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency

 To be successful you will bring/have:

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Education- BA Degree in communications, business management, or social development
• Recommended a minimum of 8-year experience in an NGO environment
• Experience working with COPs or senior management team
• Experience of working in large diverse teams with colleagues from many cultures backgrounds
• Familiarity with USAID branding and marking rules and regulations preferred
• Excellent written and spoken English required
• Proven capacity to prepare high-quality project reports and edit, format, and review program and technical documents
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, and highly competent in developing and implementing systems, business processes, and procedures
• Highly competent in Microsoft office software,
• Experience with graphic design in Photoshop is an asset
• Experience with webpage management preferred
• Excellent coordination skills
• Confident in dealing with large groups of people and with senior-level visitors and partners
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
• Commitment to Save the Children values

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties following our global anti-harassment policy

How to apply

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at the website