Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD)

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Communications and Knowledge Management Officer

 Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) is an Ethiopian Development Organization established in 2005 and reregistered at Agency for Civil Society Organizations as Ethiopian development Organization with Certificate no. 0321 under the Proc. No. 1113/2019. ECDD is working with other organizations to promote and facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities and disability issues in mainstream service delivery and development programs envisioning an Inclusive Ethiopia where persons with disabilities exercise the same rights and have access to the same services and opportunities enjoyed by other citizens.

USAID funded a project entitled “Promoting Rights and Inclusion for Disability Empowerment (PRIDE)”. The PRIDE project will address both the supply and demand side of the challenge. On the supply side, the project will work with the Federal and Regional TVET Agencies and individual TVET institutions to demonstrate how TVETs can recruit, assess, support, and provide vocational skills training to YWDs. Community-Based Training (CBT) opportunities will be provided in smaller towns, for youth with disabilities for on-the-job skills training at community level in a non-institutional setting, using practicing local master craftsmen and women as trainers. On the demand side of the challenge, many employers are either unwilling or lack the knowledge of how to employ job-seekers with disabilities. The project will work with the Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) and individual companies located in Industrial Parks, and with member companies of the Ethiopian Business and Disability Network (EBDN), to increase the number of employers employing persons with disabilities. To this end, Communications and Knowledge Management Officer, is responsible for planning, developing, and executing a variety of communications, knowledge products, and marketing programs in support of the PRIDE and other projects being implemented by ECDD.

 Description of Tasks

The ECDD Communications and knowledge management Officer reports to the ECDD M & E coordinator and is responsible for initiating, organizing, and managing all ECDD’s information communication and knowledge management activities. Specifically, the Officer will: 

1. Lead the development of a comprehensive communications strategy for ECDD.
2. Develop knowledge management plan in line with the overall ECDD communications strategy
3. Cultivate and implement innovative communications mechanisms and processes to disseminate project implementation results and learnings.
4. Manage the generation and dissemination of knowledge products developed through project implementation and partnerships.
5. Develop creative and effective content for web, social media, blogs, email, newsletters, print material to reach and connect with target audiences.
6. Manage the ECDD website content, upload content, and advise on the redevelopment of the website design, ensuring its accessibility.
7. Manage the ECDD Facebook content, regularly post content provided by ECDD staff and other sources.
8. Create and manage an ECDD twitter account, posting regular “tweets”, especially during organization of ECDD’s and other events.
9. Develop key promotional messages in consultation with ECDD staff for use in each social media, as appropriate.
10. Prepare various public media materials, including information brochures, and media releases for distribution to various print and radio media.
11. Support the production of advocacy materials for key priorities and events
12. Maintain regular contact with project coordinators to ensure ongoing support to gather and provide communications content. Conduct field visits as appropriate to facilitate this information flow.
13. Design, maintain and track internal and external web-based knowledge management system to facilitate knowledge sharing and engagement with a broad range of internal and external audiences as defined in the ECDD’s Communications and Engagement Plan.
14. Ensure the dissemination of communication materials to relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries.
15. Arrange for media coverage of various ECDD events, and ECDD participation in various media events.
16. Work closely with ECDD Project staff to help identify project communication needs and how best to meet them, including through the use of regional radio.
17. Suggest additional ways that ECDD can increase public awareness of its work and of disability inclusion in general.
18. Manage the resource center of ECDD
19. Assist in maintaining and strengthening the ECDD network of relations with other development NGOs, DPOs, government offices, and partners.
20. Assist the Ethiopian Business and Disability Network (EBDN) to increase public awareness of EBDN, and publicly promote the employment of workers with disabilities.
21. Assist the documentation of all programs and specific project results.
22. Undertake such other tasks as may be assigned by the ECDD M&E specialist and/or Executive Director.

Job Requirements

Qualifications 

• University degree in journalism and communications or related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ relevant work experience in the development sector.
• Experience in managing website, social media platforms and knowledge management systems
• Experience with SEO, Google Analytics, performance metrics and analytics tools for social media, website and email campaigns.
• Familiarity with executing paid and organic campaigns across a variety of digital and social media channels
• A solid understanding of effective digital marketing techniques and trends, and understanding of the needs of a variety of target audiences
• Advanced computer software skills
• Outstanding writing and editing skills in English and Amharic
• Experience with visioning and developing communications strategies, preferably for non-governmental organizations
• Experience in public communications
• Previous experience working with persons with disabilities is an asset.

Qualified individuals with disabilities, especially women, are encouraged to apply. ECDD gives priority to qualified individuals with disabilities. ECDD will meet any and all required disability adjustment costs to enable individuals with disabilities to meet job requirements.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should submit the following via e-mail: CLICK HERE or via e-mail to HRecdd@ecdd-ethiopia.org, or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope to the ECDD Office – Meskel Flower Road behind Dreamliner Hotel, Tel: 0114165859, or via p.o. box 1530 code 1250, Addis

• Fill out the ECDD Job Application Form by clicking on the link HERE
•  A cover letter/application letter (no more than one page in length)
• A curriculum vitae (no more than three pages)
• A one-page table summarizes your educational background, work experience, and technical skills. Use your name for all documents and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer to the vacancy announcement while doing this.

NB: Do not submit scanned copies of transcripts, academic degrees, or recommendation letters with your application. You will provide them upon request. Make sure that you state the title of the position in the subject of your email. Persons with Disable and Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply. All travel and recruitment-related costs should be covered by the applicant. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

• Deadline: Ten (10) days following the posting of this announcement