Job Description

POSITION:      SPIRII Grants Communications Specialist

OPEN TO        Ethiopian Nationals (Female applicants are highly encouraged)

OPENING DATE:     01 July 2022  

CLOSING DATE:      10 July 2022

Number of Position: One

Work Place: Addis Ababa

Duty station: SPIR II Consortium Office

Strengthen PSNP Institutions and Resilience II (SPIR II) is a 5-year USAID/BHA funded Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) led by World Vision and including consortium partners CARE, ORDA and IFPRI. World Vision and its partners will create a strong, shock responsive ecosystem of public, private, and community level actors to support PSNP households to graduate from poverty and sustain income and food security gains in 17 targeted woredas in Amhara and Oromia regions. Building from key formative and research studies during an initial refinement period, SPIR II will use continuous learning to drive program level reflection, analysis, and adaptation.

Purpose of the position:

As a part of World Vision’s efforts to increase the overall reputation and trust of the organisation in Ethiopia, the SPIR II Project Communications Specialist provides strong communications services throughout the lifecycle of the project, ensuring the donors visibility and reporting requirements are met and that World Vision’s brand is brought to life through compelling evidence-based storytelling. To achieve this, the role will focus on World Vision’s core communications strategies; Ignite Content, Ignite Global Voices, and Ignite Staff. The Communications Specialist will act as a liaison between the SPIR II, World Vision communication department, the stakeholders, the donor, the public, and the media to ensure that the project remains visible to all stakeholders, and policy makers. S/he will closely work with various SPIR II project departments and technical leads to create and package program communication products and to support the events in support of SPIR II efforts. These products will feature content related to various components of the project including nutrition, livelihoods, income generating activities, WASH, Natural Resource Management, Gender, and Social inclusion, PSNP institutional capacity building, etc.  

Major Responsibilities:

As the communications representative for SPIR II Project, manage the creation and distribution of communications products for the project that builds World Vision technical brand awareness and increases trust locally and internationally, especially with donors.

•       Develop and implement a project communications plan, in alignment with global grant communications standards and donor visibility requirements, that positions World Vision, and the SPIR II project, positively with all relevant audiences.

•       Create high-quality, compelling communications resources showing SPIR II’s evidence of impact, such as:

–       articles and stories (for use on social, website, etc.)

–       graphic design (infographics, factsheets, publications)

–       photos and videos

–       media relations materials such as press releases, statements, and briefings

–       project reporting for donor audiences

–       behavior change communications and campaigns that support project delivery

–       internal communications and initiatives to ensure staff across Ethiopia are connected, engaged, and inspired

•       Leverage appropriate social and traditional media channels as defined by World Vision and Donor priority audiences to disseminate content.

•       Ensure designated spokespersons for the SPIR II project speak as trusted ambassadors for World Vision, and its consortium partners.

•       Support efforts to present SPIR II activities to the public or to VIP visitors, including regional and national meetings and workshops, learning events and processes, and signing ceremonies or other milestone events.

•       Monitor, analyze, and report on communications metrics to measure and improve effectiveness of communication products and channels.

•       Manage Content Flow, StoryHub, and other content management systems

•       Ensure the secure and catalogued management of all Communications design digital assets

•       Ensure effective communications job flow and project management with Head Office Communications & Marketing teams such as Creative Services, Public Engagement, Internal Engagement, Marketing Operations, Supporter Engagement, as well as national level Advocacy campaigns - ensuring calendars, timetables, schedules, and itineraries are kept

•       Support communications efforts of the SPIR II Project across its consortium partners in other field offices

Job Requirements

Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

 Required Professional Experience:

•    5-7 years’ experience creating and leveraging high-quality communications resources in international humanitarian and development sectors, corporate and business communications, or creative sector (including communications strategy development (essential).

•    Demonstrated experience working with external partner relationships (e.g., agencies and production companies, and media and press).

•    Advanced technical skills in several of the major areas of the job, such as editorial and story writing, graphic design, video and photo production, social and traditional media and in Microsoft Office and creative applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud.

•    Proven experience of training and capacity building.

•    Experience with research and/or data analysis: Comfortable drawing out relevant information from densely written reports.

•    Working knowledge: professional English language required, and other local languages are beneficial

Qualification required:

•    Degree or equivalent in Marketing, Communications, Business, Media, Journalism, Arts or similar.

•    Professional certifications in any of the technical areas of communications or marketing.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:

•    Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

•    Thorough knowledge of the marketing, communication, and media industry.

•    Thorough knowledge of international development, and marketing and communications needs.

•    Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines.

•    Strategic and creative mindset.

•    Meticulous, detail oriented and thorough.

Working Environment / Conditions:

·       Working primarily in the head office in Addis Ababa, semi-regular travel locally and internationally will be required.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are required to attach Current CV with three reference & can apply by following this link

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WorldVisionInternational/details/Communications-Specialis t--SPIR-II-Project-_R7768;

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