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  IR/INT/EXT/VN/050.23
July 14, 2023

Post Title:                    Communications Officer

Reports to:                  Communications Coordinator     

Duty Station:              Country Office, Addis Ababa  

Salary:                          As per the organizations scale

Required:                     One (1)

Duration:                     One year with possible extension based on performance        

Introduction

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity founded in 1984 with its headquarters in Birmingham, UK. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender. The office officially started operation in Ethiopia in 2004. Islamic Relief Ethiopia (IRE) is operational in the Somali Regional State with a base office in Jigjiga, Hargelle, Elkere, Bare, GG and Dekasuftu, Afar Regional State; Ewa, Awra and Gulina; Oromia regional State, West Harergeye, Chiro and Meayso Woredas,Borena zone of Dire,Dubluk,Elewaye and Yabello woredas  and an additional operational office in Addis Ababa. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us

Job Purpose

The Communications Officer is responsible for supporting the implementation of communications policy, strategy, and guidelines of IR Ethiopia and IRW in general. Accordingly, he/she will support IRE'S communications and advocacy activities; assists with branding and marketing of IRE; provide inputs for publications: design, printing, and final editing; assists in event preparations. In collaboration with the  communications coordinator , he/she documents lessons learned from various programmes and uses them for IRE image building.  He/she assists in updating IRE's website and social media  platforms, documentation of events, trainings , field supervision , best practices and lessons learned through audio-visual means, production and dissemination.

Duties and responsibilities

·       Assisting the communications activities of the organization, under the direction of the  Communications coordinator. 

·       Travel to the IR’s operational areas and project sites to develop, produce  and maintain project information, success stories, case studies, videos, and other communications materials.

·       Consult with the  communications coordinator , the program implementing staff within the country office, donors, and IRW on the pre-production, production, and post-production process of documentary films, video stories, and camera pieces.

·       Designing and executing information/marketing/advocacy campaigns using multi-faceted (multilingual, multimedia) digital and traditional formats. This task includes developing content for blogs, articles, social media, and websites of Islamic Relief.

·       Extending support for events through photography, social media, web updates, and talking points.

·       Maintain archives of communications and media products and clippings.

·       Undertakes any other duties and tasks appropriate to the post as may be required from time to time by the Communications Coordinator.

Job Requirements

Personal Specification

Formal Education/Qualification and Work Experience

·       Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Journalism and mass communication, film studies, cinematography, digital and multi-media, including videography and video editing, or related field and a minimum of  3 years of experience working in digital and multi-media.

Skills and Competences

·       Training and skills in graphics design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator

·       Training and proficiency with photography and video camera

·       Must have experience and provide a strong portfolio of videography graphics design works

·       Solid experience with digital technology and editing software packages (e.g.Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Final Cut)

·       Prior successful work experience in social media and digital media content production, videography, case study, and story writing.

·       Ability to function in and adapt appropriately to a fast-moving, cross-unit team environment.

·       Excellent communication skills, including social media and multimedia skills, plus strong
interpersonal skills

·       Strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital media/social media

·       Excellent command of English, (written, oral, comprehension) including highly developed
drafting skills. Fluency in the main language(s) of the country and duty station in question is highly
desirable

·       Ability to travel up to 40 % domestically to the Islamic Relief Ethiopia operational areas to develop professional communication, branding, and visibility materials.

·       Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

·       Good time management and organizational skills.

·       Proficient in Microsoft Office, content management systems, and social media platforms.

·       Ability to manage a complex and demanding workload with flexible behavior

·       Sympathy with the aims and objectives of IR

·       Commitment to humanitarian principles and action

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity

Islamic Relief and Islamic Relief staff considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. And must adhere the principle of ‘do no harm and leave no one behind.’ It is critical we do not expose communities or staff we work with to the risk of harm through our interventions.  With a zero tolerance approach Islamic Relief have a number of related policies which also describe standards in behavior expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. Islamic Relief is committed to responding swiftly, appropriately and constructively to any and all information children, young people and people at risk have disclosed.

 All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and child abuse during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment before signing the contract agreement.

Islamic Relief believes everyone has the right to be safe, respected and valued regardless of who they are or their circumstances, and an equal employment opportunity to all candidates and qualified applicants, we do not discriminate on the base of age, sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability status and diversity. 

How to Apply

Application Procedures

·       Interested candidates are required to submit a complete Job application form with all required supporting documents (copy of credentials and testimonials) via email: Ethiopia.HR@islamic-relief.org.et

·       Closing date for the application is July 28, 2023.

·       Due to the high volume of application, we regret that we will be able to contact only the shortlisted candidates.

·      Female candidates are highly encouraged.

Disclaimers: The Islamic relief does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process, including the application, interview, offer and contract stages.