Position Title | Communication Officer |
Grade | CST/II |
Contract Type | Regular Consultant |
Duration | 11 months |
Unit | Communication |
Duty Station/Country | Antananarivo – Madagascar |
Opening date | Le 20 March 2024 |
Closing date | Le 02 April 2024 |
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnic or social origin, genetic information, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting global hunger. WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works around the world to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, especially women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
WFP’S MANDATE AND INTERVENTIONS IN MADAGASCAR
In Madagascar, WFP is supporting the government’s efforts through an assistance strategy to respond to the humanitarian emergency, strengthen community resilience and support sustainable development efforts. In collaboration with government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN system partners, WFP, organizes cash or in-kind transfers to meet the food needs of families affected by climatic hazards, provides school meals that promote access to education for girls and boys, supports the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, and provides technical and financial support to groups of small agricultural producers to improve their production and access to the market.
WFP also provides the air transport service, ensuring safe, reliable and cost-effective transport for humanitarian and development actors to other parts of Madagascar.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
These jobs are found in Headquarters (HQ), Regional Bureaux (RBs) and in Country Offices (COs). Job holders work with high degree of independence using technical knowledge and experience to analyse data, prepare reports, provide advice and solutions to problems, and identify opportunities for improvements.
In COs, these jobs report to the Country Director with functional supervision from the Regional Communications Officer, to ensure that the CO communications activities serve WFP needs in the country of assignment, taking into consideration the overall regional communications plan and WFP’s corporate communications goals.
PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
To develop, plan and implement communications activities that support the overall communications strategy and WFP objectives.
Why work with us?
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out the following tasks and responsibilities:
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: APRIL 02, 2024
QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to behaviors such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of power and discrimination. All selected candidates will be required to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore be subject to rigorous background checks either internally or by the intermediary of third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may result in disqualification or dismissal.
WFP will not seek payment at any stage of the recruitment process, including at the offer stage.