Communications Officer

  • Location:
  • Salary:
    negotiable / YEAR
  • Job type:
    FULL_TIME
  • Posted:
    1 month ago
  • Category:
  • Deadline:
    14/09/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Major Responsibilities:

Key Outputs/Responsibilities

(Accountabilities and results)

Donor & Public Engagement – Consistently provide accurate and high-quality information resources and materials (web-based, print, video, and photos) for effective donor and public engagement in a timely manner.

  • Ensure solid writing and storytelling skills are strongly supported with well-composed and visually-strong digital photographs and/or video.
  • National Office – Consistently provide accurate information to the internal community through user-friendly and accessible platforms and develop, maintain and promote a consistent brand identity in the production of publications and other corporate materials.
  • Partnership – Work closely with Cluster-based staff to develop and produce high quality, relevant content that is clearly linked and relevant to key WVE programmes and demonstrate advanced knowledge of core ministry strategy to support WVE and WVI platforms, including Story Hub, ContentFlow, amongst other internal-facing platforms.
  • Public – Develop and regularly produce high quality, relevant, and accurate content for WVE website, social media platforms, and the local media.
  • Donors – Manage the planning, production and dissemination of issue-based materials (web-based, print, video and photos) for informing, educating and engaging existing/potential donors.

Campaigns – Support the coordination of Campaign activities, working closely with the Communications & Campaigns Manager.

  • Support effective implementation of the ENOUGH Campaign and WVE Campaign Ambassadors’ engagements for influence.
  • Work with Advocacy and programmes to increase awareness and understanding of issues of poverty and injustice, and advocate publicly on agreed issues to build World Vision’s credible voice among the public and decision-makers.
  • Provide support to Area Programmes and technical areas by initiating and piloting new social media innovations to interact with all the different audiences aimed at showcasing WVE’s work.

Brand Visibility and Management

  • Support the Communications & Campaigns Manager to provide brand visibility and management across WVE functions, to enhance brand loyalty and support, both internally and externally, and also ensure alignment with WVI Partnership Branding Guidelines.
  • Ensure all relevant partners and donors are tagged as and when content related to their funding is posted. These may include donors (sponsors, multilateral & bilateral), private sector, CSOs, etc.
  • Ensure materials adhere to WV protocols and practices for protection of children and other vulnerable groups.

Media Management Support

  • Support the Communications & Campaigns Manager to deliver high impact media coverage for WVE, as well as build and maintain strong linkages with media and develop partnerships with media outlets and bloggers.
  • Secure positive mentions of World Vision and prominence in media coverage regularly.
  • Host and facilitate field visits by national and international media.

Digital and Social Media Management

  • Management of WVE social media platforms, creating and publishing engaging content to ensure WVE reaches a wide audience.
  • Feed into the content planning process, identifying and sourcing potential news & transformational stories and working across teams to plan and develop content to share across WVE platforms.

PROFILE: Core Capabilities: (proficiency levels; 1=developing 2 =proficient 3=advanced)

Core Capability

– Achieving quality results and service

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Example: – Achieves goals in a timely manner while providing excellent client service/results

Possesses excellent audio, graphic, and audio-visual content concisely, clearly, and logically

– Practicing accountability and integrity

– Communicating information effectively

Thinking Capabilities

– Thinking clearly, deeply and broadly

Example: Applies logic to solve problems and get the job done.

– Possess sufficient knowledge about the industry which is applied in his work.

– Applies this in his daily tasks and assignments.

– Understanding the Humanitarian industry

– Understanding WV’s mission & operations

– Practicing innovation & change

Self-managing Capabilities

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– Demonstrating Christ-centred life and work

Example: Applies his/her Christian faith in his/her work and relationships.

– Willingness to utilise various resources to develop competences.

– Deliberate about balancing work and life in general.

– Learning for growth and development

– Maintaining work-life balance

Relational Capabilities

– Building collaborative relationships

Example: Fosters a diverse and respectful workplace

– Shows tolerance and respect of others in his work ethic.

– Team player.

– Practicing gender & cultural diversity

– Influencing individuals & groups

Other Competencies/Attributes:

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  • Extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Editing Suite (Premiere Pro, Lightroom)
  • Have excellent photography and videography skills
  • Understanding of corporate social media management
  • Energetic and have the ability to think and plan to meet multiple deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise and manage expectations and take the initiative in gathering information for design request
  • Excellent communication skills and fluency in the English language (written and verbal)
  • Possess an analytical mind and able to convert data into riveting human-interest stories, and to inform communication and campaign advocacy interventions
  • Energetic and have the ability to think and plan to meet multiple deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise and manage expectations and take the initiative in gathering information for content requests
  • Ability to understand brief/feedback and willing to receive comments for his/her content development
  • Possess high level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills necessary to build internal and external relations
  • Possess excellent skills in dealing with the media, donors, and other stakeholders
  • Must be a team player
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, internet and WVI databases
  • Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities
  • Attend and lead in staff devotions
  • Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

  • At least a Degree in Mass Communication/ Communication Science, Marketing, Public Relations or Journalism
  • +5 years of experience in Communications or Journalism or Public Relations field with creative graphic design

    Working Environment / Conditions:

  • Work environment: Local Travel is 60% local and 40% Office
  • Travel: Domestic travel, while international travel will be as required.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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