Vacancy title:
Graduate Trainee Communications
Jobs at:
Oxfam NovibDeadline of this Job:
27 April 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Department Purpose
To work with the Oxfam team to deliver robust and effective communication strategies that will increase Oxfam’s visibility among internal and external audiences.
Team Purpose
Contribute to the effective delivery of the Country Strategic Framework
To jointly find innovative and creative ways to tell the Oxfam and partner stories and the change they are creating.
To amplify the voices of the people, Oxfam works for and with
Work with teams to simplify complex issues into simple and clear messages disseminated to various stakeholders in various formats – to support influencing, awareness creation and fundraising
objectives.
To strengthen staff, partners and young people’s capacities to use different media and communications formats to influence change.
Job Purpose
We are looking for a Communications graduate trainee to provide a support function to communications. Key responsibilities will include supporting the production process of IEC materials, content gathering and story writing.
Job Responsibilities
Technical
• Collect content and support the production for the monthly newsletter to key stakeholders (internal and external)
• Closely work with program and project teams to gather and write human interest and news stories.
• Support in the administrative and logistic part of the communications role including reviewing messages and products by partners
• Liaise with printers and other suppliers to ensure production of different materials is in line with branding guidelines
• Provide communications support during events
• Provide input and advise around communications plans and messaging where appropriate.
• Support in media management including media tracking and reporting
• Contribute to the social media content plan
• Support in media relations, keeping the media lists updated and monitoring, gathering press clippings and updating the media tracker
• Support in keeping the global shared photo database updated with Uganda content
• Support in keeping the intranet updated
• Support the internal branding process
• Support the Communication team in the delivery of the communications strategy
• Regulary travel to the field to support story gathering
Other
• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of gender justice and women’s rights (click here).
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.
Job Requirements
Essential
• Ability to work in a team and under tight deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• Knowledge of media production, communication including digital communications, and dissemination techniques and methods.
• Proficient in use of computer applications related to the tasks
• Excellent communication skills, in written and verbal English.
Desirable
Education:
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, Mass communication or similar field
Key Attributes:
• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.
Organisational Values:
• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.
Key Behavioral Competencies
(based on Oxfam’s Leadership Model)
Competencies Description
• Humility
• We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of others across all levels of the organization.
• Relationship Building
• We understand the importance of building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in ways that lead to increased impact for the organization.
• Listening
• We are good listeners who can see where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages to others are clear and consider different preferences.
• Mutual Accountability
• We can explain our decisions and how we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding others to account in a consistent manner.
• Self-Awareness
• We are able to develop a high degree of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.
Education Requirement: No Requirements
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8 Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified click here to apply
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