Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, April 30 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities
In partnership with field offices across the region and in coordination with the Global Communications team, the Officer will be responsible for the following.

Strategic Communications
• Leads and executes a regional integrated communications strategy to strengthen IFDC’s regional and global reputation.
• Encourages innovation among staff to continually optimize ways of working to steward resources well and improve the quality of communications outputs.
• Advises regional and programmatic leadership on strategic reputation, brand, and communications opportunities across the region.

Content Development
• Oversees and produces high-quality content relevant to priority audiences, positioning IFDC as a leader in its strategic priority fields.
• Ensures content is relevant for regional and global audiences and meets the needs of IFDC stakeholders at all levels.
• Pushes the boundaries of creative content delivery with a willingness to try innovative methods and celebrate success or learn from missteps.

Media/Social Media Leadership
• Contributes to a regional social media presence with partners and donors, protecting the IFDC brand and ensuring compliance of project accounts.
• Stays on the cutting edge of social media – adopting trends as necessary, adapting to changing platforms, and keeping IFDC’s image relevant on social media.
• Engages traditional media at a regional level to maximize the positioning of IFDC in key regional outlets.

Team Management
• Coordinates with a region-wide team of communicators to deliver high-quality and engaging products covering research and development work in the region.
• Cooperates with the Head of Knowledge Management to ensure retention and sharing of organizational and project knowledge and documents.
• Works with the Director of Strategic Communications to assist in the development of priority stakeholder documents, such as capability statements and position papers.
• Reports successes and lessons learned monthly to the Global Corporate Communications Manager and shares with the Global Communications Team.

Internal Engagement
• Emphasizes and supports the mantra that “We are all communicators,” connecting, informing, and inspiring all staff to tell the organization’s story.
• Assists in knowledge-sharing efforts in the IFDC communications community of practice as well as among project and research staff and leaders.

Required Skills
• Track record of self- and team-management successes.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong track record in media relations.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective digital communications, including social media, and an understanding of relevant tools and trends.
• Proven ability to effectively manage a team and projects to deliver outcomes on time.
• Demonstrated understanding of international development systems and communication/donor networks.
• Fluency in English is essential for this position. French fluency is also preferred.

Required Experience
• University degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or another related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in communications, marketing/PR, and journalism and at least three years of managerial-level experience demonstrated.
• Solid/advanced work experience at a similar level, leading communications and public engagement strategies in the NGO or private sector.
• Experience working with a team in the international development sector. Background/familiarity in communications for development.
• Skill in leading and supervising, formulating strategies and concepts, relating and networking, persuading and influencing, and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Adoption of thinking that is informed by context and practice, and shows consistency of treatment and a clear strategic focus. Able to select and evaluate critical information to plan and manage communications and public engagement for local/regional entity.
• Advocate of an efficient, effective, and transparent flow of information across entities and with key internal and external stakeholders (requiring a high level of written communication and reporting, as well as a clear and persuasive verbal presentation style).
• Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities according to strategic needs, applying an agile approach to decision-making and execution.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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