NGO JOB OPPORTUNITY; MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Work Location: South Sudan - Juba Other Possible Locations: Expected Travel: up to 50% Language Requirement: English Employee Duration: Short Term Contract Type of Post: Unaccompanied Funding: Approved Application Deadline: Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply. DESCRIPTION CARE is seeking a talented Media and Communications Specialist to support the Country Office to develop media and communications materials and to facilitate communication flows to ensure that CARE staff (including CARE International members) and key external stakeholders receive the information they need. This will require strengthening and streamlining existing information management systems to respond to demands from internal and external stakeholders. Primary Responsibilities: Information Management Through desk and field research identify, collate and store effectively, materials relevant to program activities and advocacy priorities Daily monitor news, trends, and events with potential humanitarian consequences and flag for attention when necessary to the senior management team Monitor external information sources and high level reports (from other NGOs, UN agencies, Humanitarian Fora/Initiatives, etc.) and synthesize and share main points/outcomes with key staff in the COs, RMU, wider CI, etc. Attend internal briefings and external meetings (e.g. cluster meetings) representing CARE Contribute updated material for CARE websites and other electronic information sharing forums Support the CO in acting as a reference/contact point for general information requests related to ARE’s program activities Ensure effectiveness and functioning of existing information management systems and information resource availability Link with CO knowledge management staff to better understand KM approaches Communications Produce and/or update materials to disseminate information throughout CARE International and externally. Such materials may include alerts, situation reports, programme strategies, fact sheets, briefing notes, annual reports etc. Undertake field visits as appropriate to collect and produce human interest stories from the field, carry out interviews with staff and beneficiaries in the field and remain up to date on the unfolding context and CARE’s response Support the communication and dissemination of research outputs from the programs. Provide editing support and identify formats and methodologies appropriate to effective sharing of findings Build and maintain local media and information contacts, supporting journalists, researchers and others in awareness raising on CARE’s program activities Provide awareness raising and training to CARE staff on CARE communications approaches and principles Media Leads on development of Communications strategy and ensures all public messaging is in line with the country advocacy priorities Works with Program team to develop a wide range of high quality traditional and new media communications materials for advocacy and resource mobilization purposes Support the preparation of press releases, updates, photos features or human-interest stories – primarily for distribution externally (e.g. the media or other agencies, for CI members’ communications) Works with Resource Mobilization staff to ensure advocacy components are included and resourced through all donor proposals Works with Media and Communications Coordinator to ensure cordial media relations and act as CARE spokesperson as required Other tasks Provide technical information management support for ECARMU COs in the event of an emergency in the region in short term deployable capacity in collaboration with CARE Emergencies Group (CEG) Primary Skills: People Skills: Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Able to support and train local and international staff. Communication Skills: Well developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of CARE. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills. Sense of initiative: Ability and willingness to take initiative, think critically and propose different ways of working. Integrity: Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to CAREs core values and humanitarian principles. Resilience/adaptability and flexibility: Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptable and resilient manner. Awareness and sensitivity of self and others: Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Has experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts. Work style: Is well planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision making with competent analytical and problem solving skills. Knowledge and skills: Requires general administration, information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills. Degree in Communications, Social, political sciences, Information Management, project management or similar At least 3 years experience in communications, information dissemination, international relations and/or media work; Proven experience of communicating information to a wide range of different audiences Ability to review and edit reports and other written documentation for dissemination and publication Ability to collect information and undertake research under potentially difficult and constraining conditions. Ability to develop and present information and communication products for a range of different audiences Experience of media liaison and media tools e.g. photography, video etc. Awareness of potential sensitivity of information in the context of CARE’s emergency response and development programming and ability to differentiate between information for internal versus external audiences. Willingness to work and travel in difficult circumstances and adhere to agreed security procedures. Please be aware that there may be job advertisements and offers that falsely state that they are from CARE. CARE does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other such fees).
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 07:04:59 +0000
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