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Mercy Corps
Communications Manager - Cash Consortium Of Sudan (CCS)
Nairobi, Kenya
Jhpiego
Environmental Graphic Designer
Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
PSP Senior Campaigns Assistant
Nairobi, Kenya
UNICEF
Digital Communication Specialist (Digital Community Engagement And Misinformation Management), P - 3, Polio Eradication Programme
Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations Office for Project Services
Communications Senior Officer - Digital And Content - Retainer
Nairobi, Kenya
International Rescue Committee
CLOSEDRoving Service Mapping Officer
Nairobi, Kenya
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
CLOSEDAssistant External Relations Officer
Nairobi, Kenya
Tushinde Children's Trust
CLOSEDMedia And Communications Officer
Nairobi, Kenya
International Organization for Migration
CLOSEDSenior Digital Communications Assistant
Nairobi, Kenya
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Amnesty International
CLOSEDPublic Communications & Engagement Officer
Nairobi, Kenya
Closing: May 22, 2024
9 days remainingPublished: May 8, 2024 (5 days ago)
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General Position Summary
- The CCS Communications Manager is a bold and proactive individual. The Communications Manager will work very closely with the CCS Secretariat as well as national and international partner organizations. The Communications Manager will be a critical member of CCS team, tasked with keeping abreast of developments in the country, Reporting of projects and stakeholder communications and the creation of communication materials and communications surrounding our programs, strategies and impact. The Communications Manager is responsible for ensuring that existing and future donors, partners and stakeholders are aware of CCS programs and activities, ensuring that staff within our organization have the right information, knowledge and assets to communicate with their relevant stakeholders. The Communications Manager is expected to be tech-savvy, innovative and a fast thinker. The Communications Manager oversees a Communications Officer based in Sudan.
Knowledge and Experience
- Hold a degree in Communications, Political Sciences, Public Information, International Relations, or a related field, Master’s preferred.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience working in media, journalism, advocacy, or communications and marketing, or in closely related external relations contexts.
- Very good technical affinity for media contexts including knowledge of a wide range of multimedia, web, and digital tools.
- Outstanding newswriting and editing skills and social media skills.
- Graphic design skills are strongly preferred.
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal
Responsibilities
General Position Summary
- The CCS Communications Manager is a bold and proactive individual. The Communications Manager will work very closely with the CCS Secretariat as well as national and international partner organizations. The Communications Manager will be a critical member of CCS team, tasked with keeping abreast of developments in the country, Reporting of projects and stakeholder communications and the creation of communication materials and communications surrounding our programs, strategies and impact. The Communications Manager is responsible for ensuring that existing and future donors, partners and stakeholders are aware of CCS programs and activities, ensuring that staff within our organization have the right information, knowledge and assets to communicate with their relevant stakeholders. The Communications Manager is expected to be tech-savvy, innovative and a fast thinker. The Communications Manager oversees a Communications Officer based in Sudan.
Knowledge and Experience
- Hold a degree in Communications, Political Sciences, Public Information, International Relations, or a related field, Master’s preferred.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience working in media, journalism, advocacy, or communications and marketing, or in closely related external relations contexts.
- Very good technical affinity for media contexts including knowledge of a wide range of multimedia, web, and digital tools.
- Outstanding newswriting and editing skills and social media skills.
- Graphic design skills are strongly preferred.
- Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal
Communications
- Develop a communications plan, including development of a website and social media presence.
- Write, edit, and distribute various types of content, including material for a website, press releases, marketing material and other types of content that take the message to the public.
- Lead and/ or support partners to collect content, such as interviews with program participants, success stories, video, and photo coverage of program events for dissemination to various audiences and reports.
- Create and produce internal newsletters for the consortium.
Accountability to Beneficiaries
- Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.
- Supervisory Responsibility
- Communications Officer (in Sudan)
Security
- Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
- Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
Accountability
- Reports Directly To: CCS Director.
- Works Directly With: CCS Secretariat, local and international partner organizations
- Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
- Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our projects.
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