Communication Coordinator job at Saferworld
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-Mar-21
Location: Kampala
Vacancy title: Communication Coordinator [ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Media, Communications & Writing ] Jobs at: Saferworld
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, April 03 2024 Duty Station: Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa Summary Date Posted: Wednesday, March 20 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed Similar Jobs in Uganda Learn more about Saferworld Saferworld jobs in Uganda
JOB DETAILS: Job purpose: The communications coordinator will lead on the development and delivering the CSF’s communication strategy. The post holder will be expected to lead on the following: management of the CSF social media platforms, multimedia content production, management of CSF website and administration requirements of the CSF team. Roles and responsibilities: • Strategy • Support the updating and implementation of the CSF’s communications and advocacy strategy and communications plan in collaboration with the Director and wider CSF team. • Continuously engage and manage coordination with Saferworld London and Sudan communications teams, ensuring cohesiveness and standardisation. • Ensure that CSF’s communications strategy is in line with all relevant SW and donor guidelines and requirements for communications and branding. • Management and oversight • Manage CSF website ensuring content is up to date, coordinating inputs and supporting with trouble shooting. • Manage CSF social media platforms in both Arabic and English, coordinating inputs, posting, ensuring content is up to date, and respond to queries. • In line with the communication strategy, engage with different groups on social media utilising a variety of platforms such as twitter, Facebook and potentially clubhouse. Allowing for a two-way interaction between CSF and target group. • Content Development and Production • Write and coordinate content for a range of products, including stories of change, briefings, toolkits, workshop reports, and blogs in line with CSF and Saferworld’s style guidelines with the communications team’s support. • Coordinate the input, sign-off, design and publishing of major publications with CSF Director. • Lead the development of short videos as part of project activities with support from CSF and London teams • Explore the development of audio-visual formats for CSF communication and outreach engagement. • Support the production of other organisational communications materials, such as banners and promotional materials, and ensure they are in-line with CSF and Saferworld brand guidelines. • Manage CSF photo library including procuring external images, adding internal images, captioning, maintaining quality of images, and maintaining general quality. • Support CSF team in translation and verification of translated items ensuring accurate production and quality assurance. • Act as technical CSF focal point for editing, montage production, and quality verification. • Administration and knowledge management: • Management of all CSF mailing lists including updating of lists and sharing with relevant parties. • Oversight of internal CSF knowledge management system on MS teams, ensuring ample usage, maintenance and backing up. • Compilation data entry of day to day monitoring follow up of activities including attendance sheets, monitoring reports, survey follow ups and others as requested by director. • Support to core functions of the CSF: • Support the implementation of the communications strategy, including: using social media platforms to raise awareness of the value of conflict sensitivity for Sudan’s aid sector and disseminate CSF products; plan and develop content in English and Arabic for the CSF’s online presence. • Support capacity building, analysis and learning activities of the CSF, working closely to support colleagues in the delivery of trainings, capacity support, and analysis activities. • Interpretation at events? Key working relationships • CSF team – work collaboratively with the CSF team and consortium in future to link the capacity building agenda with the project’s research, analysis, outreach, and learning work; • London comms • Donors, UN Agencies, INGOs and NNGOs – develop and maintain relationships with donors and other organisations working in Sudan, on conflict sensitivity issues, or on the Sudanese context more broadly. • Aid workers – network with individual aid workers to support CSF’s outreach with regards to capacity building, information sharing and learning around conflict sensitivity. Scope and accountability Decision making and limits of authority • Decisions relating to design and management of CSF’s communication strategy and approach, with input and approval from CSF Director • Decisions relating to design and delivery of CSF’s communication activities, with input and approval from CSF Director Financial resources Other resources • Contribute to report writing, and quality and accurate information sharing • Responsible for and in custody of Saferworld equipment, such as a Laptop and mobile phone. People management Legal, regulatory and compliance responsibility • Comply with Saferworld’s policies and procedures, including HR and safeguarding policies • If and when authorised, act as the senior manager with corporate responsibility, in the absence of the CSF Director.
Person specification Knowledge, qualifications and experience Essential requirements: • A university degree in communications, media, graphic design, languages, or relevant field; • At least 2 years of relevant work experience in communications, graphic design, content production, photography, or related field; • Experience in designing and producing content for mass sharing, social media and audio-visual production; • Experience and comfort in facilitating problem-solving discussions, reflection sessions and/or trainings; • Capacity to produce high quality outputs in English and Arabic; • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing contexts; • High standard of computer literacy; Desirable requirements: • Sudan or regional experience; • Experience and comfort in providing mentorship, guidance, and support to a range of actors; • Experience working with communication products (e.g. mailing lists, social media content generation) • Experience writing or contributing to global discussions around aid reform and learning; • Experience working in a conflict-affected context; Skills and abilities • Project management skills to ensure timely and quality communications products by working with media, researchers, translators, photographers, illustrators and graphic designers. • A curious and problem-solving disposition; • An excellent listener with an open mind to understand and learn from different perspectives; • Ability to work collaboratively and constructively in a team; • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing contexts; • Ability to tailor communication style and content to different audiences; • Willingness to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders; • High standard of computer literacy (including familiarity with social media). • Personal qualities • Commitment to and compliance with Saferworld’s safeguarding principles • Commitment to respect and value equality and diversity, and understanding of how this applies to own area of work • Commitment to own continuing personal and professional development • Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Saferworld • Commitment to improving international engagement in conflict-affected contexts and sharing experiencebased ideas as to how this can be achieved. Other requirements • Travel to sub-national and remote locations in Sudan to areas recently affected by violent conflict may be required; • Occasional travel in the East Africa region. Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree Job application procedure
Send your CV and a covering letter addressing the person specification and why you feel your experience matches the requirements of the role and send to saferworld.org.uk>jobssaferworld.org.uk. (Ref CSF Communication Coordinator) More information about the role and Saferworld can be found here http://www.saferworld.org.uk/jobs/jobs. Deadline for applications: 6thh April 2024
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