Communications and Documentation Officer

In this role you will be part of VSO’s Global Practice Area team, designing and delivering highly effective programme communication products for our Education, Health and Livelihoods Practice Areas and build capacity of Practice Area team members in generating shareable content for multi audience use.

You will lead in documentation of knowledge and evidence gathered from VSO’s programme portfolio and translate this into high quality evidence-based case studies, presentations, briefs or research reports for a wide range of audiences (e.g. donors, inter-governmental agencies) and purposes, e.g. conferences, advocacy campaigns, positioning for new bids, stakeholders’ sensitization activities and other public engagements.

This role is full time and homebased and can be done from any country where VSO is registered and has a right to employ. Pl ease ensure that you have the right to work in your location before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position. We offer national terms and conditions for this role.

Responsibilities

• Design communication materials for Practice Areas (education, health, livelihoods), using information and evidence from project teams and the knowledge, evaluation and learning team.
• Lead in documentation of knowledge and evidence gathered from our programme portfolio and translate this into high quality evidence-based case studies and presentations for a wide range of audiences.
• Work with the Practice Area Leads to develop and deliver communication intervention strategies and plans.
• Develop, edit and publish the contents of strategic information materials for advocacy and positioning, including information packages, briefs, research reports for stakeholders’ sensitization activities and other public engagements.
• Develop success stories to demonstrate the outcomes and impact of the campaigning and advocacy work.
• Monitor the evolving communication gaps and support in adjustment of communication tools to suit interventions
• Ensure that all communication and documentation. activities and materials are consistent with VSO global communications guidance and safeguarding policy.