Sr. Communication Specialist

  • Contractor
  • Addis Ababa Ethiopia
  • TBD USD / Year
  • Save the Children profile




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Save the Children

Internal/External Vacancy for Sr. Communication Specialist

TEAM/PROGRAM: Ethiopian Civil Society Coalition for Scaling Up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) Movement Secretariat

LOCATION: Addis Ababa (60% at Save the Children Country Office & 40 % at Ministry of Health)

GRADE: 1C

POST TYPE: National

CONTRACT LENGTH: Until end of August 2022 with possibility of Extension

Child Safeguarding:

Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people. Hence, require implementing the police checking/vetting process.

Overview of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (SUN) and the Ethiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling Up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN):

The Scaling up Nutrition – SUN Movement is a renewed effort and commitment to eliminate all forms of malnutrition in the world by 2030. The Government of Ethiopia is among the 65 countries globally joined the SUN movement and has committed itself to an Ethiopia free from malnutrition by 2030. Currently hosted by Save the Children, ECSC-SUN has been operational since June 2013 and has now grown into a strong coalition of over 60 member organizations, all committed to improving nutrition. The coalition has been working in close collaboration with the Global SUN Secretariat, Global SUN Civil Society Network (CSN), the Eastern and Southern African SUN CSN, the Government of Ethiopia National Food and Nutrition Programme implementing sectors, all SUN Networks and other nutrition platforms to accelerate action in nutrition in Ethiopia. The network has a General Assembly, a steering committee and a Secretariat based at Save the Children responsible for coalition’s activities implementation, coordination and management. The coalition has established regional ECSC-SUN coordination platforms and thematic focus initiatives for smooth coordination and implementation of the coalition’s activities. Save the Children Ethiopia is the Chair of the coalition and hosting the secretariat and Concern Worldwide is Co-Chair.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Senior Communications Specialist, in collaboration with the ECSC-SUN National Lead and SUN Government Focal, will be responsible for implementing the ECSC-SUN and Multisectoral program (MSP) advocacy and communications work including coordinating major events, leading their design and execution, holding media events, managing digital and Social media presence, producing press releases, maintaining close relations with key media contacts, overseeing standard and quality representation of ECSC-SUN Secretariat during external events, and organizing major events and visits. S/he will also be responsible for content generating including multimedia content.

S/he represents ECSC-SUN and Save the Children values and principles in interactions with staff and external audiences, including frequent interaction with coalition member technical staff. These values and principles include commitment to the mission of ECSC-SUN and Save the Children, team orientation, accountability, integrity, and ambition. It is expected that the Sr. Communications Specialist will demonstrate initiative and leadership including introducing systems and procedures to strengthen the public image of SUN MSP & ECSC- SUN. It is also expected that the person in this position will also have a deep understanding of political situation of the country to be able to successfully raise the external profile of the SUN MSP & ECSC-SUN while reducing the overall risk to the organization. The position holder will also frequently travel to field locations to support external events throughout the country and understand ECSC-SUN program. S/he will work very closely with the ECSC-SUN Secretariat and ECSC-SUN Advocacy and Communication TWG members, ECSC-SUN coalition member agencies communication team and the rest of the ECSC-SUN coalition member program implementation team.

The position holder is expected to coordinate the advocacy efforts to influence effective implementation of food and nutrition policy and its strategy and the Seqota Declaration and related initiatives by food and nutrition implementing sectors and stakeholders at national, regional and sub-regional levels for improved nutritional out omes.

S/he will engage with ECSC-SUN member agencies, GoE Ministries, other SUN networks in the country to ensure smooth coordination and implementation of the SUN MSP and ECSC-SUN coalition’s advocacy and communication activities and supports GoE national food and nutrition strategy, Seqota Declaration and related initiatives. In addition, the Senior communication specialist will also provide support to the National SUN Government Focal for the Multi-stakeholders SUN Country program coordination and implementation tasks.

S/he represents SC values and principles in interactions with staff and external audiences, including ECSC-SUN member technical and management staff members.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: ECSC-SUN National Lead with matrix management to SUN Government Focal

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Length of Contract- Up to August 2022 with possibility of extension

Monthly Salary in ETB– As per the organization scale

Place of Work – Addis Ababa with frequent travel to regions.

No of Positions – One

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Ownership of communication processes and delivery

  • Develop / Revise ECSC-SUN communications and advocacy strategies and implementation guideline including parameters for the delivery of effective events and media engagement
  • Generate content (print and multimedia) intended for external use
  • Ensure the quality of all external communications including events and media engagements that meet global and national standards
  • Develop and implement a proactive strategy for media engagement for the ECSC-SUN programme
  • Train ECSC-SUN coalition member on appropriate communications and advocacy skills

Media stakeholder engagement

  • Develop a media engagement strategy for the ECSC-SUN including identifying key dates and global moments
  • Identify and maintain diverse contacts in the national and international media
  • Produce high-quality, accurate, concise press releases on different topics that support ECSC-SUN priorities
  • Maintain contacts with other communications persons in ECSC-SUN coalition member organizations including SUN MSP Networks, SUN Government, donors, UN, Private, Academia and other CSOs.
  • Ensure that relevant ECSC-SUN members have Advocacy, communication and media training

Support for events and visitors

  • Develop guidelines and parameters for running ECSC-SUN events
  • Lead ECSC-SUN visibility events
  • Lead and support the execution of major events
  • Maintain photos, presentations, banners, and other materials to support ECSC-SUN events
  • Document events and communicate them as appropriate through internal and external channels
  • Support major ECSC-SUN Programme implementation area visits including producing background information, supporting planning processes, and facilitating logistics

Strategic Development and Implementation

  • Develop an understanding and awareness of the overall advocacy and communications needs within ECSC-SUN programs including Advocacy and communications strategies and implementation guides for ECSC-SUN coalition members
  • Assist the ECSC-SUN National Lead and ECSC-SUN Secretariat in the implementation of the ECSC-SUN advocacy and communications strategy
  • Work closely with the ECSC-SUN Advocacy and Communication Technical working group and coalition members Advocacy and Communications experts
  • Document ECSC-SUN Programme implementation at regional and lower level and produce short videos and success stories through print and electronic media.
  • Regularly assess the effectiveness of ECSC-SUN advocacy and communications activities
  • Ensure regular monitoring and evaluation of ECSC-SUN communication, advocacy and policy work and that regular review is undertaken to continuously improve effectiveness and impact
  • Ensure that RCSC-SUN programme learnings are included in advocacy and policy products
  • Serve as focal editor for internal and donor reports, and note taker for ECSC-SUN General assembly, Steering committee and TWG meetings.

Maintain a database of resources related to events, visits, and media engagements

  • Develop and maintain a database for all ECSC-SUN communications materials and strategies
  • Keep ECSC-SUN communications support materials for use in future activities
  • Share summaries of relevant ECSC-SUN external media engagements internally within coalition member

Capacity building of communications and other staff

  • Communicate the engagement strategy within the ECSC-SUN coalition members
  • As appropriate, include ECSC-SUN communications activities into new projects
  • Build the capacity of regional-level ECSC-SUN leadership in assisting in implementing the ECSC-SUN communications and advocacy strategy at regional levels
  • Build the capacity of coalitions communications and advocacy staff to support ECSC-SUN external communications work

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • At least 10 years of relevant experience in media, communication, advocacy and policy analysis in an international NGO
  • Bachelor degree from a recognized university in relevant field
  • Experience of leading communications, Advocacy and media activities in a challenging environment and a good knowledge of the Ethiopia media scene, networks, and media contacts
  • Experience of delivering advocacy, communication and policy training, presentations and other capacity building activities to varied audiences, ideally within ECSC-SUN programme.
  • Experience in leading and/or supporting others to design and deliver advocacy, communication programme, research and policy work
  • Proven analytical and problem solving skills and ability to work with others to develop the advocacy and communication strategy into action and communicate this to a wider audience
  • Strong advocacy, lobbying and influencing skills and ability to influence and liaise effectively with key ECSC-SUN coalition members, nutrition stakeholders and representation of the coalition in high profile environments as appropriate and as agreed with the ECSC-SUN National lead
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and producing high quality English-language materials for a wide range of different audiences including donors, journalists and the ‘general public’
  • Excellent IT skills with understanding of effective visual communications for diverse audiences
  • Experience in multimedia content development, excellent writing skills, and the ability to produce compelling media products in English, such as press releases, key messages, speaking points and Q&As
  • Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, particularly in cross-cultural contexts.
  • An initiative-taking, proactive, inspiring attitude with the ability to manage and prioritise an unpredictable workload and solve problems quickly with limited support
  • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy, and the ability to advise on sensitive issues
  • Commitment to the aims and principles of ECSC-SUN and Save the Children

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at http://www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should apply using the below link:

https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

How to apply

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