ECW Communications Manager Save the Children International
Vacancy No: 10080
Education Cannot Wait Consortium:
Program Operations:
Section/Unit:
Program Operations
Grade Level:
3
Supervisor:
Consortium Coordination Sr Manager
No. of Post:
1
Duty Station:
Khartoum
Duration:
1 year
Closing Date:
13 Nov 2024
Background:
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3: The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Consortium Communications Manager supports Education Cannot Wait Multi Year Resilience Program Consortium’s internal and external communications needs, and provides institutional learning and administrative support. S/he is responsible for leading production of communications materials used for resource mobilization as well as understanding donor visibility requirements and ensuring those are met. This may be facilitated by the creation of consortium-wide templates for common items. S/he will work closely with the MEAL Manager and ensures that complex information is disseminated to partners in a consistent, timely, concise and compelling manner (including meeting minutes, lessons learned, dashboards, case studies, donor briefs, etc.) and external actors (including social media publications and press releases). The Communications Officer also helps prepare the narrative donor reports and track down missing information with/from partners.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Consortium Coordination Sr Manager
Staff directly reporting to this post: No
Duties and responsibilities:
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Communication:
Produce an annual communications plan for the program in consultation with all consortium partners.
Oversee the development of tools, guidelines and templates to aid implementation of the communications plan.
Support the development and presentation of contents in articles, stories, strategic statements, sitreps, photos, messaging, fact sheets and multimedia for the program’s key audience – internally and externally.
Ensure the branding and communications guidelines of donors and partners are consistent across program interventions.
Lead on information and communication flows between all consortium members, donors, Regional Offices and individual Save the Children members.
Lead on developing and implementing effective ways of communicating lessons learnt, good practices, evidences of changes and use them to influence policy and practice changes with various stakeholders including communities, partners, donors, government etc.
Manage the production of compelling photo stories, case studies, audio-visual materials from the field to highlight project activities, including commissioning of photography and film when required.
Identify international and national moments to highlight humanitarian needs and situation in Sudan.
Lead on organizing communication events ie. Program launch.
Develop a capacity-building strategy and carry out staff training and workshops across teams and field offices to promote the communications strategy and the development of high-quality communications products.
Media:
Identify media issues, prepare media messages, talking points, Q&A’s, assess appropriate media for communicating those messages and facilitate the process of disseminating/communicating those messages after securing the required signoff.
When needed draft press releases and media briefs.
Track and monitor interviews and media coverage related to the program.
As appropriate establish proactive and beneficial relationship with media outlets that can help engage in issues related to the program.
When needed organize media events including press conferences.
Supporting advocacy work
Support various thematic teams in identifying opportunities for advocacy, key targets, messages and channels.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the Children values
Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages team to do the same
Widely shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members, donors and partners
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Always acts in the best interests of children
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
At least 4 years’ experience in communication, media or relevant field.
Master Degree in one or more of the following: Journalism, Media Studies or Communications is highly desired.
Demonstrable ability to develop a communications strategy and manage the production of effective communications across a range of channels.
Excellent written and oral skills in English and Arabic, with the ability to communicate with a range of audiences.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to lead manage and work effectively within a team environment and across departments.
Proven ability to draw up and manage an annual budget and work within budgetary constraints, ensuring best use of Save the Children’s resources at all times.
A commitment to children’s rights and Save the Children’s values.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
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.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
About Us
The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday · All children learn from a quality basic education and that, · Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
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