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Employee Contract Type:

International Assignment (WVI – Paid via GCLA) Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Job Purpose

The role provides strategic communications direction for the National Office (NO), including oversight of humanitarian emergency response communications activities. It positions the NO and manages reputational risks whilst building on and protecting its established credibility and trust.

The role leads the development and implementation of a strategy for a high-performance communications function that is managed, structured, focused and resourced for productive and quality work that shares evidence-based impact and amplifies voices on child-focused issues. Leading on media relations and public engagement, the Manager ensures that WV Sudan is known and has influence amongst priority stakeholders, whilst delivering on key communications and public engagement initiatives that ignite staff, content, and global voices.

The position reports to and is a chief advisor to the National Director, and is a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Key Job Responsibilities:

(a) Strategy and Management

• Leads on the strategic development and contextualized implementation of the partnership communications Ignite Framework.
• Develops, updates and manages the implementation of the WV Sudan communications and public engagement business plan/strategy, with oversight over the same for SCRAMER (response).
• Develops and manages communication plans in coordination with relevant members of other WVS departments.
• Build relationships with relevant communication actors (media, donors, UN humanitarian, local actors) who reach out to World Vision for inputs and opinion as a valuable expert on matters of protection of children and civilians.
• Chief advisor to leadership on communications, including during a crisis.

(b) Media, Campaigns & Brand

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with media (in coordination with regional communications and Support Offices for international media).
• Ensure WVS field staff are aware of and understand World Vision social media guidance.
• Act as a spokesperson for media when needed and train internal spokespersons.
• Monitor news and sector coverage concerning or affecting World Vision Sudan, including reports from local language media outlets.
• Lead the facilitation of media and VIP visits to project locations within WVS and SCRAMER (together with Regional Communications for SCRAMER).
• Act as the NO point of contact for World Vision Support Office communication and media teams.
• Lead on communication related to public campaigns (including for ENOUGH, in partnership with advocacy) and plans with regional office, Global Centre and Support Office guidance and alignment for marketing, advocacy and fundraising purposes.
• Manage and coordinate understanding of and adherence to brand and style.

(c) Capacity Building, Internal Coordination and Collaboration

• Develop and deliver on communication capacity-building training to World Vision staff and with relevant implementing partners.
• Strategically plan and improve partners’ coordination, communication and support to facilitate high donor deliverables.
• Coordinate with the WVS resource development/grants/partnership manager and Support Offices to strategically plan for capacity-building needs and develop appropriate materials for generating funding.
• Active participant in SLT/SMT/IMT.

(d) Content Management

• Manage the production of multimedia resources, both through field-level and partnership-level support.
• Manage the production of written materials including stories and reports (annual report, capacity statements, etc).
• Ensure materials produced contribute to the positioning of World Vision in Sudan and have meaningful child participation, wherever possible.
• Contribute to the recruitment and use of freelance and consultant capacity to produce the resources above, where needed.
• Manage all requests and updates from World Vision Support Offices, Global Centre, and others on StoryHub/Content Flow and communication coordination channels/systems.
• Keep abreast of all WVI visibility opportunities being an active member of the WVI MSTeams groups and channels.
• Manage the internal WV Sudan communications channels with staff, including social media analysis reports and other impact metrics needed.

(e) People Management

• Effectively manage the workload of direct report(s).
• Ensure performance plan(s) and review(s) are done periodically for staff within the unit.
• Support individual team member(s) in achieving his/her performance management and learning goals.

Required Education, Professional Experience For Role

• Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, media, and communications, or another related field.
• At least 5 years experience in communications or journalism with at least 2 years experience working within an INGO.
• Strong communication skills, and ability to facilitate the collection of photo, video, story, and social media resources.
• Ability to work in difficult, insecure, and stressful conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, research, manage workload, and meet deadlines.
• Proven field communications experience in emergency settings and/or fragile contexts.
• Proven ability to lead a team.
• Excellent networking, relationship-building, and people management skills.
• Excellent spokesperson skills.
• Full adherence to World Vision Child Protection, Code of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest policies.
• Photography and filmmaking skills are highly desirable
• Journalism experience is highly desirable
• Arabic language knowledge/certification is an advantage.
• Understanding of (and studies in) humanitarian relief, recovery, and development work i.e. triple nexus in fragile contexts
• Prior experience with World Vision is a distinct advantage.

Language, Travel, and/orWork Environment Requirement

• 70% office work 30% field based.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local and International Applicants (IA’s) Accepted

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