Overview
The post-holder will focus on communications, media advocacy, knowledge generation, management, and promoting shared learning. They will also support content development, capture project activities and success stories, and coordinate donor reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Help in development and implementation of DRC Somalia Communications strategy.
- Design dynamic and engaging visuals for social media platforms, publications, events material and signage, infographics, data visualizations, icons, brochures, flyers, report covers, layout and dashboards.
- Engage with national and local level media channels to highlight and advocate project objectives.
- Inform, educate, and persuade journalists, media community and opinion makers.
- Capture events and project activities and present them at various communication platforms.
- Ensure documentation and consolidation of human-interest stories.
- Create and develop IEC materials.
- Provide up to date content for DRC social media platforms.
- Research, prepare, fact-check, edit and produce professional media and communications materials.
- Develop graphic content, including video and audio.
- Ensure adequate communication coverage of project activities and products.
- Draft human impact stories.
- Understand donor reporting requirements, including deadlines, and ensure they are met.
- Produce monthly quarterly and annual narrative reports.
- Develop and collaborate with MEAL team to manage an activity, milestone and target tracker.
- Consolidate and analyze data on Programme implementation, achievements and indicators.
- Participate in annual reporting and planning process.
- Work closely with Information Management to ensure accurate and attractive data presentation.
- Support Project Team meetings, providing progress updates, flagging any risks or issues and producing minutes.
- Provide progress updates to the Head of Program and Senior Management Team.
Required Experience
- At least 4 years' experience working in communications, reporting and/or advocacy with an international NGO.
- Understanding of how Programs work including grants and program cycle management processes.
- Understanding of Donor reporting processes.
