Overview
Provide regional and country-level communication and advocacy support on Ebola response.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct context and influencing landscape analysis relevant to DRC Ebola response
- Develop and maintain stakeholder mapping and engagement strategies
- Develop and support implementation of Ebola Comms/advocacy strategies for DRC
- Support coordination of advocacy materials (talking points, briefing notes, messaging packages)
- Identity evidence gaps, strengthen evidence based advocacy approaches.
- Monitor communication and advocacy progress and produce regular reports.
- Produce capacity building and coaching to DRC country office teams remotely and during missions
- Produce communication content for multiple format and channels including social media posts, press, human stories, virtual field visit packages
- Ensure consistency and quality messaging across regional, country and contribute to communication and advocacy efforts in DRC, neighboring countries (preparedness phase)
- Contribute to the development of a coherent regional narrative
- Support coordination of advocacy actions between WCARO, DRC CO, GCCA, and EMOPS
Required Experience
- Advanced expertise in humanitarian communication, advocacy and/or diplomacy.
- Experience in public health emergencies, ideally Ebola or similar outbreaks.
Qualifications
MA - Communication, International relations
