Regional Communications Coordinator
Lutheran World Federation
Position:
Regional Communications Coordinator LWF/DWS East/Horn/Central
Africa
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Duration of Contract: Initial contract of two years
Qualifications
- Experience:
Three to five years practical experience in the field of journalism,
preferably in the area of international humanitarian and development
programs. Extensive knowledge of the region.
- Education: A
degree in journalism or related field.
- Personal
Attributes: Cultural sensitivity and adaptability. High degree of
integrity and professional responsibility. Diplomatic skills.
- Professional
skills: Experience in web-writing, editing, media planning, communications
training and working in emergencies and coordinating coverage of field
programs. Excellent English writing and editorial skills. Strong oral,
facilitation and networking skills. Proactive and flexible work style.
Capable of identifying and responding to shifting priorities. Political
awareness and in-depth knowledge of editorial processes. English will be
the main working language; knowledge in French would be an asset.
Experience with and commitment to working in a very diverse workforce.
Ability and affinity for working in teams. Ability to travel in the region
at short notice.
- Commitment and
ability to train national staff
- Deep commitment
to LWF's core values and ability to work by those values in relationships
with colleagues and partners.
Position Description for the post of Regional Communications
Coordinator of the Lutheran World Federation, Department for World Service
(LWF/DWS) Regional Support Unit, East/Horn/Central Africa
The Regional Communications Coordinator of the (new) LWF/DWS Regional Support Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya shall be responsible to and report directly to the Resource Mobilization Officer/ Head of Communications in Geneva for programmatic matters and to the local LWF/DWS Kenya/Djibouti Country Representative in Nairobi for administrative matters.
His/her main duties shall include the following:
Communications Planning
The Regional Communications Coordinator of the (new) LWF/DWS Regional Support Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya shall be responsible to and report directly to the Resource Mobilization Officer/ Head of Communications in Geneva for programmatic matters and to the local LWF/DWS Kenya/Djibouti Country Representative in Nairobi for administrative matters.
His/her main duties shall include the following:
Communications Planning
- To develop a
communications culture in each DWS country program, and to work with
country programs to ensure that communications is built into work plans,
budgets, program plans & designs (emergency and development).
- In cooperation
with the LWF Communion Office, to plan communications for the regional
programs in line with LWF strategy and policies.
Production of News, Features and Stories
- To write news,
stories and features which will translate complex information into powerful
messages – intended to reach our target audiences (partners, donors &
member churches).
- To produce
powerful images and visuals for the above articles.
- The above
material will be submitted for publication to the LWF Communion Office.
Emergency Communications preparedness
- To make sure
that we are prepared (in country programs) to step communications up a
gear when a crisis hits.
- More
specifically to liaise with the emergency hub (in Nairobi) and ensure that
from a communications perspective, country programs have the basic
elements (resources and training) in place and are prepared (on the
communications front) when an emergency or crisis situation hits.
- o compile a list
of media in the region and be the initial media contact person in
emergencies (until communications persons are deployed in country from the
roster/other)
- To play a
monitoring role during an emergency and in cooperation with the LWF
Communion Office to ensure that communications material meet the agreed
& basic standards and follows the LWF protocols & policies.
Media preparedness
- To provide basic
media preparedness training to relevant staff in DWS Country Programs
(especially to be media prepared and to know how to deal with media in the
event of incidents involving LWF & LWF staff).
Training Personnel & Capacity Building
- To build our
country programs’ capacity in communications. This will involve providing
training support to country program staff and more specifically
communication focal points in the DWS Country Programs in the region to
feed into a regular & planned flow of engaging news stories and
feature reports.
- To function as
editor of content produced from country programs and to ensure consistency
in messaging and perform quality control before submitting for publication
to the LWF Communion Office.
Visibility
- Ensure
visibility of the DWS Country programs to donors and partners
- To participate
in the rolling out of the new LWF visual identity and ensure consistency
in messaging and branding in country programs across the region.
How to apply:
Applications should be sent in English, accompanied by the names and e-mail addresses of three persons who know the applicant professionally to:
Victor de Barrena Human Resources Manager The Lutheran World Federation e-mail: psl@lutheranworld.org
Applications should be sent in English, accompanied by the names and e-mail addresses of three persons who know the applicant professionally to:
Victor de Barrena Human Resources Manager The Lutheran World Federation e-mail: psl@lutheranworld.org
Closing date: 06 Aug 2012
