UN World Food Programme Communications Officer, CST Jobs in Kenya
About WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Organizational Context
This role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and will report to the Farm to Markets Alliance (FtMA) Managing Director with functional supervision from the FtMA Programe Manager, to ensure that the communications activities serve FtMA needs at the Global Team, while also being capable of supporting FtMA’s Country Teams to ensure adherence to FtMA’s corporate communication goals.
Job Purpose
To implement the communications plan by supporting and delivering a range of communications activities, providing research and analysis, and prioritizing effectively.
Key Accountabilities
Implement communication work plan designed to maintain and enhance the visibility and reputation of FtMA, as well as support fundraising activities, ensuring alignment with overall communications and FtMA strategies.
Contribute to communications through good research, analysis of assigned area of work and timely preparation and distribution of information products to target audience(s).
Craft key internal and external content including case studies, donor reports, beneficiary profiles, and other required communications materials.
Lead in creating communications templates and prepare presentations to be used by all staff at meetings and conferences.
Support the social media plan by developing social media content, and utilizing platforms, networks and partners to enhance coverage and support of FtMA’s activities.
Generate donor specific visibility content including, text, photos, videos and audio for use across a range of integrated online platforms, in order to support global and country fund-raising activities, ensuring consistency with corporate messages.
Monitor and analyse traditional and social media to inform the development and/or evaluation of communication activities and strategies.
Guide and supervise more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries. This includes the onboarding, training, and support of FtMA Country level Communications Officers.
Collate outreach data contribute to the preparation of accurate and timely reports, Support communications activities that enable informed decision making and ensures consistency of information presented to the media and other stakeholders.
Support capacity building of FtMA staff on all aspects of communication, provides advice and guidance within area and level of expertise, in order to ensure that all activities meet desired standards of consistency, quality and impact. For example the design and review of training materials.
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Education: Advanced University degree in Journalism, International Relations, Public Relations, Communications or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Experience: Three years post graduate relevant managerial experience with Master’s Degree, or five years post graduate relevant managerial experience with a first University Degree.
Language: Fluency in English language.
Desired Experiences for Entry Into the Role
• Has gained experience in utilizing specialist communications techniques to enhance functional outputs
• Has provided direction and instruction to more junior staff members within area of expertise
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Communications Officer, CST Jobs in Kenya
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