Deadline: 01 September, 2023
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has announced a vacancy for the role of Advocacy and Communications Coordinator.
DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of the DRC Ethiopia advocacy strategy in close collaboration with the programme and field teams and in consultation with people of concern
- Develop and update talking points, top-line messages, and advocacy asks for the DRC Ethiopia programme
- Coordinate policy responses and development within DRC and partner agencies regarding national policy frameworks and practices, UN coordination, funding, and security concerns that have an impact on displaced populations and their access to humanitarian assistance and protection services
- Suggest key advocacy opportunities and targets at national and regional levels and develop an advocacy engagement plan
- Support the head of programmes and technical coordinators to articulate priority advocacy objectives and develop programme-specific advocacy strategies, as well as developing messaging on key issues within clusters, working groups, and area-specific forums
- Draft and support the creation of advocacy products as outlined in the advocacy strategy for use at the country, regional and international levels
- Support ongoing risk analysis and stakeholder mapping to inform implementation of an effective advocacy strategy
- Ensure that all advocacy messages, documents and strategies are evidence-based, drawn from field experience and assessments, of high quality and effective
- In collaboration with MEAL unit, develop indicators and framework for measuring effectiveness and impact of advocacy messaging
- Work with the regional office to support and coordinate regional advocacy efforts
- Implement DRC Ethiopia’s communications and visibility strategy
- Produce high-quality content to support positive communication of DRC’s programmes and advocacy activities in Ethiopia, including communication and advocacy materials, digital content for DRC’s website and social media channels, and visual materials for use by DRC
- Coordinate with national, regional, and headquarters offices on effective communications strategies and messaging
- Regularly visit projects in the field to ensure a direct link between programme work and communication, and identify and generate media and communication, as well as effective case studies, quotes, photographs, and videos for donor reporting
- Develop internal guidelines for DRC Ethiopia’s communication, public messaging and visibility in line with protection risk analysis
Requirements
- University degree in Communications, International Relations, Journalism, Law, or a related field
- Master’s degree in a relevant field will be a plus
- Five years, minimum, of humanitarian experience, including experience working in advocacy and communication on humanitarian issues, refugee rights, human rights, and/or development issues
- Strong understanding of the political system and context in Ethiopia, including familiarity with key stakeholders from government, UN, NGOs, civil society
- Demonstrated experience using cutting-edge communication tools and technologies to engage and influence stakeholders
- Experience in social media strategy planning, content creation, and community management, photography/design literacy
- Proven experience crafting messages in various formats (articles, press releases, websites, photos, success stories, blog entries, tweets, etc.) targeting a variety of audiences
- Exceptional writing and editing skills (English) and the ability to summarise and repackage technical information in clear, compelling language
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to engage with diverse audiences
- Strong literacy in Microsoft packages with knowledge of Adobe products is a distinct advantage
To apply and for more information, click here.
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