Deadline: 24 May, 2021
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking to fill the role of Regional Media and Communications Advisor.
NRC provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Establish the format and cycle of country communications plan development and maintain oversight of these plans
- Initiate, produce and support the production of strong communication products to enhance NRC’s influencing work, build its profile across audiences, as well as public engagement and fundraising
- Pitch and manage interviews, press releases and field visits to international and local media outlets to call attention to humanitarian needs and neglected crises, NRC’s work and public advocacy issues
- Manage media interviews of NRC staff
- Provide media interview training for NRC staff
- Ensure the regional social media platforms are updated on a regular basis as agreed with HO media
- Produce and update regular media talking points and support NRC’s contingency communications plans, including rapid reactive responses to events in the region
- Coordinate content harvesting in the region on behalf of NRC HO with fundraising purpose
- Participate in programme design processes to advise on how media and communications tools could be used to enhance NRC’s programme delivery for greater impact
- Train country teams to develop appropriate donor visibility and fulfil their donor visibility obligations
- Prepare periodic reports and summaries for the management on regional and national media activities and share these with regional director
- Develop and maintain a strong media network for the region, including building relations with journalists and content developers
- Establish and maintain a network of freelance content teams such as photographers and video editors based in the region
Requirements
- University degree in Media, Communications, or a course relevant to the role
- Five years, minimum, of work experience as a media/communications advisor, preferably related to development/humanitarian crises or an established career in media within East Africa
- Experience in producing content for different target audiences
- Demonstrated ability to find new and creative media and communication angles
- Experience in producing social media content
- Experience in producing photos and videos and in editing
- Field experience from complex emergencies (desirable)
- Fluency in written and verbal English
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: NRC