Overview
The Junior Communications Consultant for Central Africa will support the implementation of CIFOR’s communication strategy in the Congo Basin. He/she will work closely with CIFOR’s team in Central Africa to maximize the visibility of CIFOR’s activities in the region.
Objectives of the Consultancy:
- Support the implementation of CIFOR’s communications strategy for Central Africa and regional projects.
- Increase the engagement and outreach of CIFOR social media accounts for Central Africa.
- Increase CIFOR’s presence in regional media.
- Create awareness on forest-related issues across the region.
Duties and responsibilities
- Manage CIFOR Central Africa social media accounts.
- Drafting and editing press releases, blog stories, multimedia packages and corporate communication documents in French.
- Maintain media relations with journalists in the region.
- Organize conferences and workshops.
- Review and edit English to French translations.
- Assist CIFOR scientists to prepare presentations.
- Upload content to CIFOR’s Forests News French blog.
- Review the correct use of CIFOR’s branding on publications and other communications tools.
- Ad-hoc communications support to Yaoundé Hub scientists and the COE team.
Education, knowledge and experience
- Master’s degree in the fields of communications, sustainable development, journalism, international relations or similar subjects.
- A minimum one year of professional experience in the fields of communications, public relations, journalism, or campaigning.
- Proven interest in sustainable development. Strong motivation to pursue a career communicating pressing environmental issues.
- Tech-savvy with excellent command of digital tools and social media.
- Native-level French (C1-C2).
- Good command of English (B2).
- Knowledge of WordPress, Canva, Piktochart, Hootsuite, Mailchimp and other communications platforms would be an asset.
- Previous experience within an international organization would be an asset.
- Previous experience doing fieldwork and communications for behavioral change would be an asset.
Personal Attributes and Competencies
- ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and to take the initiative, demonstrate innovation and exercise good judgment
- competency in personal organization, prioritization and accuracy, with the ability to work effectively under time pressures and manage multiple tasks
- good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with people in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and to be an effective team player
- creative and flexible when responding to changing requirements.
Terms and Conditions
- This is a full-time consultancy position.
- The period of the consultancy is expected to be March – September 2020.
- CIFOR offers competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience.
- The duty station will be at CIFOR Hub office in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
To apply, please visit our career site at: https://www.cifor.org/careers. To learn more about CIFOR, please visit our website at: https://www.cifor.org. CIFOR is an equal opportunity employer. Staff diversity contributes to excellence.
Application process
The application deadline is 19 Jan-2020
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.
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