Job Description
Communications Jobs at ICRAF, Kenya
Job Summary
The Communications Officer will actively communicate on behalf of DTMASS on a regular basis, and occasionally on other DTMASS-related CIMMYT projects in Africa. He/she will build and nurture relationships with in-country partners (Seed Companies and stockists), target populations (different types of farmers) donors, policymakers, the scientific community, media, and other stakeholders.
Roles and responsibilities
Communication Products
- Contribute to the formulation and implementation of the DTMASS Communications Strategy to advance CIMMYT’s research-for-development in Africa. This will include an Awareness/ Demand Creation Strategy, Media Engagement Strategy
- Write, edit and oversee the production of publications, including newsletters, scientific reports for media, etc.
- Write Research Summaries of CIMMYT and partner research for various audiences (seed companies, national research partners, farmers, the CGIAR Consortium, donors, press, and others).
- Develop content and functionality for a DTMASS Knowledge Sharing website and multi- and social-media outlets for external partners
Capacity Building and Support
- Develop and deliver capacity training on Communications to DTMASS staff and in-country partners as needed.
- Provide Communications support to Project partners as needed
- Provide communications support for key events, workshops, meetings, conferences and other fora.
Internal Coordination
- Coordinate with CIMMYT Communications and Knowledge Management staff in Country, Regional and Global CIMMYT offices as needed, and ensure DTMASS compliance with CIMMYT and Donor style and branding.
- Support the DTMASS teams (Technical; Marketing; and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) in communications-related tasks as needed, including technical and donor reporting, proposal writing, communications capacity building, and other tasks.
- Liaise between DTMASS Management Committee and CIMMYT’s Project Management Unit on donor reports and products
- Curate project-specific contact database and distribution lists.
Skill set
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public relations or related discipline.
- Minimum of five years’ experience in international development in East and/or Southern Africa
- Technical writing / Science or Research communications: ability to express technical concepts in clear, simple language for diverse audiences, including the general public, is critical.
- Specific expertise in communications, marketing, public relations and media campaigns.
- Experience in agribusiness or nonprofit highly desired
- Proficiency in developing website content and use of social- and new-media tools is a must.
- Experience in event organization and promotion.
- Excellent written and spoken English; strong writing and editing skills.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a team as well as independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office package (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. Knowledge of photo- and video-editing software desirable
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