Vacancy Announcement n°: 832367
Job Title: Communication Junior Consultant
✨ Contract type and Grade: International Consultant CST level E
Duration: 11 months
✅ Unit / Division: Partnership and Communication
Duty Station: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
⏰ Closing date: 28 April 2024
WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operates in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do, and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high-performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Côte d’Ivoire is considered a low-middle-income country and ranks 171st of 188 countries in the Human Development Index. It is subject to pervasive food insecurity, malnutrition, and gender inequalities, which severely affect smallholder farmers as they struggle with issues of land access and frequent climate-related shocks. Côte d’Ivoire has a population of 25 million people, of which 48.4 percent are female1 and 46 percent live below the poverty line. It is ranked 155th on the Gender Inequality Index.
WFP’s Strategic Plan for Côte d’Ivoire (2019 – 2025) focuses on capacity strengthening with a view to shifting WFP-led programmes to government and community ownership. At the core of this strategic approach is the sustainability of the national school meals programme, in which WFP assists 613 schools, or 10 percent of the schools covered by the programme, as a platform for promoting education, nutrition and gender equality and stimulating local food production and rural economies. The country strategic plan constitutes an opportunity to support smallholder farmers (SAMS), particularly women, in a holistic way and to diversify food consumption by introducing policies and practices to reduce post-harvest losses and promote sustainable access to markets. By applying the SAMS methodology, WFP aims to lay the foundations for a more robust economy that is less reliant on imports, offers better livelihood options for vulnerable populations and fosters resilient and sustainable national food systems.
JOB PURPOSE:
The purpose of this assignment is to lead WFP’s communication by prioritizing an audience-first approach. The incumbent will proactively create and participate in campaigns and engagement opportunities with all parties in order to raise awareness on food security issues and highlight successes and evidence of WFP’s solutions in action.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
- Contribute to the implementation of WFP Côte d’Ivoire communication strategy.
- Provide regular content (photos, videos, and articles) for social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to maintain strong relationships with key partners, funders, media professionals, the public, supporting groups and organizations.
- Design, research, write, and edit communications materials (articles, press releases, human stories, fact sheets, and others) for both traditional and social media for advocacy and resource mobilization purposes.
- Ensure the layout and graphics of quality information and communication materials (situation reports, fact sheets, articles, and statistics) for briefings and official visits with donors, high-level personalities, the press, etc.
- Coordinate and make proposals/recommendations on the organization of events and ensure that adequate plans, services, equipment, and materials are in place.
- Collaborate with WFP sub-offices, cooperating partners, and WFP IT to ensure that relevant information, including multimedia content (photos, videos, and articles), is collected, and saved in appropriate files and databases and that accurate records are available and accessible to others.
- Prepare communications products that effectively convey the desired message to targeted audience(s).
- Maintain and develop a contact list of journalists and media outlets and manage the regular flow of news/information about WFP’s work in Côte d’Ivoire to the media, ensuring reputational risks are identified and managed.
- Generate and/or facilitate the production of 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 fundraising activities, ensuring consistency with corporate messages.
- Track and analyses traditional and online media, to identify trends and/or issues, and propose solutions and ideas to improve the effectiveness of communication strategy and activities.
- Coordinate and prepare accurate and timely reporting on communications activities that enables informed decision-making, evaluation of objectives and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.
DELIVERABLES
- A country office communication strategy is developed for 2024.
- A social media editorial calendar is developed and regularly updated.
- WFP’s corporate websites are regularly updated.
- A digital communication monitoring and evaluation system is developed and implemented.
- A digital communication report including website statistics is produced every three months.
EDUCATION:
You have
- University degree in Communications, digital Marketing, journalism and or any other relevant field. Or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
EXPERIENCE:
You have:
- Minimum of three years’ relevant post-graduate professional experience working in communications, community management, digital marketing.
LANGUAGES:
Working knowledge (proficiency/Level C) of English and French is a must.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 28 April 2024
WFP VALUE PROPOSITION:
- Meaningful and impactful careers – Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve.
- Continuous learning and training – We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers.
- Multicultural and stimulating working environment – We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger.
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU APPLY
- All employment decisions are made based on organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
- Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply. WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate based on HIV/AIDS status.
- Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
- WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
- WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
- All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment.
Special recommendation:
Before you apply, please confirm that both (i) your on-line profile and CV are accurate and up to date, (ii) your CV should include your employment history, academic qualifications, and language skills.