Communication & Knowledge Sharing

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Description

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This role supports the Director-General as the ‘global voice’ for green growth, manages communication resources across headquarters and field offices, and oversees marketing, public relations, and media activities. The position involves developing strategic communication initiatives, guidelines, and visibility plans while consulting internal stakeholders to ensure mutual ownership of products. The incumbent will analyze, implement, and lead flagship communication initiatives to enhance organizational visibility, direct the growing team of Communication Specialists across GGGI operations, promote the organization’s brand, vision, and mission, and ensure efficient dissemination of results to all stakeholders through effective management of the unit.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of flagship communications initiatives, including results and impact storytelling, annual reports, and important global events like Global Green Growth Week.
• Oversee the creation, management, and dissemination of high-quality content across platforms, ensuring consistent messaging to internal and external audiences.
• Identify and capitalize on communication and branding opportunities, providing technical guidance to enhance organizational visibility and communication capacity across GGGI operations.
• Advise senior leadership on strategic communication risks, challenges, and opportunities affecting GGGI’s brand and reputation.
• Foster effective stakeholder engagement through institutionalizing innovative knowledge-sharing and communication solutions, securing cross-organizational uptake, and increasing donor visibility.
• Oversee, develop, and direct the Communication & Knowledge Sharing Unit to optimize team performance and resource utilization in meeting global communication objectives.
• Develop relationships and consult with senior management and key stakeholders of GGGI on the implementation, promotion and strengthening of its brand, visibility and reputation.
• Represent the GGGI and the Office of the Director General at selected key communication & knowledge sharing meetings, events and missions, as well as serve as a focal point on communication related issues to internal and external constituencies.
• Work with other units and support functions from HQ and field offices to ensure early engagement and manage GGGI’s communications and branding works.
• Establish effective networks of collaboration with major media/ organizations/communities/donors/influencers to showcase GGGI’s capacities, promote GGGI’s mission and brand globally.
• Provide leadership and direction to communication & knowledge sharing staff as assigned.

Education:

At least a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in communications, journalism or related field with broad knowledge of development issues.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 15 years of proven operational and managerial leadership in marketing, communications, and branding at international level, with focus on sustainable development, climate change, and non-profit consulting.
• At least 5 years of international “communication-for-development” experience with strong understanding of marketing/communication strategies.
• Demonstrated expertise in enterprise-wide knowledge management and hands-on media relations.
• Comprehensive digital marketing knowledge with awareness of industry trends.
• Experience with campaign management including email, advertising, collateral, analytics, and reporting.

Source: http://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/head-communication-knowledge-sharing-unit-587010.html

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