Communication Officer  

1.    Background to the Principles for Peace

The Principles for Peace Foundation (P4P) stands at the forefront of global peace engagement. Founded with the visionary aim to redefine peace engagement worldwide, P4P harnesses the Principles for Peace to catalyze transformative shifts in policy, practice, and financing, ultimately striving for a more durable and impactful peace. As an independent catalyst, P4P champions wide-reaching, multi-stakeholder collaboration and bridges actors across varied intervention levels, united by the Principles for Peace. Our influential global network weaves together experts from diplomatic, political, security, and development sectors, positioning us as a connective tissue that fosters equitable partnerships from the local grassroots to the international stage.

We curate a holistic reading and narrative of the peace and conflict landscape through our regional and country-specific Participatory Periodic Reviews for Peace (PPR). This knowledge ecosystem, underpinned by diverse sectoral insights, guides decision-makers, signaling pivotal moments for strategic redirection.

P4P’s endeavors in peace engagement are bolstered by a rich tapestry of tools – from peacegaming and playbooks to tailored simulations. These instruments, conceived in synergy with decision-makers experts and rooted in local wisdom, support peacemaking and peacebuilding strategies at varying scales, all guided by our foundational Principles for Peace.

These Principles, crafted through an exhaustive two-year evidence generational and consultation process involving 700 case studies and consultations in over 60 countries, encapsulate the contemporary call for a rejuvenated philosophy in peacemaking. They serve as a shared compass for diagnosis, decision-making, and timely interventions in the realm of peace. Our collaboration with the revered International Commission on Inclusive Peace and engagement with a myriad of stakeholders, from the grassroots to governmental echelons, has solidified Principles for Peace as the most expansive collective endeavor in the peace arena, with over 120 participating global organizations.

2.   Job summary

The Communication Officer, under the direct supervision of the Director of Partnerships and Advocacy will play a crucial role in supporting initiatives to foster strategic communication and partnerships, advocating for the uptake of the Principles for Peace; and mobilizing resources from donors and partners to facilitate P4P’s mission and work in different contexts. This position requires a multifaceted professional adept at communications and partnership management with strong communication and advocacy skills. The officer will be expected to work closely with other members of the Partnerships and Advocacy team, and ensure that P4P’s interventions are effectively managed, aligned with global best practices, and adequately financed.

3.    Key responsibilities

Strategic communication

·       Design and implement Develop and plan the implementation of an organizational communications strategy that aligns with the Foundation’s mission and priority areas.

·       Develop and plan the implementation of tailored communication plans for P4P’s stakeholder platform and internal and external events, identifying target audiences, platforms, products, and key messages.

·       Track and analyze communication efforts, website traffic, social media engagement, and other relevant metrics to measure the effectiveness of communication strategies and make improvements.

Content creation and management

·       Collaborate with P4P’s staff, partners and collaborators to gather information and stories on the Foundation’s work for external communications.

·       Create and publish compelling and timely content for organizational platforms and social media that highlight the Foundation’s initiatives and impact.

·       Support the upkeep of the new P4P website including management of content and populating the online resources library. 

·       Liaise with external service providers (graphic designers, website editors, etc.) for the production and publication of communications content.

·       Liaise with counterparts in partner organizations to amplify complementary work on social media and websites.

·       Ensure consistent and effective branding across all communication materials, maintaining the Foundation’s visual and messaging standards.

·       Monitor online presence to safeguard the Foundation’s reputation and respond appropriately to any communications-related issues.

·       Resource mobilization support

·       Support preparation of funding proposals and donor reports

·       Support preparation of meetings with donors (invites, agenda, minutes, follow up)

·       Maintain database/records of all relevant donor-related information including regular donor intelligence updates

·     Support building and maintaining of relations with all partners (governments, donors, international organizations, NGOs, CBOs, academia and thinktanks) to achieve P4P’s vision, goals and objectives

Media relations

·       Identify opportunities for media coverage of the Foundation’s activities and events.

·       Support content for media pitches and coordinate media inquiries and interviews.

 Setup a digital assets library

·       Collect P4P’s digital assets (image, audio, and video content).

·       Setup P4P’s digital asset library in SharePoint, to allow P4P’s collaborators to easily discover and reuse digital assets that others have already created to exert tighter control over brand-sensitive content and to be able to ensure that only approved assets for products are made available to the appropriate users.