Communication Specialist

The project works at the national, state and pilot site levels. The project’s five demonstration states are: i) Madhya Pradesh, ii) Mizoram, iii) Odisha, iv) Rajasthan and v) Uttarakhand. Site level project effort focuses upon high conservation priority landscapes (e.g. protected areas) within each of these states. 

The position will be based in New Delhi.

Under the over all supervision of the FAO Representative in India, Assistant FAO Representatives and guidance of the Project Managers and Communication Head, the communication specialist will undertake the following tasks

Expertise in development and visual communication. 

Responsibilities:

• In close collaboration with Office of Communications (OCC) branches and appropriate Communication focal points, the incumbent will:
• •    Develop and maintain communication materials for FAO projects, ensuring brand consistency and visibility.
• •    Design and produce visibility materials for the GEF 6 project, including digital, print and audio-visual content.
• •    Support content development by drafting, editing, and reviewing reports, case studies, and policy papers.
• •    Train and mentor state-level communication affiliate workforce while coordinating video production and advocacy events.
• •    Undertake mission travel to project locations for photo and video documentation, as and when required.
• •    Facilitate knowledge sharing among project states and stakeholders through government portals, events, and multimedia materials.
• •    Manage the approval process for communication products, including logo and copyright coordination.
• •    Develop and promote project-specific updates on FAO India’s website and social media platforms.
• •    Collaborate on video production, motion graphics, and design coordination with external agencies as needed.
• Social Media Tasks:
• •    Collate information and develop appropriate digital assets, in line with global FAO key messages, terminology, standards and guidelines, and day-to-day management of country social media channel (https://x.com/FAOIndia), as per the FAO social media guidelines and in support of country strategies, liaising and coordinating with the relevant technical officers, Regional Communication Officers (RCO) and OCC, as appropriate, and relevant supervisor for clearance.
• •    Ensure that all communication products comply with global FAO key messages, terminology, standards, and guidelines.
• •    Prepare a monthly social media content calendar with innovative and issue-focused content to promote the work of FAO country office.
• •    Undertake other tasks as assigned by FAOR and AFAORs.
• Minimum Requirements 
• •    Master Level degree in social science, journalism, communications, public relations, design or related fields.
• •    At least three years of relevant experience in interdisciplinary research and in developing media and communication material, especially relevant for web publishing, information management and hypermedia applications in relevant development sector with responsibilities as described above.
• •    Working knowledge of English.
• •    National of India.

Technical/Functional Skills :

• •    Experience in preparing press releases, op-eds, news articles, interviews and advocacy messages for relevant media houses and outlets, including publishing, newspaper, online news, radio and television mediums.
• •    Excellent communication, reporting and presentation skills in English (both written and spoken).
• •    Experience with photography and videography; and knowledge of editing software, preferably Adobe Creative Cloud is an advantage.
• •    Experience and skill in managing social media accounts, will be an asset.
• •    Ability to work efficiently with minimal direct supervision and to coordinate and supervise the communication and information outputs of the State Project Offices.
• •    Ability to provide editorial support to high quality reports and publications.
• •    Ability to handle stress and meet deadlines.
• •    Experience of working with UN agencies and familiarity with UN rules and regulations is an asset.
• •    Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams is essential.

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2500651