Communications Specialist

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Description

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• Develop and submit an inception report specifying the communication activities and approaches that will be conducted parallel to project implementation and in line with OCC, FAO, and DFAT communications guidelines and protocol;
• Generate and collate information for communication packages for the project highlighting the attainment of objectives, outputs, and/or outcomes. Provide maximum visibility to the Australian Government support to the project and FAO’s strategy and interventions. In addition, communication packages should highlight stories incorporating lenses of peacebuilding, conflict prevention and social cohesion;
• Ensure coherent designing of project communication and visibility collaterals such as press releases, photo stories, online articles, social media posts, and audio-visual documentation containing human interest stories of the women and youth in the communities as they participate in the agricultural livelihood activities of the project; and
• Carry-out any other relevant duties within his/her technical competence as may be requested by FAO.
• Liaise with the Office of Communication (OCC) will be maintained, either directly or through an agreed focal point/coordinator, to ensure compliance with OCC standards, appropriate review and clearance processes.
• All communication materials will follow FAO clearance processes and comply with FAO standards, including

• Design the plan specifying the activities related to carrying-out the assignment and highlighting the deliverables for the project period (from 15 February to 14 August 2024)
• Conduct field visit activities to document (i.e. stills and video) project activities, organize and record interviews, draft, submit and post social media stories and release feature stories (with OCC and DFAT clearance) on a frequency mutually agreed upon between the specialist and FAO project team. Stories should pay attention to sensitive aspects such as peacebuilding, conflict prevention and social cohesion.
• Prepare the Project communication and visibility collaterals highlighting the activities, milestones, and good practices of the project such as press releases, photo stories, social media posts/stories and online articles featuring women and youth.
• Product Multi-media documentaries of project beneficiaries, particularly women and youth, in the communities as they participate in the agricultural livelihood activities of the project.
• End of assignment report

• University Degree in one or more of the following: Development Communications, Social Science, and Journalism or related fields;
• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience on development communications experience or any engagement related to public information, journalism and internal relations;
• Working knowledge of English and Filipino 
• National of the Philippines or resident of the country with a valid work permit.

• Work experience in more than one location or area of work 
• Previous engagement with the women and youth groups in the BARMM is essential
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Filipino

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