Senior Communications Specialist

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Job Description

Organizational
Setting 

The
key mission of the FAO Representation in Somalia, which is led by FAO
Representative (FAOR), is to assist and support the national government to
develop policies, strategies and programme aimed at accelerating the
Implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in
FAO’s global mandate and Strategic Objectives. More specifically, FAO’s
response aims to address national needs and priorities in achieving food
security, reducing hunger and malnutrition, developing agricultural, fishery
and forestry sectors, and ensuring the sustainable use of environmental and
natural resources and respond to recurrent emergencies. The current portfolio
of activities of the FAO Representation in Somalia includes a wide scope of
technical support interventions ranging from policy support through livestock
and crop production, to natural resource management, Nutrition, value chain,
food security analysis and water and land information management. FAO is also
implementing several emergency, resilience-building, and development
interventions, with the support of its five field offices and close to 400
staff in partnership with the Federal and State line ministries. 

Reporting
Lines 

Under the overall responsibility of the FAO Representative
for Somalia and the direct supervision of the Head of Strategy and Resource
Mobilization Unit, and in close collaboration with OCC branches and focal
points.

Technical
Focus 

The incumbent will guide and manage the Communication team
within the Strategy and Resource Mobilization Unit (SRMU) to ensure high-level
communications, editorial standards and creativity in multimedia, editing and
publication Products.

Tasks and responsibilities 

• Analyse
  information, data, statistics, relativities, trends, problems, and/or issues to
  support effective communication delivery, new initiatives, and the preparation
  of plans, strategies, reports, policies and/or other products.
• Provide
  specialist advice and expertise to internal and external partners on specific
  or complex cases, strategic communication, written communication, policy
  interpretation issues and/or best practices, etc.
•  Manage special projects and
  provides guidance to consultants for the development and implementation of new
  products, tools, and systems.
• 
  Provide
  advice and expertise to senior management, line managers and other program
  staff by anticipating and resolving communications/public relations
  issues/problems.
• Lead the communication strategy, planning, content development,
  and coordinate communication and advocacy activities of FAO Somalia.
•  Lead planning and development of content and communication products in
  diverse media formats and with key messages targeted to specific audience, in
  close consultation with resource mobilization, information management, program,
  and technical teams.
• Research, write, develop, and
  produce multimedia communication materials for web, digital, social media, news
  media outreach, and other media and channel and ensure that content is
  available in English, Somali, or Arabic as required.
•  Organize missions to collect
  multimedia content and impact stories from field projects and locations and
  develop and maintain a visual and audio footage archive/assessment management
  system.
• Maintain a news media contact list and lead on media relations and
  outreach for FAO Somalia.
• 
  Manage visibility plans for projects and donors, ensuring that all projects
  have a visibility and communications plan.
• Ensure effective collaboration and cooperation with project teams to
  ensure timely implementation of communication and visibility plans as well as
  project milestone and event coverage.
• Perform
  any other duties as assigned by the supervisor. 
• Draft
  press releases, talking points and statements for FAO Somalia in coordination
  with FAQ Communication offices (at HQ, regional and subregional levels as
  appropriate), support press conferences, and prepare responses to media
  queries 
• Develop
  materials for media events, such as seasonal FSNAU Technical Releases, World
  Food Day, project launches and dissemination of key findings of key studies,
  research, assessments and evaluations.
• Coordinate,
  produce and disseminate communication and advocacy materials, human interest
  stories, infographics and other visibility items (e.g. caps, tee-shirts), in
  coordination with focal points in RAF and HQ and following corporate branding
  guidelines.
• Supervise
  national communication team (Communications Officer, Communications Assistant,
  Graphic Designer and National C4D Officer) and other related staff as
  needed. 
• Support
  in presentations and infographics for reports and presentations upon
  request. 
• Participate
  in and represent FAO as a member of the Humanitarian Communication and the UN
  Information Groups in Somalia.
• Develop
  briefs and other material to showcase FAO’s work and results in Somalia,
  working closely with IM, programme staff, and technical teams. Reviewing,
  updating and translating documents from English into Arabic as required. 
• Coordinate,
  produce, and disseminate communication, visibility and advocacy materials, in
  coordination with focal points in RAF and headquarters and following corporate
  and donor branding guidelines

Minimum
Requirements  

• University
  Degree in communication, social science, journalism, political science, or a
  related field
•  10 years of relevant experience in communication, web publishing
  and/or social media networks
•  Working knowledge (level C) of English 
  

Technical/Functional Skills  

• Advanced
  university degree is an asset.
• Work
  experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field
  positions is desirable.
• Experience
  with high level editing, meeting rapid and constant deadlines.
• Understanding
  of FAO policies and programmes is considered a strong asset.
• Extent
  and relevance of experience in the field of communication services for
  prominent organizations, particularly at the
• Extent
  and relevance of experience in drafting high-quality written materials for a
  wide variety of audiences.
• Knowledge
  of a second FAO language is an asset.
• international level, including substantive experience in
  journalism.

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2501004

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