Communications Specialist - Communications and Grants

The Communications Specialist plays a key role within the Consortium Management Unit of the Pathways to Protection Programme, contributing to the implementation of the Communication Strategy and supporting grants-related tasks. The role involves producing and disseminating communication content, supporting internal and external communication, and ensuring compliance with donor visibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the planning, development and implementation of P2P's external communication and visibility activities in line with the Communication Strategy and Implementation Plan
• Support the organisation and contribute to the annual Communications Planning Workshop
• Collect, draft and finalize communication and social media content for P2P's external channels in collaboration with DRC HQ communications focal points
• Undertake field visits and trainings to P2P partners to support the collection and production of communication material for the website and social media channels
• Produce, review and/or support the production of a range of communication materials including factsheets, policy briefs, donor-facing products, brochures, presentations and thematic bulletins
• Support alignment between communication content and P2P's advocacy strategy and key messages
• Review communication materials produced by country offices and partners against the P2P Communication Strategy and donor visibility guidelines
• Facilitate coordination among CMU and partner contributors to communication production including organizing Quarterly Editorial Planning Meetings
• Contribute creative ideas and solutions to strengthen P2P's communications and support the review/validation process for communication materials
• Ensure programme wide compliance with donor communications and visibility requirements
• Manage and update the CMU SharePoint Hub as the central repository of communication guidelines and resources for partners
• Coordinate the production and dissemination of the Consortium Internal Newsletter and other internal communication deliverables
• Ensure the timely preparation and submission of high-quality communication annexes for annual reporting in line with donor visibility requirements
• Provide ad hoc support to the PDQ Coordinator and the Partnership Coordinator in reviewing reports from consortium partners
• Support the PDQ Coordinator in providing guidance to partners and country offices on grants management, project cycle management and proposal development

Requirements

• University Degree in communication, journalism, international relations or similar or equivalent professional qualification
• At least 3 years' experience working in communications and/or advocacy
• Excellent oral and written skills and demonstrated ability to write and develop strong communication materials
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English and French
• Demonstrated ability to develop a wide variety of communication content including photos, video clips, short stories and posts for social media
• Experience working in an international NGO would be an asset
• Cultural and gender sensitivity
• Strong interest with matters relating to humanitarian assistance and migration
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva and InDesign
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Strong organisational, communication and multitasking skills
• Professional fluency in English, French and Arabic
• Demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies: Striving for excellence, Collaborating, Taking the lead, Communicating, Demonstrating integrity

Skills

• Marketing Strategy Implementation
• Advocacy Communication
• Writing and Editing
• Bilingual Writing English French
• Content Development
• Social Media Content Creation
• Photo and Video Content Production
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point
• Canva
• InDesign
• Donor Visibility
• Grants Communication Support
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Gender Sensitivity
• Humanitarian Communication
• Multitasking
• Organizational Skills

Languages

English, French, Arabic