Communications Officer

The Communications Officer supports the design and implementation of multimedia and communications resources aligned with country program outcomes, focusing on new and emergency projects. The role involves external and internal communications, media engagement, content creation, and vendor coordination to enhance visibility and outreach.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and distribute various types of content, including material for a website, press releases, marketing material and other types of content that take the message to the public.
• Conduct client interviews, collect success stories, and provide multimedia coverage at project events for dissemination to various audiences and reports.
• Develop and disseminate regular project update briefs and sitreps.
• Create and produce content for the country quarterly newsletter and other publications.
• Support the development of various materials and respective messaging.
• Coordinate with vendors and staff for production and dissemination of respective communications and visibility materials.
• Regularly meet with and conduct interviews with media personnel.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with journalists in different media outlets.
• Maintain a database of media outlets and the IRC’s mailing list.
• Any other task assigned by the Communications and Advocacy Coordinator.

Requirements

• Hold a degree in Communications, Marketing & Public Relations, Mass communications, International Relations, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience working in communications and marketing, media, journalism, advocacy, or in closely related external relations contexts.
• Good technical affinity for media contexts and knowledge of a range of multimedia, web, and digital tools.
• Good writing, editing and social media management, photography skills.

Skills

• Communications Strategies
• Marketing Communications
• Media Relations
• Journalism
• Advocacy Communication
• External Relations
• Multimedia Production
• Digital Tools Creation
• Web Content Management
• Social Media Management
• Writing
• Editing
• Photography
• Content Creation
• Implementation Coordination

Languages

English