Summary
Date Posted: 1st February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

JOB DETAILS:
Communications Officer
World Vision International (Rwanda) is a child-focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programs in 24 Districts of Rwanda.
World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated and experienced national for the position of Communications Officer. The position will be based in Kigali and reporting to the Communications and Public Engagement Manager.
Purpose of the position:
The purpose of this position is to provide communications support to World Vision Rwanda stakeholders (both internal and external) to enhance marketing and in-country publicity of World Vision Rwanda’s projects. The Communications Officer will collaborate with the appropriate National Office, Regional Office and Support Office staff to help position World Vision as a humanitarian leader in Rwanda. The expected results will be enhanced visibility, brand promotion, and communications quality assurance support at World Vision Rwanda, to effectively demonstrate the organisation’s impact on the lives of the most vulnerable and deepen its commitment to them.
The major responsibilities include:
Major Activities
Visibility & Brand Promotion
Profile World Vision Rwanda’s work as a credible humanitarian leader in Rwanda to key internal and external groups by:
• Producing written and digital content, printed pieces, etc. that communicate World Vision Rwanda to targeted audiences
• Using appropriate traditional and digital communication channels including direct mail appeals, mentions on local and international media, etc. to promote the welfare of the most vulnerable children, families and communities on behalf of World Vision Rwanda
• Providing information about World Vision Rwanda’s activities to Support Offices, Government, other Civil Society Organizations and the public at large through magazines, leaflets, website articles, direct mail appeals and international media.
• Supporting World Vision Rwanda’s fundraising efforts through sharing and submission of solid success and need stories on beneficiaries’ lives that contribute to profiling the organization’s work as a credible NGO in Rwanda to existing and potential partners and supporters.
Communications Quality Assurance Support
• Support their unit to ensure that World Vision Rwanda staff are consistently communicating the organisation’s position as an effective advocate for children and promoting our faith in development, programming, project models, disaster management and refugee affairs capability, and policy solutions to issues affecting children by
• Developing and producing quality publications that are in line with World Vision’s Communications Policy and other strategy pieces.
• Working with relevant teams to ensure that communications pieces from different departments are aligned to the National Office narrative and strategic objectives, and effectively communicate to different audiences about World Vision’s work.
• Maintaining good media relations to enhance the working relationship between World Vision Rwanda and media in coverage for strategic positioning of National Office.
• Participating in identification of key sites for future visits by donors/supporters/church partners/filming crew visits to Rwanda by carefully understanding the unique needs for each audience.
End Results Expected
• Attractive advocacy, visibility and brand promotion materials are produced in support of the unit’s goal to increase awareness of and advocacy for World Vision Rwanda’s work within the country
• Necessary information about World Vision Rwanda’s activities is readily available to share with Support Offices, Government, other Civil Society Organizations and the public at large
• Solid stories on beneficiaries’ lives (success and need stories), are shared to existing and potential partners and supporters are produced on a regular basis for profiling World Vision’s work as a credible NGO in Rwanda.
• The welfare of the most vulnerable children, families and communities is promoted using appropriate traditional and digital communication channels.
• Various National Office departments are supported with quality publications that are in line with World Vision’s Communications Policy and other key strategy pieces.
• Communications pieces are aligned to the National Office narrative and strategic objectives and effectively communicate to different audiences about World Vision’s work.
• Key sites for future visits by donors/supporters/ church partner/filming crew visits to Rwanda are identified.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
List education, knowledge & skills, licenses preferred, and all experiences required to perform this position in a fully competent manner.
• Understanding of transformational development and ability to translate technical language into language that is easily understandable by technical groups – required
• Excellent communication and public relations skills with strong English language capability (written and oral) and ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and principles required
• Experience with personal computing, email and general office productivity software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite) required
• Experience writing / producing content for international audiences highly preferred
• Experience with non-government organization preferred
• English writing experience with a news agency, marketing organization, NGO or International organization preferred
• Technical experience with video and still photography preferred
• A committed Christian with a high level of cross-cultural interpersonal skills, personal maturity, and proven ability to influence multiple stakeholders
• An energetic, creative, smart, and innovative thinker with a heart and passion for children’s issues
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities at the same time preferred
Minimum education, training, and experience requirements to qualify for the position:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, or any other field relevant to this role.
• At least 2 years’ experience doing communications work within the context of an International NGO (preferably one with a child sponsorship programme).
• 2-3 years’ prior English-writing experience, with either a local or international news agency, marketing organization, or INGO.
• 1-2 years’ experience with still photography, story writing, case study writing, and videography acquired from either formal or on-the-job training.
• Sound understanding of transformational and community development, with the ability to translate technical information to a language easily understood by donors and partners.
• Skilled in personal computing, email, and general office productivity software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite) and other programmes for uploading and downloading information.
License, registration, or certification required to perform this position:
• Knowledge of written and spoken Kinyarwanda, and ability to engage community members comfortably and interpret their thoughts to visiting donors/supporters/filming crews/church partners, etc.
• Excellent communication and public relations skills with strong English language capability (written and oral), and ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and principles.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
• Experience in story writing, photography and videography
• Previous work with an International NGO
• Previous work writing and developing content for international audiences
Salary:
The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience:

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Job application procedure
Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to http://careers.wvi.org/job-opportunities-in-rwanda
If this is your first time applying online via the World Vision International careers website, you will need to register an account along with your application details. This site will provide you with additional functionality, such as saved searches and email alerts. Registration requires minimal information to create your account. Further details will be collected during the application process
All applicants must apply using our online application system, CVs received via email or standard post will NOT be considered.
In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know on wvrwanda-recruitment@wvi.org(no applications will be accepted through this email)
The closing date for submission of applications is 11th February 2019; no late applications will be accepted
As a child-focused organization, World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditional upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks