Overall purpose of the role:
- The position holder will support DRC Urban Area Program
Advocacy and Communication efforts to effect positive change for refugees
and host communities through influencing decision-makers and individuals
to change their policies and practices, attitudes or behaviour to address
their needs as well as strategically amplify DRC’s work in line with
respective donor projects and the organizational advocacy, visibility
& communications strategy/guidelines.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support to develop and implement urban program’s communication
plans (internal and external) and activities according to DRC’s policy and
guidelines, to promote urban program’s work.
- Work closely with the Advocacy and Communication Officer to
provide support to project leads on the development, implementation and
review of urban advocacy strategy and ensure high quality communication
products that speak to DRC’s urban program work.
- Provide technical support and advice to project staff and
partners on advocacy and communication deliverables.
- Assist and support in communication of visits by the donor and
other stakeholders to the Urban program area so as to highlight work being
done on the ground.
- Support to maintain a repository of high-quality photos of
DRC’s work within the Urban program that can be used for amplifying the
organization’s efforts to impact the lives of marginalized communities.
- Assist and support in developing social media content and
support the Advocacy and Communication Officer in administering DRC’s
social media platforms.
- Conduct regular field visit to areas of operation to document
human interest stories, successes and impact of DRC’s work.
- Contribute to developing project information sheets, donor
briefs, key messaging and other relevant material for use at strategic
events, to promote and showcase impact of DRC’s work.
- Support to conduct advocacy & communication capacity
development or training for Urban program staff and partners and come up
with an action plan for follow up.
- Assist to ensure that DRC’s brand guidelines and donor
branding guidelines are adhered to during project implementation,
procurement and external communication.
- Support DRC Urban Project Managers and the Advocacy and
Communications Manager during external representation when required to do
so, budget management and donor reporting aligned to advocacy and
communication deliverables.
- Support in fundraising efforts by contributing in concept
notes and proposal development in advocacy and communication framework
& designs, including budgetary requirement elements.
Experience and technical competencies:
- Minimum 1 -2 years working in advocacy, campaigning or
communications field.
- Evidence of successful advocacy campaign preferably in issues
around documentation of refugees.
- Experience in building constructive working relationships with
diverse stakeholders or working with networks or coalitions (work in urban
refugee and host community context desirable).
- Demonstrable understanding of how change occurs and of
effective advocacy and campaigning strategies including familiarity with
online and social media campaigning.
- Sound understanding on the urban refugee context as well as
willing and ability to adapt priorities in response to dynamic work
demands.
- Strong planning, organization and problem-solving skills with
ability to work both independently and within a team in a demanding
working environment.
- Good analytical and strategic planning skills.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas simply; both verbally and
through writing.
- Excellent computer skills with MS applications- Word, Excel
& PowerPoint.
Education
- Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, development
studies or social science. Masters in a similar field is an added
advantage
Language:
Excellent/fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili.
How To Apply
