Democratic Republic of the Congo: Officer Communication

Duty Station: Democratic Republic of Congo, North Kivu province, Goma

Period: 6 months

Starting Date: 1^st April 2016

Main objective:

Relaunch the communication sector in DRC for increased visibility of the work of AVSI in the country

Reporting to: Country Representative

Specific duties:

· Ensure adequate sharing of the objectives and results within the communications sector of AVSI DRC with the Headquarter and ensure a weekly communication with the heads of AVSI in Milan

· Develop a communication plan in collaboration with the head of project at the beginning of each new project and share it with the Unit Planning of AVSI DRC respecting any policies or rules identified by the donor

· Provide at least one mission on the field for projects worth more than $ 500,000 in order to document the work done through narrative sources (stories, publications on social networks, success stories, testimonials, summaries of activities...) and visual sources (photos, tweets and videos). Ensure the subsequent publication of the work on the AVSI site in DRC and ensure the sharing of information with social media (twitter)

· Organize a relevant media event for the presentation of some technical modules developed recently by the Unit Planning (eg. Psychosocial Manual translated into Swahili ..)

· Develop a summary brochure of AVSI DRC in English and in French

· Establish an effective working relationship with the Donor communication referents on site, share articles, photos, and other relevant materials

Essential Requirement:

• Preferable academic studies in Development, Communication Sciences, Social Sciences; a Master on Humanitarian Studies or Human Rights an asset

• Previous working experience in Project Management (minimum 2 years)

• Excellent knowledge of Ms. Excel, Word and social networks (twitter, facebook..)

• Fluent in French and English

• Previous experience in DRC an asset

Skills

• Strong capacity to work under-pressure

• Strong facilitation skills

• Strong communication skills and cross cultural sensitivity

• Willingness to travel within the country

Send your CV (in the format you can find in the previous section) by email to humanresource@avsi.orgPlease, specify in the subject of the mail the code of the position you are applying for. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Code: 0916-OC-DRC

Include also:

1. Name, position and contacts (telephone and mail) of two referees.
2. First date of availability to take up place in the field.