Job Purpose:

• The Intern Communications Officer will be responsible for designing communications materials, including developing and reviewing of case studies, photo/video/audio stories, reports, and social media contents. S/he will familiarize her/himself with Concern’s and donors’ branding guidelines and communications and visibility requirements, and review communications and visibility materials for compliance.

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation and Partnership

Communications and Visibility

• Become familiar with donors’ Concern’s visibility guidelines and requirements, as well as brand guidelines, and review communication and visibility materials to ensure their compliance with applicable requirements and guidelines;

• Take over the communications and visibility plan for 2023, and follow up and support its implementation;

• Become properly familiar with Case Story Writing Guideline and Photo/Picture Taking Guideline of Concern and the Grants Team, and support their implementation.

• Become familiar with Communications Strategy Plan and work closely with Grants Team to implement communications and visibility activities as outlined in the communication and visibility strategy plan of the Country Office;

• Support the publication and promotion of organizational materials, developing newsletters and other country specific  publications, and monitor social and print media coverage;

• Take active part in developing and communicating advocacy messages;

• Be a focal point person for communications and visibility activities of the Country Office;

• Oversee the quality and timeliness of the production of internal communications materials, and ensure that all communications and visibility products and deliverables for external audience are appropriately branded;

• Plan for editing and writing content for a variety of internal communications (including internal monthly update reports);

• Ensure that crosscutting themes like participation, gender, inclusion, safeguarding and protection are mainstreamed in all internal communications and visibility works.

• Work closely with procurement and programme teams to coordinate with external suppliers on production of appropriately branded communication and visibility materials.

Gender Equity         

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy

• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with  dignity and respect

• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities

Accountability

• In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);

• work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed; work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.

• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.

• Practises in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.

• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.

• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

Job Requirements

Personal specification

Essential

• Bachelor (BA) Degree in Communications, English Language and Literature, or Journalism from a recognized University/College;

• No work experience Expected 

• Good skills in story writing, report writing, and communications material development;

• Good interpersonal skills and teamwork;

• Good computer proficiency: adequate familiarity with and use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, or other graphic design software is an added advantage.

Desirable

• Good knowledge/understanding of branding, developing communication and visibility materials

• Willing to take on new responsibilities, within reason and if needed

• Willingness to travel to and stay for days in field offices and project sites

• Ability to self-organize and meet tight deadlines

Personal Qualities

Essentials

• Accountable and transparent

• Rigorous and attention to details

• Committed to Concern values and aims

Desirable

• Creative in dealing with day-to-day work demands and challenges

• Tact, diplomacy and effective interpersonal skill

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how their experience and education fit this vacancy, please note that no need to submit your supporting documents at this stage:

Interested applicants should apply through THIS LINK

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

            Only Female candidates are encouraged to apply