Regional Communications Officer by International Fertilizer Development Center

• Leads and executes a regional integrated communications strategy to strengthen IFDC's regional and global reputation.
• Encourages innovation among staff to continually optimize ways of working to steward resources well and improve quality of communications outputs.
• Advises regional and programmatic leadership on strategic reputation, brand, and communications opportunities across the region.
• Oversees production of high-quality content relevant to priority audiences, positioning IFDC as a leader in its strategic priority fields.
• Ensures content is relevant for regional and global audiences and meets the needs of IFDC stakeholders at all levels.
• Pushes the boundaries of creative content delivery with a willingness to try innovative methods and celebrate the success or learn from the missteps.
• Manages an engaged regional social media presence with partners and donors, protecting the IFDC brand and ensuring compliance of all regional and project accounts.
• Stays on the cutting edge of social media - adopting trends as necessary, adapting to changing platforms, and keeping IFDC's image relevant on social media.
• Engages traditional media at a regional level to maximize positioning of IFDC in key regional outlets.
• Coordinates and oversees a region-wide team of communicators to deliver high-quality and engaging products covering research and development work in the region.
• Cooperates with the Head of Knowledge Management to ensure retention and sharing of organizational and project knowledge and documents.
• Works with the Director of Strategic Communications to assist in the development of priority stakeholder documents, such as capability statements and position papers.
• Reports successes and lessons learned on a monthly basis to the Corporate Communications Manager and shares with the Global Communications Team.
• Emphasizes and supports the mantra that “We are all communicators,” connecting, informing, and inspiring all staff to tell the organization's story.
• Assists in knowledge-sharing efforts in the IFDC communications community of practice as well as among project and research staff and leaders.

• University degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or another related field.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Track record of self- and team-management successes.
• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong track record in media relations.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective digital communications, including social media, and an understanding of relevant tools and trends.
• Proven ability to effectively team and project manage to deliver outcomes on time.
• Demonstrated understanding of international development systems and communication/donor networks.
• Fluency in English and French is essential for this position.

• At least five years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in communications, marketing/PR, and journalism and at least three years managerial level experience demonstrated.
• Solid/advanced work experience at a similar level, leading communications and public engagement strategies in the NGO or private sector.
• Experience leading a team in the international development sector. Background/‌familiarity in communications for development.
• Skill in leading and supervising, formulating strategies and concepts, relating and networking, persuading and influencing, and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Adoption of thinking that is informed by context and practice, and shows consistency of treatment and a clear strategic focus. Able to select and evaluate critical information to plan and manage communications and public engagement for local/regional entity.
• Advocate of an efficient, effective, and transparent flow of information across entities and with key internal and external stakeholders (requiring a high level of written communication and reporting, as well as a clear and persuasive verbal presentation style).
• Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities according to strategic needs, applying an agile approach to decision-making and execution.

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