Communications Officer

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Communications Officer

World Vision is a child-focused Christian humanitarian organization implementing development programmes in 30 Districts of Rwanda. Our interventions in the strategic period of 2021-2025 seek to reach 2 million of the most vulnerable children. This is done through programming in Resilience and Livelihoods, WASH and Health, Child Protection and Education.

World Vision Rwanda seeks to hire a highly qualified, dedicated and experienced Rwandan national for the role of Communications Officer****, joining an established and experienced team. This stimulating position incorporates a range of skills and development in multiple areas, allowing for an exciting opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, global organization. It will be based in Kigali, Rwanda and reports to the Communications & Public Engagement****.

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 organization’s impact on the lives of the most vulnerable and deepen its commitment to them.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

% of time

Activity

40 %

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 that communicates World Vision Rwanda’s work and impact to targeted audiences.

• Using appropriate traditional and digital communication channels including mainstream media and social media to enhance visibility of World Vision’s work in Rwanda.

• Providing information about World Vision Rwanda’s activities to Support Offices, Government, other Civil Society Organizations and the public at large through Newsletters, website articles and other outlets.

• 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.

60 %

Visibility of World Vision’s work, content creation and Media relations

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 guidelines.

• Producing videos and photography that highlight World Vision’s work and impact.

• 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 the 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.
• Communicating World Vision’s work in Rwanda using various platforms such as social media, and the organisation’s website.

KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience doing communications work preferably within the context of an International NGO.
• At least 3 years’ experience with still story writing, photography and videography skills 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).
• Ability to use soft-wares such as Adobe for graphics designing is an added advantage.
• Cross-cultural interpersonal skills and experience.

Required Education,

training, license,

registration, and

certification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or any other field relevant to this role.

Preferred Knowledge

and Qualifications

• Understanding of transformational development and ability to translate technical language into language that is easily understandable by a non-technical audience.
• Excellent communication and public relations skills with strong English language capability (written and oral).
• 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.
• Technical experience with videography and photography.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Skills in graphics designing is an added advantage.

Travel and/or

Work Environment

Requirement

The position requires the ability and willingness to travel for fieldwork within communities in the country and internationally when needed.

Physical

Requirements

The position requires one to work from the office premises throughout the week.

Language

Requirements

English

Kinyarwanda

• The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

N.B: Women are highly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to:

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational

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 3 August 2024****; 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.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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