Traineeship in the Global Communications Support Unit

Contract

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What we do

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.

Purpose of the position

The ICRC's Global Communications Support Unit is offering a one-year paid traineeship at its headquarters in Geneva. The traineeship will be split 50/50 between two areas of activity as follows:

• Assist the Head of GCS in coordinating projects in relation with Regional Communication Centres (RCCs) based in the field, from strategies to internal promotion, meetings, tools and guidelines;
• And work with the Publications team to support coordination of HQ and field productions. This includes contributing to the planning and supervision of budgets and policies; reinforcing production capacities in the field; and generating professional, innovative and efficient communication tools and workflow at HQ and regional level.

Our ideal candidate is creative and motivated to strengthen their skills and experience relating to the production of communication strategies and tools, and the management and administration of HQ and field production activities (budgeting, planning and producing publications and PDFs) in an international and multicultural humanitarian organization.

Reports to (role)

This role will be reporting to two different managers:

50% - Head of Global Communications Support

50% - Publications Manager

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

1. Communication support

• Support the Head of (GCS) in monitoring and implementing the RCCs' organizational model, incl. the drafting of key documents and guidelines.
• Coordinate the promotion of RCCs’ experts and their work across HQ communication team and wider ICRC, including the management of an editorial calendar, drafting case studies and announcements.
• In charge of the quarterly GCS internal newsletter and institutional reporting: developing and gathering content, drafting and formatting.
• Help organize internal workshops and meetings.
• Support the RCCs on day-to-day management of content on the dedicated intranet space via the CMS.
• Manage and coordinate the annual perception survey from start to the final analysis on behalf of the RCC network.

2. HQ Production

• Support the Publication Manager in managing publications (updates or new projects) from start to finish and take full responsibility for certain projects, liaising between HQ units and external agencies to achieve timely completion of individual projects.
• Keep an overview of the ongoing projects and update relevant supervision tools, by working with the Teamworks project management tool: open new projects, fill in key data, upload files, etc.; collect and sift information from various sources; photo correction management.
• Support the implementation of the ICRC's corporate Visual Identity relating to HQ publications.
• Provide back-up support to the Field and HQ Coordinator to manage relevant requests and files as and when necessary.

Certifications / Education required

University degree in communications/marketing or relevant work experience.

Professional Experience required

• Experience in the management of communication projects;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools; excellent command of Excel mandatory;
• Knowledge of design/layout principles, including corporate visual identity;
• Knowledge of Acrobat Pro and Publisher is an advantage;
• Knowledge of online creative tools (e.g. Flourish.Studio).

Additional information

• Location: Geneva
• Type of contract: Traineeship
• Length of assignment: 12 months
• Relocation: Not provided for traineeships
• Visa/permit: legitimacy card provided
• Gross monthly salary: 3'840,00 CHF
• Estimated start date: 01.06.2023
• Application deadline: 8.03.2023
• Application documents required: diplomas, work certificates, scan color of passport - please upload it on your profile.

The ICRC values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.