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Communications Specialist, WRI Africa Food Program at - Nairobi, Kenya - World Resources Institute (WRI)
Description
The World Resources Institute is a global research non-profit organization that was established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth.
WRI is a global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being.
Job Highlight:
Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager for Africa, you will support the Africa Food program and the Food and Land Use Coalition Kenya platform.
You will curate communications products to elevate people-centered stories and messages for various channels, such as websites, social media, blogs, and publications.
You will work with food program team and partners in priority countries in Africa to develop communication products and messaging to promote project activities, create awareness, share lessons learned and increase the overall visibility of project activities.
You will work in collaboration with other communications professionals across the institute on joint efforts to promote WRI's mission and values.
What will you do:
Communications and Engagement (60%):
Develop and implement a communications and engagement plan for the Food Program in Africa, including the FOLU Kenya country platform
Creatively translate technical and scientific content into products that are understood and used by a wide range of audience including farmers
Coordinate and help develop audience-specific knowledge products
Coordinate and help develop effective outreach material including high-quality presentations, publications, newsletters, blogs, photographs, videos, testimonials, webinars, social media, etc.
Ensure that the Africa food program website is updatedMaintain a library of photos, videos and publications
Facilitate communication between partners and the public through dissemination of research and data, publications, media outreach, and digital communications
Media Relations (20%):
Draft press releases and coordinate the release of media advisories to promote research
Coordinate project media relations including identifying opportunities for media coverage, responding to media requests, and arranging interviews as appropriate
Maintain a list of media coverage of the Food Program
Maintain a list of media contacts within the food program scope
Events (10%):
Coordinate the production of webinars with relevant program teams
Coordinate communication support for program events including social promotion and coverage, photography, media outreach, production of communication products, and post-event communication reports
Contribute to WRI Africa's list of events to ensure effective and efficient coordination of communication support
Institutional communications (10%):
Contribute to WRI Africa's communication initiatives such as compiling content for international days, blogs, the release of flagship reports, and newsletters.
What will you need:
Education:
You have completed a bachelor's degree in mass communication, journalism, or social sciences preferred
Experience:
You have minimum of 5 years full-time work experience in a similar role in the agriculture/ food systems sector, preferably with international development organizations, knowledge institutions, or media
Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills.
Experience in storytelling and writing human interest stories
Creative, detail-oriented, and highly organized individual with a strong interest in partnerships, coordination, and communications
Ability proactively identify and lead opportunities for communication activities.
Experience in designing and organizing events
Self-motivated with an ability to juggle multiple priorities, handle assignments independently, and work under tight deadlines
Flexibility, breadth of interests, and willingness to explore unfamiliar issues
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, resiliency, flexibility, and drive
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in teams and encourage knowledge sharing to achieve organizational goals and preferred experience of working in coalitions and other collaborative partnership models
Willingness and ability to travel within the region and internationally
Languages:
Verbal and written English proficiency
Requirements:
Existing work authorization is required where this position. WRI is unable to authorize visa work authorization
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