Communication Officer
ILRI works to improve food
and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through
research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only
one of 15 CGIAR research centres dedicated entirely to animal agriculture
research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has
regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as
well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and implementation
- Review
and develop the COHESA Comms and Knowledge Management plan that focuses on
improving visibility and knowledge sharing internally and externally
Knowledge
management/knowledge sharing
- Provide
regular updates on project findings and activities to key stakeholders
(i.e. blog posts, newsletters)
- Develop
a newsletter to promote activities in COHESA
- Organise
and facilitate delivery of a webinar series
- Facilitate
(moderate) stakeholder and planning meetings when needed and provide
relevant One Health promotional materials as needed
- Ensure
all outputs are curated onto COHESA CGspace collection
Communications and
external engagement
- Maintain
and update online content including the ILRI online content and social
media when applicable
- Support
editing of written outputs and knowledge products
- Manage
and support the COHESA Observatory (a virtual platform for One health
knowledge sharing)
- Source
relevant posts from in-country partners
- Engage
with media in the different counties to bring visibility and build
awareness on One Health capacity with governance and education in
Collaboration with ILRI CKM Media and Advocacy Lead.
- Work
with country coordinators, country multipliers and stakeholders to
generate progress and success stories and regular COHESA communication
updates
- Support
production of knowledge products from COHESA findings that can be used in
policy engagement and advocacy
Coordination
- Work
closely with the ILRI One Health Communications Coordinator as the link to
One Health activities to ensure that OH activities are visible at the
Institutional level and within One CGIAR.
- Work
closely with the ILRI communications institutional team to ensure
alignment with ILRI guidelines, messaging and other work.
Reporting lines:
- The
position will report to One Health Coordinator, with secondary line
reporting to the COHESA Primary Investigator
- 10%
of time will be allotted from ILRI communications (CKM)
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in communications, journalism or related field
- 7
years’ experience in communications for development, agriculture or One
Health activities
- Experience
in developing communication and knowledge management strategies
- Proven
ability to communicate research findings using various media
- Fluency
in written English
- Expertise
in risk communication in project context
- Experience
in developing behaviour change communication plans to reach different
audiences
- Ability
to facilitate stakeholder meetings.
- Highly
competent in using a range of web-based and social media tools
- Knowledge
of internal sharing tool such as share point an advantage
Post location: The position will be
based in Nairobi, Kenya. Travel to project countries will be required.
Terms of Appointment
This position is at job
level HG 13 and it is
only open to Kenyan nationals. The position is a 2-year contract, renewable
subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding. ILRI offers a
competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and
other insurances
How to apply
Applicants should send a
cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can
bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of
three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional
qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational
Development by clicking on the “Apply
Now” tab above before 29
January 2023. The position title and reference number REF: CO/795/2023 should
be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.
We thank all applicants
for their interest in working for ILRI. Due to the volume of applications, only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
ILRI does not charge a fee
at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting,
processing or training). ILRI also does not concern itself with information on
applicants’ bank accounts.
To find out more about
ILRI visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org
