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Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
Job-Purpose
This position leads World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) Communications Unit and must establish good practice in grant communications, strategic communications, partnership communications and internal communications. Investing effort in connecting each of these functions to a coherent communications strategy, aligned with the National Office brand, identity and mission, the Communications Unit will become increasingly effective, reliable, and creative. The position will oversee the Communication Unit’s support for project teams and the wider the production of key communications resources for donor and public engagement; position the ministry of WVA with in-country and international media; lead external communications on a range of development issues; oversee communications in emergency and reputation risk issues; and manage internal and employee communications processes which support and advance the strategic goals of WVA and its core ministry functions. Effective grant communications, as part of an overarching strategy for advancing World Vision Afghanistan’s brand and reputation, is a particular priority. The position holder should provide leadership to the Communications Unit to ensure its successful operation in compliance with all WVI and National Office policies and standards.
Strategic Leadership
Lead the construction of World Vision Afghanistan’s communications strategy and workplan aligning it to the overall WVA Country strategy etc. .
b. Work collaboratively with relevant teams in in the National Office and throughout the Partnership towards the realisation of WV Afghanistan’s mission.
Ensure communications activities are prioritised according to a clear strategic vision, processes of coordination with other teams are simplified where possible, and overlaps avoided.
Resource programme-grounded content creation such that it conforms to, expresses, and advances the overall strategic vision
Supporter and Community Engagement
Oversee the consistent incorporation of communications deliverables, and adequate budget allocations, into grant project design
Collaborate with Business Development Unit to provide support throughout the grant prepositioning, acquisition and management cycle.
Manage the planning and production of on-brand, compelling evidence-based and issues-oriented fundraising, advocacy and publicity materials (web-based, digital, print and video) for effective donor and public engagement – both in-country and internationally, and in collaboration with other World Vision Offices, as appropriate.
Oversee the consistent and timely offering and development of social media content, maximising engagement within an agreed risk appetite.
Managing the quality of content, commensurate with the audience requirements, and appropriate for informing, educating and engaging donors and publics via partnership websites, magazines, adverts, donor appeals, media releases and other communications channels and outlets.
Support partnership resource gathering visits and media visits.
Coordinate public events to best share WV’s messages and branding.
Establish good practice for the emergency communications readiness, in response to both slow- and rapid-onset emergencies, and ensuring that the WV Partnership is quickly provided with quality stories, photos and media interviews from the field response.
Ensure that the communications team is equipped for rapid deployments to, and communications from, the field.
Ensure the external communication resources use correct WV identity and…