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Lindii Peace Foundation
CLOSEDInformation And Communication Officer - Borno
Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Save the Children Nigeria
CLOSEDMedia And Communications Coordinator
Maiduguri, Nigeria
CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
Information And Communication Officer - Borno
Closing: Jul 4, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Jun 25, 2024 (11 days ago)
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Job Summary
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Selection Criteria Core Competencies
Skills:
- Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train staff and also able to work with disaster-affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
Communication Skills:
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of LPF.
- This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
Integrity:
- Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to LPF's core values and humanitarian principles.
Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility:
- Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high-security risks, and harsh living conditions.
- Works and lives in a flexible, adaptable, and resilient manner.
Awareness and sensitivity of self and others:
- Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity.
- Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessments, particularly in high-stress and high-security contexts.
Work style:
- Is well-planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision-making with competent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge and skills:
- Knowledge of LPF policies and procedures.
- Requires general information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
- Minimum of 2 - 5 years of humanitarian aid experience.
- Multiple language skills desirable.
- Graphics technical competencies required for this position
- High level of experience in developing information and communication related technical tools guidelines and systems.
- Qualifications and / or experience in professional information and communication-related fields.
- Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis, and strategic planning skills.
- Knowledge of Humanitarian /Human rights / Refugee Law.
- Basic knowledge of contract employment and experience and skills in recruitment and selection.
Responsibilities
Selection Criteria Core Competencies
Skills:
- Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train staff and also able to work with disaster-affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
Communication Skills:
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
- Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of LPF.
- This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.
Integrity:
- Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to LPF's core values and humanitarian principles.
Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility:
- Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high-security risks, and harsh living conditions.
- Works and lives in a flexible, adaptable, and resilient manner.
Awareness and sensitivity of self and others:
- Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity.
- Have experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Has a capacity to make accurate self-assessments, particularly in high-stress and high-security contexts.
Work style:
- Is well-planned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decision-making with competent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge and skills:
- Knowledge of LPF policies and procedures.
- Requires general information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
- Minimum of 2 - 5 years of humanitarian aid experience.
- Multiple language skills desirable.
- Graphics technical competencies required for this position
- High level of experience in developing information and communication related technical tools guidelines and systems.
- Qualifications and / or experience in professional information and communication-related fields.
- Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis, and strategic planning skills.
- Knowledge of Humanitarian /Human rights / Refugee Law.
- Basic knowledge of contract employment and experience and skills in recruitment and selection.
- This Officer will be responsible for all Information and Communication Management for the Programme.
- For collating and Documentation of Human-Interest Stories, Photos, Programme MOVs, and other demanding Information Communication documentation.
Job Description
- Contribute immensely towards media, digital, and communication as part of advocacy development in all programs
- Agrees on media and communication as part of advocacy issues and together with the relevant program staff identify advocacy and communication issues related to LPF's work in Nigeria.
- Support Program Officers in building Networks to carry out advocacy on livelihoods, Market Access, and Right to Be Heard issues in Nigeria.
- Design and produce training and educational materials on media and communication for marketing the LPF program.
- Develop work plans, individual development plans, and regular reports to the Program/Operation Manager
- Support program partners in media and communications-related capacity building and ensure that this is integrated within the program
- Supports in identifying potential new strategic media partners for LPF and developing strategies for working with them.
- Have responsibility for the monitoring and supervision of media as part of advocacy-related partner activities and plans in LPF by ensuring that these are in line with LPF programs strategy in Nigeria
- Document and publish LPF’s learning by contributing articles briefing notes, media publications, and case studies for LPF's campaigns.
- Support LPF staff and partners in getting relevant messages across to target audiences within and outside the organization on major activities.
- Frequently update our LPF in social media outlets (Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, etc.) and ensure we disseminate information about our program on a weekly basis
- Develop and sustain relationships with the media and the civil society groups in Nigeria to feed into LPF's advocacy work.
- Ensure adequate media coverage for all program activities, functions, and press releases/press statements
- Liaise with active allies to identify and help them use rare opportunities to drive LPF's corporate advocacy issues in various media outlets in Nigeria.
Other Compliance Information:
- Eager and required to adhere to LPF’s principles and values and promote gender justice and women's rights.
- Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety, and staff health and wellbeing principles.
- Ensure that the properties in the place of work are respected and that no damage is caused to them.
- Adhere to implementation standards, LPF ways of working, and the terms of the LPF Code of Conduct; including the commitment to zero tolerance on SEA and the obligation to report SEA cases.
- He / She must not use their position of being engaged in LPF work to gain favors or material advantage.
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