[Hiring] Communications Consultant @World Food Programme

Role Description

The Communications Consultant will report to the Communications and Marketing Lead (INKA), and will work in close coordination with the Communications, Advocacy, and Marketing Division (CAM). The Communications Consultant is expected to:

• Support the development & implementation of a yearly communication strategy for the Innovation Accelerator.
• Carry out external communication on innovation and technology; develop and guide corporate and Accelerator-level communications priorities.
• Produce and maintain up-to-date communication material for the Innovation Accelerator, specific to audiences, and both online and traditional channels.
• Develop a media relations plan with proactive media outreach and pitching of stories to strategic news/information outlets.
• Liaise and support media relations for both the Accelerator and Accelerator-supported innovations.
• Attract high-potential social innovations from within WFP and external networks through events, PR, and digital marketing activities.
• Position the WFP Innovation Accelerator as industry/sector leaders by drafting and editing articles, blogs, and press releases to promote Innovation Accelerator.
• Liaise with the Innovation and Knowledge Management Division’s Communications Officer, the Communications, Advocacy, and Marketing Division (CAM), and the Government and Private Sector Partnerships Divisions as required.
• Support communication content creation for innovation projects which take part in the Innovation Accelerator.
• Identify stories and major communications moments; lead content gathering, creation, and marketing.
• Support the production of content and visual assets (e.g., blog content, social media content, website content, graphics, audio/video materials, presentations, etc.) with writing, graphic design, video editing, and/or audio editing, as applicable, in coordination with the Marketing and Communications team.
• Assist with project reporting requirements and information management between the Accelerator, project leads, and external parties.
• Support innovation projects with communication advice and prepare communication material as required.
• Support other partnerships, communications, and events need as required.
• Provide input into communication and fundraising elements as required.
• Prepare input, talking points, and briefings for WFP senior management, inter-agency opportunities, and donor communications.
• Support the Accelerator’s fundraising activities and participation in external events.
• Support core processes of the Accelerator (e.g., innovation challenge; bootcamps; sprint programme; thought leadership; innovation fund) as required.
• Execute any other task required to support the activities of the Head of the WFP Innovation Accelerator and the Director of Innovation and Knowledge Management.
• Cross-collaborate with RBD (RB for Western Africa) colleagues in specific projects assigned such as the Annual Country Report (ACR).

Qualifications

• The candidate must have an undergraduate degree; a degree in business, communications, or international development is preferred.
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible national and/or international experience in communications, reporting, marketing, and/or business-related positions. Experience in innovation is beneficial.
• Experience in communications within a global organization required; preferably experience in media relations.
• Strong conceptual thinking to develop new communication strategies and coordinate projects.
• Ability to produce high-quality written materials, including graphically based presentations as well as text documents.
• Ability to interact with leaders and external audiences with maturity and tact.
• Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan, and anticipate requirements, problems, and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully and to work to tight deadlines.
• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Sets a high level of ambition for the project and their own work to achieve impact for people facing hunger whom we serve.
• Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the UN World Food Programme.

Requirements

• Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory.
• Intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish), Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages) or German is beneficial.

Benefits

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package.