Overview
The Communication Specialist supports emergency response management by creating content and managing information to meet stakeholder, donor, and partner requirements while engaging media to highlight impact. The role monitors and reports reputational risks, ensures compliance with World Vision safe communication policies, and demonstrates a Christ-centered approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, develop and deliver evidence-based, child and community-focused resources and contents that capture and highlight ongoing emergency/disaster responses.
- Appropriately support engagement with the media to raise awareness on impact of the response or results.
- Provide support to and collaborate with other Response functions and WVDF units.
- Coordinate with Information Management to provide situation updates and other relevant contents.
- Ensure adherence to safe communication, content gathering, sharing practices per WV policy and standards and partner requirements.
- Review IECs, Information provision/accountability and other resources of the response are coordinated with National Communications Manager.
- Monitor and report Response Management reputational risks issues associated with the response.
- Participate and contribute in team activities.
Required Experience
- At least three to five years experience in a similar position or capacity in humanitarian and emergency context.
- Preferably with industry experience in news and media agencies, advertising, and/or NGO humanitarian work.
- Experience with NGO or humanitarian work especially during disasters or emergencies highly preferred.
- Experienced in working within high-stress, challenging environments, including extreme weather conditions.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s/College Degree in Development of Mass Communications or Journalism or equivalent.
