Overview
The role involves developing and executing a country communications strategy, managing digital presence, designing campaigns, and supporting development operations. It also includes providing operational support to the Country Management Unit, monitoring project pipelines, and analyzing portfolio performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a country communications strategy and annual plan.
- Manage country and specific CMU web presence and social media.
- Design and run multi-channel campaigns.
- Build coalitions with government, CSOs, media, private sector, and development partners.
- Draft speeches, press releases, talking points, and op-eds.
- Provide updates, staff briefings, and knowledge to the CMU.
- Build and maintain media relations.
- Ensure compliance with the Access to Information (ATI) policy and WBG brand/visual identity standards.
- Conduct stakeholder mapping and implement inclusive engagement plans.
- Monitor for and maintain an issues/risk register.
- Support project preparation and implementation to embed communications.
- Review and advise on documents including Project Appraisal Documents, Stakeholder Engagement Plans, and documents disclosure plans.
- Design and facilitate inclusive consultations.
- Carry out, and collaborate with WBG teams to ensure, reporting on results from WBG-financed activities.
- Track media coverage to provide inputs on the political economy and operating context.
- Align with UN agencies, bilaterals, regional bodies, and implementing partners on joint communications/engagement.
- Coordinate with operational teams to review implementation readiness of projects under preparation.
- Monitor key pipeline milestones.
- Monitor project portfolio and operational performance, quality and trends.
- Analyze portfolio data and provide inputs for CMU deliverables.
- Contribute to the review of operational documents for compliance.
- Support the conduct of portfolio reviews.
- Follow up with task teams on agreed portfolio actions and timelines.
Required Experience
- 8+ years of relevant experience in communications, journalism, international development, economics, public policy, political science, business administration, or related field.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex development topics into clear, compelling content for diverse audiences.
- Strong track record in media relations, stakeholder engagement, and digital communications.
- FCV experience is a strong asset.
- Experience supporting development operations (project preparation/implementation, citizen engagement, and/or ESF-related stakeholder engagement) preferred.
- Solid understanding of South Sudan’s socio-political landscape and stakeholder ecosystem (government, civil society, media, private sector, development partners).
- Proven ability to handle sensitive/confidential information with sound judgment.
- Ability to manage multiple parallel tasks under tight deadlines; strong teamwork and relationship management.
- Data-driven approach to communications with experience tracking and reporting performance metrics.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in country-level cross cutting and/or macroeconomic issues relevant to the work of the WBG.
- Proven ability to undertake data collection and background analysis related to WBG programming.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree and/or 8+ years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree and/or 10+ years of relevant experience in communications, journalism, international development, economics, public policy, political science, business administration, or related field.
