Location: Liberia
Organization: Global Communities
Background:
The mission of Global Communities (formerly CHF
International) is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change
that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.
Global Communities seeks a Communications Officer to lead communications
and reporting efforts for Global Communities Ebola response
programs. The Communications Officer will be based in Monrovia, Liberia.
programs. The Communications Officer will be based in Monrovia, Liberia.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage
program communications and reporting activities for a minimum of two
separate Ebola Response programs in Liberia,
including preparation of formal and informal reports, success stories,press releases, and other internal and external program communications. - Prepare
daily or weekly briefings/situation reports as
required for Global Communities’ Country Director and program donors. - Lead
the drafting of monthly and quarterly programmatic reports, in accordance
with USAID/OFDA and other donor guidelines and formats.
- Responsible
for liaising with Global Communities’ HQ-based Communications
Department to issue press releases, success stories, and other internal
and external documents to share Global Communities’ work on the Ebola
crisis.
- Support
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) colleagues
in the field and at HQ in gathering, tracking, and reporting data. - Participate
in coordination meetings, meetings with
donors, government officials, and others as designated by the Country
Director. - Support
County Program Advisors and the Border Surveillance Program Manager in the
production of training materials for border communities and in the
tracking of surveillance and Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)
reporting indicators.
- Travel
to field locations as needed to support program
teams and develop communications materials on important events. - Create,
develop, and maintain soft and hard copies of a
central grants, reporting and communications calendar.
- Support
the in-country activities of TDY personnel from
HQ Programs, the Office of Humanitarian Assistance, and others, as
arranged with Country Director. - Other
responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability
to write clear, concise, and articulate program
reports and communications materials with minimal oversight and editing - Excellent
communication skills
- Fluency
in English
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Required:
a Master's degree in relevant
discipline and 0-2 years of experience or a Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline and a minimum of 2-5 years of experience. Equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Knowledge of USAID and/or USAID/OFDA
reporting and communications preferred
Field-based experience working in
emergency environments, preferably with health crises preferre- Health
and disease outbreak background preferred Knowledge
of USAID and/or USAID/OFDA reporting and communications preferred - Field-based
experience working in emergency
environments, preferably with health crises preferred - Health
and disease outbreak background highly desired
- Prior
experience working in Liberia or West Africa
preferred
