The Communications and Advocacy Coordinator supports project communications and advocacy activities based on annual workplans. Working closely with the project team, the Communications and Advocacy Coordinator plays an important role in ensuring content, messaging and branding is consistent and well-coordinated across products and deliverables. The UCARE project is data-driven and evidence-based, and this position will play a critical role in ensuring that accurate and updated information is incorporated into all project products and materials and that project messaging is consistently aligned and coordinated across all activities.

Key responsibilities and deliverables

• Design and support development of advocacy and communications strategies, approaches and campaigns
• Coordinate communications and advocacy activities for implementation based on annual work plans
• Develop content, tools and materials for project communications and advocacy programming
• Work closely with the Project Manager to ensure communications and advocacy programming and messaging is coordinated and aligned across outcome areas and amongst implementing partners
• Update and post social media content (i.e. Facebook)
• Develop and maintain photo library for use with project promotions, advocacy and communications activities
• Identify and coordinate project promotional events based on annual workplan activities and project needs
• Support the preparation of project reporting, presentation materials and consultant reports/deliverables, adhering to project branding requirements
• Work closely with the Gender Equality Coordinator to ensure all messaging and content reflects a gender equality and social inclusion perspective
• Work closely with the project team members to identify and support their promotional and communications needs
• Provide guidance and technical support to the project team with regard to promotional, marketing and messaging content

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Development Studies, management, psychology or related field
• 5 years of work direct experience in a communications and/or advocacy role in a NGO or development organization
• Proven analytical and research skills
• Familiar with gender equality and social inclusion analysis
• Strong interpersonal, networking and teamwork skills
• Digital proficiency and social media experience
• Excellent writing and content development skills
• Marketing and promotional events coordination a plus
• Strong computer skills i.e. MS Word suite, graphic design software