Research & Communications Officer NGO Job CIVICUS

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Areas of Responsibilities & Key Activities

Communications

• Support the development and coordination of research dissemination and follow-up activities.
• Design and implement media and social media strategies for individual reports.
• Organise webinars, press conferences and launch events.
• Pitch op eds, reports and other research outputs to media outlets and journalists.
• Prepare press releases and communications to our membership and other target audiences.
• Track the editorial flow of research and media products.
• Support the creation of messages for media and social media.
• Maintain publications database.
• Design social media templates for articles and interviews.
• Produce visual content (infographics, maps, etc.) for articles and reports.
• Prepare social media kits (posters, gifs, weekly recaps, etc.), draft posts and schedule publications.
• Monitor performance of our social media publications.
• Support the design, production and distribution of newsletters.
• Keep publishing schedules and calendars up to date.
• Track the editorial flow of research and media products.
• Upload articles and interviews to CIVICUS Lens platform.
• Review translations, as needed.

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Research

• Identify and liaise with potential contributors; conduct, transcribe and edit interviews and organise other forms of consultation with CIVICUS members, partners and allies.
• Gather and verify information through online searches.
• Maintain research notes on relevant issues.

Coordination

• Coordinate with the Communications team on matters related to research dissemination and social media content.
• Liaise with designers on layout, visual materials, and publication formatting for research outputs.
• Liaise with translators and editors for multilingual content production.
• Cultivate relationships with media outlets and journalists covering civil society and related issues.

Person Specification

Education, Language & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, political science, international relations or development studies.
• Proficiency in English.
• Competence in French and/or Spanish (intermediate level).

Essential Knowledge, skills and Experience

• Minimum 3-year relevant experience.
• Familiarity with key international civil society networks and inter-governmental institutions.
• Understanding of the global media landscape.
• Understanding of social media platform dynamics.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Experience with social media messaging and distribution.
• Ability to translate complex issues into accessible pitches and to develop messaging that resonates with target audiences.
• Basic design skills (Canva, Piktochart).
• Interpersonal skills: inclination and ability to work as part of a diverse, multicultural virtual team.
• Behavioural skills: well-organised, able to work independently and to deliver under pressure and within deadlines, with high attention to detail.

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