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Deadline;8th April, 2013 to
The ICCO Cooperation seeks motivated colleagues who support our mission to end poverty and injustice and who are committed to creating a world where people can live in dignity and security.
ICCO was established in 1964 and became a cooperation in 2012.
The founding members of the ICCO Cooperation are Edukans, the Protestant Church of The Netherlands (Kerk in Actie) and the association Prisma. Within a coherent programmatic framework, the ICCO Cooperation offers worldwide financial support, lobby and brokerage services to local non-governmental organizations, the private sector, churches, and networks that work on sustainable economic development, democracy and peace, access to basic services, food security and climate mitigation.
The ICCO Cooperation with a global office in The Netherlands has 7 Regional Offices. It has approximately 300 employees worldwide and a budget of €100 million in 2013.The Central and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Kampala – Uganda, currently has three country offices and programs running in eight countries within the region.
The Kampala, Uganda Regional Office is looking for a dynamic, motivated and practical Regional Communications Officer for the region who can ensure ICCO’s visibility, promote the organization and its programs within the region, and provide support of our Global Office (GO) promoting ICCO in The Netherlands as well as raising awareness about social, political and economical context of the programs.
The Regional Communications Officer (RCO) will be based at the ICCO Kampala office, with regular traveling within the region.
Please visit ICCO’s website www.icco.nl or www.iccokia.org/centraleastafrica/(Regional Office) for more information on the organization and the program
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Make, collect and select quality information, adjusting it to the goals and tune it into suitable communication material for the target group and ensure increased visibility in the region.
- Coordinate the development, production and publication of communication material, including text writing and editing and responsibility for the photographs.
- Update regional communication and marketing strategy.
- Advice and support colleagues with the correct implementation of communication instruments.
- Signal and determine chances and possibilities for promotion of ICCO within the region.
- Deliver quality information and communication material serving public support activities by the GO (including fundraising), targeting general public, congregations, private funds, equity funds and other (institutional) target groups.
- Communication trainings for partners (build capacity and improve communication skills).
- Use creative ways to implement a social media policy.
- Set up a media press strategy.
Requirement:
- At least 5 years of relevant working experience.
- Knowledge of communication, marketing or journalism or related field at bachelor's level.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English and adequate knowledge of French as a working language.
- Exceptional presentation, interpersonal skills and networking skills.
- Ability to stimulate staff to use ICCO's communication methods.
- Advanced photography skills.
- Demonstrated affinity with international development cooperation.
- Knowledge of the social, economic and political situation in the region.
- Knowledge of local communication methods.
- international and/or intercultural experience.
- Demonstrated affinity with social media.
- Hands on mentality, flexible, proactive and creative.
- Affinity with the protestant character of ICCO and Kerk in Actie.
Experience: 5
How to apply:
Candidates who are interested and qualified are invited to send a
letter of motivation with CV before 8th April, 2013 to
hr@mountbatten.net (with RCO – ICCO in the subject line).
Note that letter and CV should not exceed 5 pages.
ICCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer
