Communications Assistant

Communications Assistant – (21000437)

Location: Sloviansk, with frequent visits to other offices across Ukraine and field trips

Grade: 5

Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE: Communications Assistant is a member of the Advocacy and Communications team of Save the Children in Ukraine. The Communication Assistant is responsible for supporting advocacy, campaign, media and communication activities of Save the Children.

SCOPE

Reports to: Head of Advocacy

Staff that directly report to this post: None

Budget responsibility: None

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY :

• Assist in working with internal and external stakeholders (children, government stakeholders, partners, media, etc.) to ensure Save the Children’s program and advocacy activities in Ukraine are effectively and accurately presented;
• Assist in producing and promoting compelling communications materials such as video products, case studies, infographics and photos for different purposes including advocacy events, using social and traditional media;
• Assist in building Save the Children’s media profile in Ukraine by creating a media database and distributing SCI news to the media; facilitating interviews with local and international media;
• Ensuring donors’ visibility requirements are met in all promotional and visibility activities;
• Conducting media monitoring to ensure that senior management and general staff informed about the latest news.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing the above responsibilities efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages partner staffs to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences (public relations, communications, journalism, marketing or information technology)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 1 year experience working in information, communications and media
• Previous experience working in a non-profit organisation
• Ability to deliver and promote high-quality communications content, including infographics, videos, photographs and case studies, about Save the Children’s programs using social and traditional media, as well as the website
• Experience in interviewing vulnerable children and understanding child protection guidelines and procedures
• Understanding about how to effectively communicate with beneficiaries, partners, government stakeholders, donors and the media, with excellent relationship building skills
• Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English, Russian and Ukrainian for a wide range of different audiences including government stakeholders, donors, journalists and the general public.
• Experience in developing media and communications products in a politically and culturally sensitive manner
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working environments.
• Experience in providing technical support to various events, with coordination between different teams within Country Office
• Excellent IT skills, especially in Microsoft Word and Powerpoint
• Experience in producing and editing photo/video content
• Excellent relationship building skills
• An initiative-taking, proactive and inspiring attitude
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children’s mandate and child focus, and an ability to ensure this is included in all media and communications content.

Desirable

PhotoShop or other design software skills

Location: CITY OF SLOVYANSK

Employee Status: Fixed Term

Closing Date: Ongoing