Information Management & Communication Officer
Haiti
MM/HA/IMCO
Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation
dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme
poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
Job Title:
Information Management & Communication Officer
Reports to:
Country Director
Job Location:
Haiti
Port au Prince with some travel to other project areas as required
Contract Details:
1 Year
Unaccompanied, Grade B
Job Purpose:
To assist the Country Management Team with all the reporting and information
gathering activities that take place within Concern’s emergency response in Haiti
and to provide relevant information to various stakeholders.
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Main duties &
Responsibilities:
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Attend UN Cluster Coordination Meetings as required, liaise with other
actors present at those meetings and report information back to the
Concern team.
Gather and compile information from Concern’s Senior management
team, programme managers and logistics and inject that information
into the relevant cluster meetings.
Provide regular updates to Concern Dublin about the status of
implementation of activities proposed.
Produce/adapt information for dissemination to/through a number of
outlets/channels, eg print, broadcast, online, interviews, visual/audiovisual as required
Assist in gathering specific information and writing documents for
advocacy purposes as requested from other NGO’s, Head Office, the
government etc.
Update general country information and project summary sheets
Prepare presentations on Concern’s program portfolio for information
sharing and communication purposes as required
Participate, as requested, in proposal and report writing for donors and
government line ministries
In collaboration and coordination with Program Support Officers
produce high quality timely and accurate donor and internal reports,
proposals and other requested documents. These documents must be in
line with donor specific formats where applicable.
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Person
Specification:
Essential:
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Any other tasks as assigned by the Country Director or Development
and Emergency Coordinators
Degree in development or other relevant field
At least two years experience in relevant position
Proven experience in writing of donor reports
Experience in working in emergency context
Very good English skills, both verbal and written
Strong organisational, interpersonal, negotiation and communications
skills
Flexible
Reliable
Culturally sensitive
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
A feel for the way Concern operates and our target group
Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team.
Needs to have initiative and be able to work with minimal supervision.
Ability and willingness to live and work under difficult circumstances in
an emergency situation
Resilience and resourcefulness
Experience in producing case studies, including photography
Excellent/fluent written and spoken French
Desirable:
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Previous Concern experience
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Video production experience
To apply:
All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net
All candidates who are short-listed for a first round interview will be notified via email
after the application deadline.
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ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of
Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour
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community.