Vacancy Announcement VA15P034V01
Communication Officer
EUROMED Migration IV
Duty station:
Tunis, Tunisia (with regular travel)
Start date:
as early as possible
Duration:
40 months
Eligible nationalities:
All
Deadline for applications: 17 December 2015
Issue date:
27 November 2015
Vacancy Reference:
VA15P034V01
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), an international
organisation with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, is looking for qualified candidates to fill
the above-mentioned position of Communication Officer for the EUROMED Migration IV
project.
The EUROMED Migration IV, a project funded by the European Union (EU), aims to
implement a comprehensive and shared approach to strengthen effective dialogue and
cooperation on migration, mobility, international protection and asylum between EU Member
States (EU MS) and European Neighborhood Instrument South Partner Countries (ENI
SPC). To this end the project will provide a comprehensive, constructive and operational
dialogue and co-operation framework, with particular focus on reinforcing regional and
national instruments and capacities to develop and implement evidence-based and coherent
migration and international protection policies and actions. The project will work around two
main dimensions, namely 1) regional dialogue and cooperation and 2) capacity building and
small scale actions. Horizontal and cross-cutting activities will support both dimensions, with
particular focus on communication and regional actions, especially in the perspective of
contributing to the dissemination of balanced information for a more positive narrative on
migration.
The EUROMED Migration IV takes an inclusive approach and, in addition to government
authorities as primary stakeholders, civil society representatives (private sector, trade unions,
universities, local NGOs, media, migrants’ associations and all other relevant actors
emerging from civil society) will be involved during all phases of the action.
The Communication Officer will be working within the ICMPD Directorate Southern
Dimension. The overall strategic oversight and steering will be ensured by the Programme
Manager for the Mediterranean Region. The Communication Officer will report to the Project
Manager, and work closely together with the Knowledge Manager. The Communication
Officer will support and advise the Project Manager, as well as the Knowledge Manager and
the Programme Manager, and ensures that they are informed of all developments in relation
to the communication and visibility component of the project.
Tasks and Responsibilities
The Communication Officer will have a transversal role and will be responsible for developing
and implementing the Communication and Visibility Plan of the project. S/He will ensure that
the visibility of the project is achieved through various means and tools, notably through
social media. S/he will also be in charge of the daily management of the various project
communication and visibility tools, i.e. website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
Furthermore, the EUROMED Migration IV will have a strong focus on contributing to a better
general understanding of migration. In this regard, the Communication Officer will be
responsible for supporting the elaboration of the Regional Communication Plan and the
Regional Communication Actions, aimed to better inform and influence a change towards a
balanced narrative on migration for an audience outside the circles of migration
professionals.
To this end the Communication Officer’s tasks include, but are not limited to:
Overall Communication Management
 Understand the complex knowledge generated by the different project activities and
its place in and contribution to the overall migration debate;
 Regularly consult and work with both the Knowledge Manager and the ICMPD
Communication Officer;
 Advise Project Manager and Programme Manager on communication matters;
 Lead the development of the Communication and Visibility Plan of the project and
support its implementation;
 Establish an in-house and outreach communication management strategy;
 Develop and manage the necessary in-house and outreach communication
management tools;
 Develop and manage the necessary networks and relays in social, multi- and
hypermedia so as to ensure the greatest and most efficient outreach for the project;
 Under the supervision of the Project and Programme Managers, and in consultation
with the ICMPD Communication Officer, ensure that knowledge generated is fully fed
into the project’s communication actions and is communicated to other relevant
initiatives and frameworks, and beyond;
 Draft press releases and develops all relevant communication material;
 Manage the production of the communication outputs in a timely fashion in line with
work plan developed by the Project Manager;
Communication Quality Management
 Develop, together with the Knowledge Manager, methodologies to efficiently identify,
compile, and communicate high added-value knowledge from all project activities;
 Coordinate and supervise external experts, and in this process, in consultation with
ICMPD Communication Officer, ensure quality-check and review of the project
communication outputs according to the quality standards established together with
the Project Management Team;
 Lead the development of a Regional Study on Communication on Migration;
 Identify and formulate opportunities, challenges, lessons learned and best practices
at project level;
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Produce analysis and reports in line with knowledge generated and topics addressed
by the project.
The Communication Officer will carry out other related tasks, as assigned.
Qualification and Experience
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Advance University degree (Masters) in relevant discipline, such as communication,
multi and hypermedia, external relation, political science;
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Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience with particular focus on
communication;
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Proven experience in developing communication strategies and creating and
managing subsequent communication tools;
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Good understanding of migration and EU-Mediterranean cooperation frameworks is
an advantage;
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Strong communication and representational skills as well as cooperation abilities;
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Excellent interpersonal skills and team spirit;
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Fluency in French and English; knowledge of Arabic is a key advantage.
Remuneration
ICMPD offers a competitive salary commensurate with the successful applicant’s experience
and education.
Contact
Please address all your enquiries to vacancy@icmpd.org, indicating vacancy number and
title of post in the subject line.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are requested to submit their application through the ICMPD online
recruitment system at http://www.icmpd.org/Current-Vacancies.1665.0.html by midnight
(CET) of the closing date specified above. For this purpose, you will first need to register with
the ICMPD website. Once you have entered your data you will be able to quickly apply for
further vacancies and ICMPD can contact you if opportunities matching your profile arise in
the future.
Please note that in the course of the online application you are requested to upload your CV
in the EuropeAid format. The template is available for download at
http://www.icmpd.org/Current-Vacancies.1665.0.html.
Should you experience technical difficulties with the online application system please send
your application per e-mail to vacancy@icmpd.org, specifying the type of difficulties you
encountered.
Recruitment starts immediately upon publication of this vacancy announcement and
posts may be filled already before the indicated application deadline. Therefore, we
encourage you to submit your application early. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Interviews will be held from the second half of December 2015 onwards. Applicants are
expected to be available during this time period for a personal/skype/telephone interview.
The actual appointment of the successful candidate is conditional upon the award of the
project contract.
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