Duties and responsibilities

• Develop, implement and report on the global outreach and engagement components of the global communications strategy.
• Provide strategic executive and senior-level communications coordination for public-facing events including planning and implementation messaging, speech writing, presentations, traditional and social media coverage and interactions with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure superior results with maximum reach.
• Oversee strategic coordination of CIFOR-ICRAF presence for major events, managing the events team and ensuring smooth event planning and implementation and maximising external visibility.
• Oversee the social media program ensuring strategic planning, implementation and results.
• Oversee media relations, including development and implementation of a high impact media relations strategy, establishing strong media relations, handling media enquiries and reporting on results.
• Oversee strategic email marketing campaigns organization wide.
• Oversee the film and photo program, including planning and implementation.
• Responsible for CIFOR-ICRAF’s website and news sites, leading editorial strategy and overseeing a team of editors and writers and ensuring timely quality output.
• Manage the Communications, Outreach and Engagement budget and ensure deliveries are met on time, within budget and high quality.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in international relations, communications, journalism, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of professional work experience in a fast-paced, dynamic communications environment, preferably at the international level and with a science focus.
• Well-versed in using different communications tools and techniques, with a clear focus on targeting stakeholders effectively and achieving measurable impact.
• A strong writer, preferably with journalism experience, who can develop compelling content for a wide variety of need.