Job Title: Communication Specialist
Location
Lome, Togo
Functional
Admin, Secretariat
Job Detail
ECOWAS has studied the feasibility of a regional food security reserve (ASSR), intended only for emergency operations in the event of cyclical food crises.
The proposal to create an ASSR was adopted by the ECOWAS Agriculture Ministers in September 2012 and by the Heads of State in February 2013; thus, the 42nd regular session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS held in Yamoussoukro, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, adopted an additional act establishing a regional food security reserve, and instructed the Commission to take the suitable measures to its actual start.
On this basis, the Commission has worked to mobilize its international financial partners to supplement this allocation.
The European Union was willing to support ECOWAS in the implementation of the reserve and to consider the support to be implemented as part of a project in line with the region’s decisions.
The proposed project aims to support ECOWAS in the implementation of its regional food security strategy storage, based on complementarity, subsidiarity between three lines of defence to address these repetitive food crises: Stocks close, national stocks, and finally, a regional food security reserve for regional solidarity to play in a major food crisis.
The goal is to help respond effectively to food crises and strengthening the resilience of households in a perspective of sustainable regional security and food sovereignty, through the promotion of food reserve systems at different levels of urgency.
The project is funded by the European Union and will be implemented through centralized management with the French Development Agency, the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development
Functional Responsibilities
Under the authority and direct supervision of the Executive Director of the ARAA, Expert in Communication will be responsible for:
Ensure the reporting and briefing notes on all the activities of the ARAA
Produce items on the Agency’s achievements and ensure the publication in appropriate media
Ensure the quality of documents produced by the Agency
Ensure good flow of internal and external information
Participate in the implementation of the communication plan
Manage the Department’s website Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources and ARAA
Develop the Agency’s library safeguarding archives
Control and Monitoring of Activities
Design and monitor the production of information materials, leaflets, brochures, magazines, newsletters, all informative and promotional materials in compliance with the visibility of the ECOWAS
Contribute to strengthening staff capacity including technical teams, and collect useful information from them for the visibility of their results
Updating the website and other tools, communication materials
Facilitate contacts with the media, local, regional and international
Support the organization of campaigns or production of media outlets to promote the capitalization and dissemination of experience
Contributing to good visibility of the Agency and to inform its missions and actions, in particular at regional and international meetings
Translate documents produced by experts in a language understood by the partners
Archive all Agency documents and set up a library
Manage Agency to set up library
Competencies
Have strong knowledge of general communication
Have a very good capacity of oral and written communication
Have good capacity for teamwork
Have great interpersonal skills, an open mind, and a good general knowledge
Have a great capacity for synthesis and restitution
Have experience in communications product development: Side Event, event organization
Having a good command of computer skills (Microsoft Office) and communication tools
Have knowledge in the design of web pages.
Have excellent skills with an ability to solve the agricultural sector development issues
Education and Experience
Higher Diploma equivalent to a BAC + 4 in Communications or related field is required
A higher level of BAC + 5 degree or more in the field of communication would be an asset
Experience:
A minimum of 5 years experience in the field of communication institutions is required
Have 3 years experience in the field of communication is accepted instead of five years, for a holder of a BAC + 5 or more
Have a good knowledge of the agriculture sector in the West African region
Language:
Being fluently bilingual in French and English, both written and spoken
Knowledge of Portuguese would be an asset
Additional Requirements:
Have the nationality of a member state of ECOWAS or CILSS member States not members of ECOWAS
Enjoy their civic rights and be of good character
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