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Médecins Sans Frontières Job in Abuja for a Field Communications Manager



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Médecins Sans Frontières- (Doctors without Borders) is

recruiting for its Nigerian Mission


Context
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit

international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing

medical assistance to populations in crisis, without

discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or

political affiliation.


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Job Title:  Field Communications Manager (FCM)



 


Main Purpose



  • To define, implement, coordinate and supervise all

    operational communication activities according to MSF

    standards in the mission/ or during an emergency.



  • The FCM aims at building MSF visibility, acceptance and

    leverage inside the mission country


Job Description



Strategy Building



  • The FCM promotes the visibility of the organisation,

    improving awareness of its principles and work, reinforcing

    information on MSF activities among communities. The FCM

    should have the capacity to identify key cross cutting issues

    across MSF operations which are relevant to communications

    and to advise on public positioning.


Content Production



  • The FCM advises on which communications tools to choose

    according to objective, message and audience at local and

    national levels. He/she then produces – or supervises the

    production of – local comms contents (leaflets, brochures,

    posters, radio spots, articles, photos, videos.) according to

    strategy and budget.)


Content Diffusion



  • The FCM actively promotes the diffusion of MSF content

    in the country. Under the supervision of the Head(s) of

    Mission, the FCM identifies communications opportunities

    using MSF comms network production or returning staff to

    pitch content on MSF activities in the country and other

    countries.


Media Management/ Alert



  • The FCM maintains close contact with key local media

    and foreign correspondents, he/she helps in understanding the

    Nigerian media environment and affiliations



  • The FCM liaises with communications staff from other

    organisations and institutions, and will monitor and analyse

    the communication lines developed by actors of importance for

    MSF (authorities, armed groups, UN, other NGOs…).



Reporting



  • The FCM produces regular reports on achieved results

    and future priorities.



  • The FCM reports and collaborates with HOMs of MSF

    sections and ensures communication is streamlined,

    communicated and agreed by both parties ahead of

    publishing


Required Skills and

Conditions



  • Desirable: degree in Journalism, Communications,

    Humanitarian affairs, Political Sciences or related

    university degree.



  • Essential: previous working experience of at least 4

    years in communications, journalism or public

    relations.



  • English essential. Command of local languages is

    desirable.



  • Essential computer literacy (word, excel and digital

    media)



  • Commitment


  • Flexibility


  • Results


  • Teamwork


  • Essential: previous working experience in producing

    communications content production



  • Desirable: experience with MSF or other international

    NGOs in developing countries.



  • Experience working in an international

    environment.


Contract



  • 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility

    required.



How to Apply



Submit your CV, copies of qualifications and a cover

letter with contact details by email to:
Isabelle.MERNY@paris.msf.org



Deadline for the submission of applications:
7th of May 2015.



Only selected candidates will be called for a test

and interview
.



Notice: No monetary transactions, neither

demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favoritisms will

be tolerated in the recruitment process. MSF reserves the right

to refuse hiring of a candidate having benefitted from such

acts. All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through

the judicial system




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