Humanitarian Communication and Advocacy Specialist National / International Consultant (Ebola)

Provide regional and country-level communication and advocacy support on Ebola response from WCARO (Dakar). Support coordination of advocacy materials and produce communication content for multiple formats and channels including social media posts, press, and human stories.

Responsibilities

• Conduct context and influencing landscape analysis relevant to DRC Ebola response.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder mapping and engagement strategies.
• Develop and support implementation of Ebola Comms/advocacy strategies for DRC.
• Support coordination of advocacy materials (talking points, briefing notes, messaging packages).
• Identify evidence gaps, strengthen evidence based advocacy approaches.
• Monitor communication and advocacy progress and produce regular reports.
• Produce capacity building and coaching to DRC country office teams remotely and during missions.
• Produce communication content for multiple format and channels including social media posts, press, human stories, virtual field visit packages.
• Ensure consistency and quality messaging across regional, country and contribute to communication and advocacy efforts in DRC, neighboring countries (preparedness phase).
• Contribute to the development of a coherent regional narrative.
• Support coordination of advocacy actions between WCARO, DRC CO, GCCA, and EMOPS.

Requirements

• MA - Communication, International relations
• Advanced expertise in humanitarian communication, advocacy and/or diplomacy.
• Experience in public health emergencies, ideally Ebola or similar outbreaks.
• French and English (written and spoken) is required
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capacity.
• Familiarity with the UN system and humanitarian architecture.

Skills

• Humanitarian Communication
• Advocacy
• Diplomacy
• Public Health Emergency Communication
• Ebola Response
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Strategic Communications
• Communications Content Production
• Social Media Communication
• Press Relations
• UN System Familiarity
• Humanitarian Architecture Knowledge

Languages

French, English