Communication Adviser - Knowledge and Learning at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

• Are you an effective communications or marketing specialist with experience in designing and delivering strategic and innovative ways to help organisations make their mark?
• Are you brimming with ideas and creativity as well the confidence to know what works for a range of different audiences? Do you have a good track record in the successful delivery of communication or marketing campaigns? Then we have the job for you!
• We are looking for experienced applicants with a good understanding of knowledge management for the role of Communications Advisor ? knowledge and learning; to help capture V4C?s knowledge and learning and to share this in a variety of ways with our donor and other partners.
• The preferred candidate must have experience of managing strategic communications and/or knowledge management for other organisations. Impeccable writing skills and an eye for great design are a must. Applicants from the private sector, as well as development programmes are encouraged to apply.
• This role is responsible for ensuring effective and timely delivery of the Programme?s strategy for capturing and communicating knowledge and learning to a range of external audiences.

Responsibilities
Overall responsibilities
1.) Capturing knowledge and learning:

• Working with V4C partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries to generate and record stories of how V4C initiatives have affected their lives and / or work
• Working with the V4C team to ensure that they are reflecting on their own learning and these are being captured and communicated on an ongoing basis.
• Working with V4C partners to capture their learning and communicate their results.

2.) Storing knowledge and learning:

• Working with software programmers to ensure the development of a functional intranet which will serve as a repository for all V4C resources
• Ensuring that the information management systems that support internal knowledge generation and learning are maintained and updated regularly.
• Ensuring that all V4C reports and documents adhere to the V4C quality assurance standards before uploading, storage and dissemination

3.) Communicating knowledge and learning:

• Identifying and managing innovative packaging and marketing techniques to share stories of change to stakeholders for uptake in other settings
• Designing and organising events for V4C staff, partners and stakeholders to interact and share and learn lessons from each other.
• Developing briefs and other knowledge products as identified.
• Producing progress reports and other reports as required.
• Regularly updating and maintaining the V4C website with content relating to the progress of the programme.

Requirements
Minimum education and experience required:

• Post-Graduate degree in a relevant business, project management or development field.
• Minimum of 5 years experience working in a communications, marketing or knowledge management role in business or development
• Experience of developing and managing delivery of strategic objectives
• Experienced in analysis and distillation of evidence
• Familiarity with online communications tools including Content Management Systems and social media
• Commitment to gender equality and social justice
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment is essential, in Africa/Nigeria an advantage