Communication and Media Specialists at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Palladium is currently shortlisted for the upcoming EU services contract, Technical Assistance for the Implementation of the EU Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Programme Phase II. The Project will provide a key component of support under the upcoming EU-SDGN II programme, building on support provided under EU-SDGN (2017-2021) and earlier initiatives. The overall objective of the action is to foster a functioning pluralistic, inclusive, participatory and representative democracy in Nigeria.

The contract will focus on:

• Engendering the conditions for inclusive, transparent, credible, and peaceful elections and a more inclusive decision-making process with the meaningful participation of all sectors of society, including women, youth, and other marginalised groups.
• Collaborating with the technical team of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide capacity development support, technical assistance, policy and expert advice to the electoral management Body.
• Contributing to the implementation of the EU Electoral Observation Missions (EU EOM) recommendations, as well as EU EOM follow up mission recommendations.
• Supporting Monitoring and Evaluation as well as communication and visibility activities across the programme components.
• Technical assistance delivered under this contract will work towards achieving seven (7) key result areas of the overall EU-SDGN II programme, encompassing:
• Reinforcement of INEC’s institutional capacities, and strengthening of capacities for electoral administration, strategic planning and operations.
• Enhancement of INEC’s internal communication and external engagement with stakeholders.
• Enhancement of The Electoral Institute’s (TEI) capacities, and reinforcement of its research and training roles.
• Improvement of legal and policy framework for elections.
• Efficient incorporation, public acceptance, and ownership of technology innovations.
• Enhancement of INEC’s capacity to ensure a nationally consolidated voters register, and the provision of continuous registration.
• Improvement of capacities of selected State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs), including collaboration with INEC.

Duration: 60 months (01/05/2022 – 30/04/2027)

Support deployed through the pool of Non-Key Experts (NKEs) will include a combination of both short-term demand-led / ad-hoc technical assistance and mid-to-longer-term support focussing on communications, media, and awareness raising.

These will include:

• Ensuring the appropriate media coverage of project’s events and ensure that they are duly documented (event reports, attendance and contact sheets, photos and other relevant material and documents);
• Providing technical advice and support to project staff in planning and developing relevant information and communications products;
• Developing and update websites pages, banners, articles, press releases, newsletters, etc.
• Ensuring that content on the project website/social media are regularly updated and promoted;
• Supporting the design and production of information material as well as editing and dissemination of communication materials;
• Supporting the implementation of INEC’s communication policy and engagement strategies.
• Implementing the awareness strategy, contribute to the implementation of awareness raising activities and develop awareness raising materials;
• Organizing visibility events, press conferences, report launches and develop press releases;
• Establishing a database with relevant central and local media staff, journalists and relevant organizations;

Required Qualifications:

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum Requirement: At least a Master’s Degree (Academic level) in a communications, marketing, arts, social sciences, or other field relevant to the assignment.
• Minimum Requirement: Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Preferred Requirement: Experience with EU funding instruments, preferably European Development Fund (EDF).

General Professional Experience
Minimum Requirement: Significant experience in communication related technical assistance and capacity building.

Specific Professional Experience

• Minimum Requirement: Significant experience in communications in governance project / programme contexts.
• Minimum Requirement: Proven familiarity with the Communication and Visibility Requirements for EU External Actions.
• Preferred Requirement: Relevant experience in governance / elections related projects / programmes in Nigeria will be a significant asset.