Communications Officer at International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)

• The Communications Officer will manage the development and implementation of the RoLAC II programme’s communication and visibility plan.
• They will optimize awareness of International IDEA’s work in Nigeria and oversee the production of regional communication tools aligned with target groups, raising awareness of both public and technical audiences.
• The incumbent will also act as the media focal point and will lead in developing and implementing social media campaigns.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Provides communications and media support to all partners within the programme; Regularly holds communications meetings with the focal points of all partners to stay well-informed about planned activities, upcoming events and campaigns; Coordinates the inputs from programme partners;
• Uploads content generated by the programme to the relevant communication forum as needed;
• Responds to media/press inquiries and pitches Op-Eds and stories to media for placement;
• Maintains the programme database, soliciting and including regular updates; Contributes to and regularly updates the programme’s press lists;
• Undertakes regular media monitoring (on social and traditional media) for references to programme activities;
• Establishes, maintains and actively manages relationships with the media to raise the profile and credibility of the programme;
• Organizes and coordinates media and visibility events for the programme;
• Serves as a content editor; Writes and edits web articles, tweets, social media posts, press releases and other outreach content as necessary; Quality assures audio, video and graphic materials;
• Coordinates the timely content development of programme newsletters and manages an editorial calendar for the proposed content and themes;
• Creates clear infographics and digital assets for use online and in presentations;
• Implements the European Union’s communications and social media strategy for all social media channels; Reviews and updates the programme’s social media guidelines as needed.

The Communications Officer must possess and be able to demonstrate:

• University degree or equivalent work experience in communications, journalism, international relations or a related subject;
• Minimum of five (5) years professional experience in a similar role, or, as a journalist or writer in communications for development, with a focus in social media and preferably in an international context;
• Experience in communications strategy development and implementation;
• Experience engaging with the media and preparing press releases;
• Experience creating and maintaining social media campaigns;
• Solid experience in preparing and writing material for social media channels and a range of traditional media and for the web;
• Knowledge of social media tools, Google Analytics, style sheets, photoshops and content management systems including Drupal;
• Integrates a results-based approach into their activities;
• Understands how the assigned duties relate to others in the team and how the team integrates with others throughout the organization;