Media & Communication Officer at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON)

Duration: 3months

Reporting To: WASH Coordinator

Objective:

The Media & Communication Officer will support the implementation of our partnership with UNICEF Nigeria by utilizing creative skills to create project-focused, child-friendly content and by providing innovative input and ideas for GOALPrime content and development. She/He will play a lead role in coordinating GOALPrime’s media and communications initiatives, plans, and activities, working in close coordination with other sections of the organization, as per the responsibilities outlined below.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the provision of high-quality analysis on the humanitarian situation in Northeast Nigeria, pertaining to displacement-affected, contributing to improved GPON programmatic response and informing internal and external advocacy products.
• Visit field programmes on a regular basis to collect quality, videos, and testimonies and write stories about IDPs in Camps and Host communities, for external and internal use
• Build a database of high-quality activity videos for GPON archives.
• Support programme staff in incorporating and integrating advocacy into all aspects of GPON’s programme activities, strategy, and budgeting.
• Actively network with peers from other like-minded organizations involved in the response and lead the development of joint field-based advocacy towards target audiences.
• Draft and deliver necessary reporting documents related to the advocacy, communication & media strategy/strategies, including Advocacy and media Key Messages.
• Participate in relevant fundraising opportunities for advocacy and contribute to the development of quality proposals, ensuring the inclusion of advocacy activities on specific humanitarian and protection issues affecting displacement-affected where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain a media network with international and local journalists and advise on media engagement.
• Write a summary of weekly activities
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Other responsibilities

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling GPON’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of GOALPrime Organisation Nigeria
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills

Key relationships

• Report directly to the WASH Manager

Experience and skills required for the role.

• Degree or certificate in photography, film production, fine arts, visual communications, journalism, or other relevant fields. If no degree is held, the candidate should be able to demonstrate a wealth of relevant experience.
• A minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience in photography, Journalism, film production, or visual communications.
• Fluency in English; fluency in Hausa and Kanuri is desirable.
• Experience working in the field in Northeast Nigeria or other high-security field locations.
• Knowledge of concepts in the field of resilience, humanitarian assistance

Salary and conditions: In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigerian laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.