CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 2: either the role holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or they will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required (at ‘standard’ level in the UK or equivalent in other countries).
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Media and Communications Officer will be responsible for supporting the Haiti Country Office on executing an integrated communications strategy in alignment with Save the Children’s visibility, advocacy and fundraising goals, to position Save the Children as the leading independent organization for children’s rights, to connect and interact with key audiences to gain support for the mission of Save the Children in Haiti and inLatin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and support in the implementation of communication actions within the framework of projects, emergency responses and campaigns.
The Media and Communications Officer will be in charge of executing our digital communications strategy and ensuring we reach new audiences and expand our impact. Finally, the Regional Communications officer will support the coordination with country offices and engage them in regional and global campaigns.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
 Development of communication actions related to programs, emergency responses and campaigns in progress; taking Gender and Child Safeguarding into consideration.
 Development, implementation and monitoring the country social media strategy. Produce reports and impact analysis.
 Produce new content and update internal communications channels: Workplace, OneNet and newsletters, including campaigns, PASC and COM updates.
 Evaluation of digital capacities. Implementation of plan for improved digital communication
 Management and development of institutional communication materials (case studies, photos, videos, blogs)
 Elaboration of communications materials focused on our regional priorities: adolescents and Children on the Move.
 Elaboration of communications materials for our ‘Stop the War on Children’ campaign
 Elaboration of communications materials for other timely events and anniversaries (Save the Children’s 100 year anniversary, the 30 year anniversary for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the 10 year Haiti Earthquake anniversary etc.)

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
 Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with children and role modeling Save the Children values;
 Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;
 Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.
Ambition:
 Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
 Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
 Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
 Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external
partners and supporters
 Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
 Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
 Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
 Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
 Honest, encourages openness and transparency;
 Always acts in the best interests of children.

 Bachelor University degree in communications, preferably in journalism or communication for
development.
 2 years experience on internships or similar positions.
 Ability to work fluently in English with good knowledge of French and Creole.
 Commitment to Save the Children values

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
 Demonstrated experience on communication strategies development, including digital, social media
and traditional media plans.
 Skills to develop advocacy and communications campaigns for external audiences.
 Writing skills for blogs, press releases, media briefs and creating key messages.
 Experience on internal communications and using digital platforms to engage internal audiences.
 Ability to work with others, including in a remote way, deal with multi-cultural environments and
establish harmonious and effective working relationships with colleagues.
 Experience on research and development of internal/external communications products.
 Experience with graphic design and editing programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Premier,
among others.
 Full computer literacy in standard office products.
 Experience of work in non-profit sector a plus
 Ability to work prioritize multiple tasks and strong planning/anticipation skills.

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Country Director
Staff reporting to this post: None
Role Dimensions: relationship with field teams, regional office and members.

TITLE: Media and Communications Officer
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Haiti Country Office
LOCATION: Port-au-Prince
GRADE: TBC 4
CONTRACT LENGTH: 2 years

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