Communications Manager, Okapi Wildlife Reserve 113 views2 applications


Location: Epulu, Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR), Democratic Republic of Congo

Reports To: OWR Head of Programs

Direct Reports: Communications assistant

Start date: April or May 2021

Duration: Minimum 2 years

Purpose:

The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking a dynamic, creative and experienced Communications Manager to oversee an important and exciting outward-facing communications portfolio for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. The Communications Manager will build the reserve’s communications unit. S/he will report directly to the Head of Programs and s/he will provide regular updates to the OWR Management Unit – that is chaired by the Reserve’s Director and that is the executive body in charge of all day-to-day management activities and personnel in the OWR.

Candidates will need to demonstrate that they have the necessary experience and skills to manage communications within a dynamic and complex program in a remote location. They will need to demonstrate that they are able to grasp the complexities of situations and use a wide range of communication and behavioural change tools to respond to situations as well as having the foresight to develop materials proactively.

The Communications Manager is based full time on-site at the OWR headquarters in Epulu, Ituri Province.

Responsibilities

The Communications Manager shall design and implement a portfolio of outputs and products to support the OWR’s new management team, to create products, outputs and programs that lead to behavioural change among target groups of people, and to raise visibility of this exciting reserve. S/he will lead a small team of staff and guide partners to ensure effective implementation of interventions within the portfolio.

The Communications Manager will lead the development and implementation of a communications and behavioural change strategy – that includes aspects such as branding and marketing – that is targeted at reserve-level, provincial, national and international audiences among a wide range of target groups, including (but not limited to) DRC national and provincial government actors, donors and philanthropists, the international community, local activists, communities and indigenous peoples. Through this, the Communication Manager will work to achieve the following results:

  • A broad foundation of understanding and support for OWR’s values, mission and objectives built
  • Measurable changes in the knowledge, attitudes and practices among target groups achieved
  • Key constituents kept up to date with news from OWR
  • The reserve and future tourism promoted
  • Working with the Community Development Department, materials (in all appropriate languages) that lead to (measurable) behavioural change among target groups (especially among peoples living within and surrounding the reserve) developed and deployed
  • Coordination of messaging and internal communications among all partners working in the OWR improved
  • Working with the fund-raising and development personnel, innovative high-profile events organised and delivered.
  • High consistency and quality of all outward-facing communication achieved
  • With OWR’s Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL), an M&E system to measure the successes of communications and behavioural change developed and implemented – and therefore understood

Requirements

  • Significant experience developing and implementing communications and behavioural change strategies (>7 years of experience)
  • Significant experience engaging with international, national and local media
  • Demonstrated experience engaging a diversity of target audiences using a broad range of contemporary media and tools
  • Understanding of the tools that can be used to measure the success of communication and behavioural change a significant advantage
  • Demonstrated openness and sensitivity to the socio-cultural environment of OWR
  • Ability to work and write in both French and English; sensitivity to local languages – especially in the development of communication materials
  • Ability to live and operate in remote areas under challenging conditions
  • Dynamic, energetic, creative and ambitious

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for the position and if you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience, please apply by emailing your application package to: [email protected]

Please include:

  1. detailed application/cover letter
  2. CV
  3. names and contact information of three references

Please include your CV and cover letter as separate attachments in your email. Attachments should be titled as follows: LastName_CV and LastName_coverletter

Please include “Okapi Communications Manager” in the subject line of your email. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you have any queries related to this position please contact: [email protected]

Application Deadline: Midnight, 23 April 2021

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WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) was founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) and currently works to conserve more than two million square miles of wild places around the world. The organization is led by President and CEO Cristián Samper, former Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. Based at the Bronx Zoo, WCS maintains approximately 500 field conservation projects in 65 countries, with 200 PhD scientists on staff. It manages four New York City wildlife parks in addition to the Bronx Zoo: the Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo. Together these parks receive 4 million visitors per year.

All of the New York City facilities are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums

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This is outlined in our 2020 strategy, which positions WCS to maintain its historic focus on the protection of species while developing an ambitious plan to engage with a rapidly changing world.

The challenges are greater than ever, but with the focus, dedication, and passion of a committed staff—combined with a unique mixture of field, zoo, and aquarium expertise—WCS will continue to set the bar for science, conservation action, and education that has driven our success in protecting wildlife and wild places for over a century. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, adhering to core values of respect, accountability and transparency, innovation, diversity and inclusion, collaboration, and integrity.

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Location: Epulu, Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR), Democratic Republic of Congo

Reports To: OWR Head of Programs

Direct Reports: Communications assistant

Start date: April or May 2021

Duration: Minimum 2 years

Purpose:

The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking a dynamic, creative and experienced Communications Manager to oversee an important and exciting outward-facing communications portfolio for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. The Communications Manager will build the reserve’s communications unit. S/he will report directly to the Head of Programs and s/he will provide regular updates to the OWR Management Unit – that is chaired by the Reserve’s Director and that is the executive body in charge of all day-to-day management activities and personnel in the OWR.

Candidates will need to demonstrate that they have the necessary experience and skills to manage communications within a dynamic and complex program in a remote location. They will need to demonstrate that they are able to grasp the complexities of situations and use a wide range of communication and behavioural change tools to respond to situations as well as having the foresight to develop materials proactively.

The Communications Manager is based full time on-site at the OWR headquarters in Epulu, Ituri Province.

Responsibilities

The Communications Manager shall design and implement a portfolio of outputs and products to support the OWR’s new management team, to create products, outputs and programs that lead to behavioural change among target groups of people, and to raise visibility of this exciting reserve. S/he will lead a small team of staff and guide partners to ensure effective implementation of interventions within the portfolio.

The Communications Manager will lead the development and implementation of a communications and behavioural change strategy – that includes aspects such as branding and marketing – that is targeted at reserve-level, provincial, national and international audiences among a wide range of target groups, including (but not limited to) DRC national and provincial government actors, donors and philanthropists, the international community, local activists, communities and indigenous peoples. Through this, the Communication Manager will work to achieve the following results:

  • A broad foundation of understanding and support for OWR’s values, mission and objectives built
  • Measurable changes in the knowledge, attitudes and practices among target groups achieved
  • Key constituents kept up to date with news from OWR
  • The reserve and future tourism promoted
  • Working with the Community Development Department, materials (in all appropriate languages) that lead to (measurable) behavioural change among target groups (especially among peoples living within and surrounding the reserve) developed and deployed
  • Coordination of messaging and internal communications among all partners working in the OWR improved
  • Working with the fund-raising and development personnel, innovative high-profile events organised and delivered.
  • High consistency and quality of all outward-facing communication achieved
  • With OWR’s Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL), an M&E system to measure the successes of communications and behavioural change developed and implemented – and therefore understood

Requirements

  • Significant experience developing and implementing communications and behavioural change strategies (>7 years of experience)
  • Significant experience engaging with international, national and local media
  • Demonstrated experience engaging a diversity of target audiences using a broad range of contemporary media and tools
  • Understanding of the tools that can be used to measure the success of communication and behavioural change a significant advantage
  • Demonstrated openness and sensitivity to the socio-cultural environment of OWR
  • Ability to work and write in both French and English; sensitivity to local languages – especially in the development of communication materials
  • Ability to live and operate in remote areas under challenging conditions
  • Dynamic, energetic, creative and ambitious

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for the position and if you meet the above qualifications, skills and experience, please apply by emailing your application package to: [email protected]

Please include:

  1. detailed application/cover letter
  2. CV
  3. names and contact information of three references

Please include your CV and cover letter as separate attachments in your email. Attachments should be titled as follows: LastName_CV and LastName_coverletter

Please include “Okapi Communications Manager” in the subject line of your email. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. If you have any queries related to this position please contact: [email protected]

Application Deadline: Midnight, 23 April 2021

2021-04-24

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