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About EERC

Environmental and Economic Resource Centre (EERC) is an international research-based NGO that works with a network of local and international partners to catalyse and develop inclusive agriculture, sustainable livelihoods, natural resource conservation, and environmental management in Africa. EERC undertakes research and capacity building to develop scalable technologies and innovative practices with real impact on poverty reduction, food security, ecosystem health, conservation, and livelihood development.

Number
of Openings: One (1)

 Job
Role

 You will be responsible to pursue the
following objectives:

1.
Develop media and communication plan, tools and materials to increase
awareness on Climate Smart Agriculture
(CSA) to various stakeholders.

2.
Collect evidence-based information and testimonies that EERC can use to inform programming and advocacy.
3.   Document and share good practice from planning, implementation,
monitoring, and evaluation of program activities at the
local community and state levels.
4.    Maintain and organize communication data and materials

Tasks
and Responsibilities

• Liaise
  closely with the Advocacy team to develop and support the integration of
  new communication approaches, tools and techniques into EERC programming.
• Document
  and share good practices, innovation, and lessons learned from the
  programs’ interventions by consolidating regular updates, reports, case
  studies, briefs and wide range of IEC materials
• Organization
  and implementation of the celebration of international/national days and
  campaigns (e.g. World
  Environment Day etc).
• Profile
  EERC advocacy efforts by developing advocacy messages, materials, tools
  as well as multimedia content.
• Undertake
  field visits to monitor the impact of the communication materials,
  messaging, use of tools identifying communication gaps and opportunities
  for a wider spread and reach critical masses with
  appropriate information.
• Update
  mainstream and social media platforms, with good ability to make the
  necessary contacts within the various platforms.
• Contribute
  immensely towards media and communication as part of advocacy development
  in all programs.
• Support
  in identifying potential new strategic media partners and develop
  strategies for working with them.
• Monitoring
  and supervision of media as part of advocacy-related partner activities
  and plans in Nigeria by ensuring that these are in line with EERC strategy.
• Contribute
  to the state and national level advocacy agenda by collecting and
  providing evidence that leverage on project outcomes.
• Collect
  and document beneficiary stories and testimonies that can be used for
  advocacy at a national and international level.
• Promote
  cross-thematic learning through synergistic engagements, lessons learned
  and knowledge sharing workshops complementing other programmatic
  interventions within the
  EERC operations.
• Proactively
  cultivate relationships with key media contacts and compile and maintain
  contacts and a general database of stakeholders.
• Assist
  logistics with tenders for outsourced services relating to communications
  and media.
• Collect
  data for the production of new communications material.
• Manage
  EERC image and video library for communication, reporting and other
  needs.
• Liaise
  with media outlets to package information and ensure external visibility
  with appropriate information and messages targeting a wider audience,
  including preparation of talking points, media briefs, and press releases.
• Perform
  additional activities as requested by the Advocacy Manager, and other
  members of the coordination team.

Internal& External Relationship

Internal:

• Program Manager: Hierarchical relationship – reporting, exchange of information and collaboration on program, operational and other issues, exchange of information, collaboration, coordination on early recovery, policy and development agenda
• Field Officers: exchange of information and collaboration on program issues

External:

• International and Local Aid Organizations: exchange of information
• Media: Exchange of Information and liaison

Position Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from a reputed university in Mass Communications & Journalism, Media Studies, Communications Strategy, Development Communication or relevant discipline.
• At least 2-3 years of relevant experience in journalism, media relations or communications.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
• Good photography and videography skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of video and photo editing software.

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive;
• Excellent team player;
• Previous experience with advocacy or communication duties;
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and graphic design;
• Experience in designing and leading media campaign or communication strategies;
• Previous experience in the humanitarian or development context;
• Commitment to EERC vision, values, and policy;
• Familiar with Northeast Nigeria context;
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where
  services are limited.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with research-based NGOs;
• Fluency in English and Yoruba (written and spoken);
• Administrative and management competence would be an asset;
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems.