Introduction to CIVICUS
CIVICUS is a global alliance of civil society organizations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world. We were established in 1993 and since 2002 have been proudly headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with additional hubs across the globe, with a membership alliance with more than 8000 members in 175 countries. Our definition of civil society is broad and covers non-governmental organisations, activists, civil society coalitions and networks, protest and social movements, voluntary bodies, campaigning organisations, charities, faith-based groups, trade unions and philanthropic foundations. Our membership is diverse, spanning a wide range of issues, sizes and organization types. Our staff is based across the globe in over 20 countries.
Purpose:
Global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, is seeking for a Communications Manager consultant to manage, coordinate and lead the development, implementation and review of efficient communication and media strategies to establish CIVICUS as a trusted brand thus enabling the organisation to deliver to its strategic direction and operational goals.
Scope and objectives of the Communication Manager Consultant:
The consultant will work on a 15 day per month basis at the CIVICUS offices in Johannesburg and from home when appropriate.
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Provide strategic communications support across CIVICUS.
- Develop and coordinate implementation of CIVICUS communication strategy in alignment to 2017-2021 Strategic Priorities.
- Develop, monitor and review CIVICUS communications, media and digital media strategies.
- Develop project/ cluster/ event focused comms strategies and plans.
- Ensure informed, cost-effective strategies, and innovative channels and tools are utilised to inform and support the core activities of CIVICUS and stakeholders.
- Engage proactively with partners, constituents, and members, to ascertain needs, share information, knowledge and tools to enhance their own communication abilities and effectiveness;
- Promote the CIVICUS brand to enhance the organisation’s visibility, reputation and credibility.
- Communication strategies/ plans created and shared.
- Departments and projects are supported as required.
- Diverse and effective strategies, channels and tools are utilised.
- Partners, constituents, and members’ effectiveness are enhanced.
- CIVICUS’ visibility enhanced.
- Strategic communications are supported
Throughout contract
5
Manage communications cluster to produce best practice, strategically aligned communications materials and activities across CIVICUS and its partner organisations.
- Work with team members to implement projects, events, activities, based on joint conceptualisation and planning.
- Develop and implement capacity development plans, to enhance knowledge and skills across issues and technical capacity (ie expand skills in comms related software)
- Identify and implement time, cost, and impact maximisations strategies – ie introduction of new tools, review and enhance systems, integrated approaches.
- Outputs and activities completed as per project and activity plans, including but not limited to –ICSW, State of Civil Society Report (SOCS) , and departmental plans.
- Regular communications outputs
Throughout contract
5
Facilitate proactive, efficient and purposeful media and social engagement to enable greater visibility for CIVICUS and civil society issues generally
- Coordinate cross-cluster production of communications across newsletters, media releases, social media, etc, including receive, edit, and distribute media statements/ alerts/ and other external communication.
- Acquire, build and maintain strong relationships and networks with key communications partners including key media and civil society communications service providers and practitioners;
- Monitoring web, social media analytics and media statistics.
- Lead production of occasional publications, including annual report, research reports, etc, and multi-media.
- Ensure social media growth
- 20 staff produced OpEds, 15 partner/ member OpEds
- Growing media list and media relationships supported.
- Analytics and media statistics demonstrate increasing visibility.
- Publications completed including Annual Report and research reports.
- Multi-media products available.
Throughout contract
4
Manage financial and human resources for effective delivery of the Communications unit goals ensuring annual objectives, targets and budgets are met
- Ensure updated and good use of management tools – year plan, branding calendar, action calendars.
- Manage consultants, service providers, and payments.
- Year plan, branding calendar, action calendars and other management tools updated and effectively used.
- Consultants and service providers’ delivery is supported.
Throughout contract
2
How to apply
The closing deadline for applications is Close of Business on the 12 June 2020. Interested candidates should email their application to [email protected].
Your application should comprise of
- A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, Summarized CV’s outlining relevant expertise in relation to the requirements of this consultancy, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements • A covering note of not more than 1 page outlining your motivation for applying for this consultancy.
Short listed candidates will be contacted by 22 June 2020 to schedule interviews.
Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
More Information
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