World Bank Group Extended Term Consultant (ETC) - External Affairs Officer Jobs in Kenya
World Bank Group Extended Term Consultant (ETC) - External Affairs Officer Jobs in Kenya
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Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges.
The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide,
we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.
Roles & Responsibilities
The External Affairs Extended Consultant plans, develops, and implements effective communications and outreach strategies to support the WBG’s corporate, internal, and operational priorities, using the full range of modern communications tools including social media, digital publishing, and multi-media production.
It is critical that the External Affairs Consultant be equipped to gauge risks associated with complex projects and to design and implement strategies to minimize those risks.
The External Affairs Consultant will jointly report to the Country Manager, Somalia based in Nairobi and the Africa External Affairs Manager based in Washington, D.C.
His/her specific duties and accountabilities include:
Strategies
Responsible for significant portions of planning, design, and implementation of strategies to promote effective communications with external and internal audiences on Bank-financed operations, research products, and campaigns. Helps determine the most effective content and communications interventions to address challenges.
Risk management
Must monitor perceptions, track shifts in opinion, and respond to inquiries, while publishing and updating key facts about overall country program and specific operations.
Must be able to interact with operations staff and project teams, organizing meetings with media and civil society as appropriate.
Must be able to take the pulse of the country and advise country teams, with analyses on the political economy, especially during election years, and regular monitoring of the media.
Relationships
Must be prepared to identify opinion leaders and influential organizations in Somalia and guide a strategy of engagement with these various stakeholders, which might range from parliamentarians to faith-based organizations to business associations to social media influencers.
Must maintain a current database of these stakeholders including civil society organizations.
Responsible for convening stakeholder groups for consultations and structured dialogues around projects, knowledge outputs, and country development priorities.
Products
Responsible for planning and delivering a range of written products on the Bank's operational goals, results and knowledge. Outputs range from traditional press releases and Op-Eds to web features, brochures, Q&As, briefing notes, and speeches. Responsible for updating the World Bank's internal and external websites for the country.
Events
Coordinates communications activities and events ranging from press conferences to large seminars and town hall meetings, involving external and/or internal audiences.
Representation
Must be prepared to represent the Bank, and Somalia office, before external and internal audiences, explaining WBG policies and operational goals.
Technical and advisory support: Advises Bank managers and project teams on trends, news developments, or changing circumstances that may impact the WBG and its work and helps determine strategic responses. Provides regular communication support to WBG operational teams and government implementing agencies to assure that project goals are well-explained and that affected stakeholders are engaged at all stages.
Resource management
Employs appropriate methodologies for
handling simple and complex procurement tasks and/or issues. Manages specific line items of unit budget.
Mentoring, leadership
May provide technical coaching to staff members or guidance and support to junior staff.
May serve as a team leader, responsible for managing performance of team members.
Selection Criteria
Master’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience, in a relevant discipline (communication, journalism, international relations or other related fields)
Excellent written and spoken command of English (mandatory) and Somali (highly desired), and the ability to convey complex ideas in a creative, clear, direct, and lively style.
Proven knowledge of visual communications principles and fluency with design software.
Strong understanding and experience with digital content and social media analytics.
Strong writing skills; ability with minimum supervision to prepare and edit simple online communication products and develop drafts of moderately complex products in a clear, concise, and web-friendly style.
Acute eye for detail.
Understands project management concepts sufficiently to propose and develop drafts of online communications plans and strategies with minimal supervision; can apply standard project management tools, methodologies, and processes; is able to identify and mitigate project risks as well as manage project issues.
Experience working in an international organization and on conservation and sustainable development issues.
In-depth knowledge of international trends and political/economic issues related to development
Strong diplomatic, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; sensitivity to working in a multicultural environment.
The candidate will also be expected to have the following competencies:
Communication Strategy and Execution in International Development:
Demonstrates a working proficiency to lead the planning, development, and execution of a communication strategy for moderately complex projects.
Leads research efforts to identify and map project stakeholders or intended audiences; leads media and audience outreach, identifying audience needs.
Independently implements communication strategies for moderately complex projects and can use feedback from evaluation tools to strengthen programs.
Helps others develop this competency.
A key skill in this area will be the adoption of digital strategies and marshalling of social marketing techniques to respond to the online communications environment that is increasingly embraced by Somali audiences.
Broad Business Thinking
Client Understanding and Advising
Content Development and Editing
Social Media, Information Channels, and Communication Tools
Relationship Management, Political Awareness and Diplomacy
Lead and Innovate
Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries
Note
The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years.
If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
How to Apply
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