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International Rescue Committee (IRC) Tanzania Jobs 2024
Kasulu, Tanzania, United Republic of | req52323
Requisition ID: req52323
Job Title: Media and Communication Officer
Sector: Education
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
Work Arrangement:
Job Description
Founded
in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the International Rescue
Committee (IRC) responds to serious humanitarian crises around the world
and helps victims to survive and rebuild their lives.
For over
half a century, Tanzania has been a country of asylum, hosting one of
the largest refugee populations in Africa. Currently, the country hosts
approximately 287,903 Burundian and Congolese refugees, many of whom
arrived in 2015 as the crisis in Burundi increased. To date, refugees
continue to co-exist with the host communities in Kigoma region
expressing multiple reasons and needs. Within this context, IRC provides
protection and basic assistance in the areas of Safety (comprises of
Protection and Rule of Law, Women Protection and Empowerment, and Child
Protection), Health (mental health and psychosocial support services and
reproductive health), and Education.
Job Overview:
PlayMatters
is a consortium project, led by the IRC and includes Plan
International, War Child Holland, Behavioral Insights Team, and
Innovations for Poverty Action in partnership with the LEGO Foundation.
PlayMatters promotes an active teaching method that capitalizes on a
child’s natural desire to engage in play, focusing on building skills so
that teachers and communities to intentionally plan to deliver
contextually and age-appropriate guided play experiences to achieve
specific learning objectives. PlayMatters promotes LtP experiences that
promotes child-centered learning, allowing peer interactions that
provides children aged 3-12+ with the platform to question, experiment,
practice, and discover, developing critical skills that they need to
thrive today and in future. In Tanzania PlayMatters are implementing 3 main objectives.
· Outcome 1: Integrate Learning through Play into Teaching & Learning
· Outcome 2: Increase Community Engagement in Learning through Play
· Outcome 3: Strengthen & Integrate Learning through Play in Policy & Systems
The
communication Officer will be a part of the larger PlayMatters
initiative. In collaboration with the PlayMatters Tanzania technical
teams and the regional multimedia and communication leads, the
Multimedia and Communications officer will support the design and
implementation of demand-driven multimedia and communications resources
to support the overall project outcome in Tanzania. The position will
support external and internal communications, graphic design, and
content creation (including photography and videography) for
PlayMatters-Tanzania.It will produce or
directly support the creation and implementation of innovative solutions
for reaching a broad audience through a variety of digital avenues to
enhance the engagement of male and female community members, parents,
teachers, system actors, and potentially children directly, all
reinforcing the learning through play (LtP) principles promoted through
the PlayMatters initiatives.
Major Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall PlayMatters-IRC Tanzania multimedia and communications- related activities.
- Design promotional items like reports, PowerPoints, and other IEC materials.
- Draft articles and success stories for external communications and the PlayMatters website.
- Support the development and roll-out of communications, brand, and visibility concepts and materials.
- Work
closely with the consortium partners and the technical leads to
identify needs and opportunities for multimedia content development and
dissemination. - Develop scope of work and ToRs to engage and support contractors working on the PlayMatters project.
- Work
closely with the different media houses and outlets at the national and
community level to design and disseminate audio-visual content,
community outreach activities and spot messages. - Design and
produce demand-driven multimedia solutions that support project
outcomes. These include but are not limited to the design and
implementation of digital solutions to support the teachers’ training,
resources for behavioral change and communication, and the promotion of
the PlayMatters project and its overall goals and objectives. - Liaise
with the MEAL team to proactively monitor multimedia solutions,
document, and manage collected data, and disseminate learnings to key
stakeholders. - Support the representation of PlayMatters-IRC Tanzania in the Education in Emergency Sector Working Group meetings.
- Engage in need assessment to identify soft and hardware requirements and specific implementation needs.
- Assist
in implementation of Learn through Play (LtP) content piloting
activities targeting educators, community leaders and caregivers in the
refugee and host communities, including logistical arrangements,
coordination with relevant stakeholders, and facilitation of all pilot
activities. - Communicate with donors and attend donor meetings in
order to share IRC’s accomplishments as well as to stay up to date on
the latest donor developments and requirements. - Distribute to IRC staff all documentation (grant proposals, reports, budget, etc.) related to their specific programs.
- Keep
an updated inventory of all communications related to programs/donors
and ensure communication and visibility requirements are met.
Key Working Relationships:
- Position Reports to: PlayMatters Technical Lead.
- Position directly supervises: None
-
Other Internal and/or external contacts: Education Team, PlayMatters
regional leadership team, other consortium team ie Plan International
IRC operation and finance departments
Qualifications
Educational Requirements:
- Degree in Mass Communication, Public relations, Education or Psychology from a recognized institution
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Experience:
- Minimum two years’ work experience in program implementation.
- Demonstrated
Skills and Competencies At least 1-2 years of relevant communication,
writing skills, graphic design, illustration, and audio-visual
production experience. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Good writing skills.
- Experience in writing press releases, communication stories and pitching/spotting stories.
- Basic
proficiency using creative graphic design and video production
software, including but not limited to: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator,
Premier Pro, Final Cut pro and/or related software for graphic design
and video production to produce aesthetically pleasing and engaging
materials for a wide audience. - Basic proficiency in using DSLR cameras and other video production equipment.
- Good
verbal and non-verbal communication skills, including the ability to
communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment with
international and national colleagues and partners. - Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required.
- Good
organizational skills: the ability to be flexible and work well under
pressure, dealing with competing priorities, in a fast-paced team
environment. - Detail-oriented and good multi-tasking abilities to meet multiple deadlines.
- Strong understanding of the Tanzania Education System and humanitarian crises and contexts in eastern Africa is a plus.
- Strong team player.
Language/Travel
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills in English and Swahili as well
as, an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications.
Working Environment:
Security
level yellow – The situation in most of the country is calm. Some parts
of Kigoma region experience insecurity-highway banditry.
Partnership:
The
IRC is committed to working with partners as our preferred operating
model and adhering to our six partnership principles: equality,
complementarity, mutuality, solidarity, results orientation, and
humility.
The IRC Core Values and Commitments:
The
IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined
in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,
Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values,
the IRC operates and enforces policies on Adult and Child Safeguarding,
Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation, and
Combating Trafficking in Persons.
Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equality.
IRC
acknowledges and honors the fundamental value and dignity of all
individuals. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all
applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national
origin, religion, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status,
or disability. IRC is also committed to narrowing the gender gap in
leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling
environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental
leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive
benefits.
Warning:
Please be warned of various scams,
being circulated via e-mails, from Internet websites, and via regular
mail or fax, falsely being issued by or associated with the IRC. Beware
that The IRC does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment
process (application, interview meeting, processing, training, or any
other fee). IRC does not request any information related to bank
accounts. If asked for any payment, please contact TZ-Recruitement@Rescue.Org.
