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IWMI Consultant Jobs 2024 – Zambia NGO Jobs.
IWMI Zambia looking for “Consultant”.
Applicants with a Master’s Degree may apply on or before 28th May, 2024.
IWMI’s forward looking strategy for 2019-2023 responds directly to the demand for innovative, scientifically tested water management solutions for sustainable development. With offices in 13 countries and a global network of scientist operating in more than 30 countries, our research at field to basin and regional scales our strategy focuses on science for a transformative agenda. With this in mind we will address three high priority water challenges.
The IWMI has published a job vacancy announcement on 15th May, 2024 for qualified Zambia’s to fill in the vacant post of Consultant to be based in Lusaka, Zambia.
IWMI Job Vacancy 2024
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Help the Zambia cluster team develop a communications strategy for 2024.
- Develop and deliver a work plan that supports this strategy, ensuring that outputs are delivered in a timely manner to a high standard.
- Develop and deliver specific communications plans for key AICCRA projects in Zambia (including for knowledge outputs) ensuring that partners, CGIAR colleagues and key stakeholders are informed and involved to maximize impact.
- Draft content for the AICCRA website, including blogs, news stories, events, in-depth ‘innovation stories’, interviews, and team biographies.
- Co-organize virtual or in-person events:
- Work with colleagues to secure and correspond with potential speakers.
- Manage supporting consultants (e.g., virtual event platform managers).
- Conduct email marketing and promotion on social media.
- Organize dry-runs and speakers’ briefings.
- Be available to travel to events hosted by AICCRA teams, providing ‘on-the-ground’ support, including but not limited to live-tweeting and multimedia interviews with participants.
- Evaluate impact (i.e., views/attendance and feedback).
- Lead post-event follow-up communications.
- Follow up on potential opportunities for speaking engagements, external communications, or events in collaboration with current or potential partner organizations.
- Edit and proofread short-to-medium length documents intended for publication, ensuring the highest standards of error-free, jargon-free plain English where the key messages are clear and compelling.
- Support the team in formatting documents as per the AICCRA templates.
- Assist the team in uploading publications and other knowledge products to CGSpace, the CGIAR knowledge repository.
- Coordinate with editors and graphic designers to work on large publications and documents for publication.
Position in Organization:
- Position: Consultant – Communications AICCRA
- locations: Lusaka, Zambia
- time type: Full time
- Closing Date: 28th May, 2024
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
- A master’s degree in journalism/mass communication or any discipline relevant to IWMI’s mandate (e.g., natural/physical sciences or social sciences).
Experience:
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in communications, external affairs, marketing, or knowledge management.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating communications and knowledge management plans in multi-disciplinary research for development programs.
- Experience in content writing and editing for all relevant media platforms.
- Experience in coordinating and overseeing service providers to ensure the delivery of work.
- Experience in writing on scientific and development issues.
Language Requirements:
- Excellent oral and written language skills in English, including effective listening and strong verbal and written communication abilities.
- Knowledge of local Zambian languages (particularly Bemba, Nyanja, or Chewa) is advantageous.
How to Apply IWMI Consultant Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
The Apply to: https://apply.workable.com/international-water-management-institute/j/5A2902EB48/
The Closing Date: 28th May, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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