Field Communications Manager needed at MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.

Job Title: Field Communications Manager-FCM

Location 
Abuja

Job Field
Media, Advertising, Branding

Main Purpose
To define, implement, coordinate and supervise all operational communication activities according to MSF standards in the mission/ or during an emergency.
The FCM aims at building MSF visibility, acceptance and leverage inside the mission country
Job Description

Strategy Building
The FCM promotes the visibility of the organisation, improving awareness of its principles and work, reinforcing information on MSF activities among communities. The FCM should have the capacity to identify key cross cutting issues across MSF operations which are relevant to communications and to advise on public positioning.

Media Management, Alert
The FCM maintains close contact with key local media and foreign correspondents, he/she helps in understanding the Nigerian media environment and affiliations
The FCM liaises with communications staff from other organisations and institutions, and will monitor and analyse the communication lines developed by actors of importance for MSF authorities, armed groups, UN, other NGOs…

Content Production
The FCM advises on which communications tools to choose according to objective, message and audience at local and national levels. He or she then produces – or supervises the production of – local comms contents leaflets, brochures, posters, radio spots, articles, photos, videos. according to strategy and budget.

Content Diffusion
The FCM actively promotes the diffusion of MSF content in the country. Under the supervision of the Heads of Mission, the FCM identifies communications opportunities using MSF comms network production or returning staff to pitch content on MSF activities in the country and other countries.

Reporting
The FCM produces regular reports on achieved results and future priorities.
The FCM reports and collaborates with HOMs of MSF sections and ensures communication is streamlined, communicated and agreed by both parties ahead of publishing

Required Skills and Conditions
Desirable: degree in Journalism, Communications, Humanitarian affairs, Political Sciences or related university degree.
Essential: previous working experience of at least 4 years in communications, journalism or public relations.
Essential: previous working experience in producing communications content production
Desirable: experience with MSF or other international NGOs in developing countries.
Experience working in an international environment.
English essential. Command of local languages is desirable.
Essential computer literacy word, excel and digital media
Commitment
Flexibility
Results
Teamwork

Interested Candidates should send CV to Isabelle.MERNY@paris.msf.org

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Field Communications Manager needed at MSF