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Communication and Visibility Assistant Role
War Child in Yemen is committed to ensuring effective communication and visibility of its projects and activities in Al-Mukalla and Taiz. To enhance outreach, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and promote transparency, we are seeking two qualified Communication and Visibility Assistants to support content creation, media relations, and the implementation of communication strategies.
War Child is recruiting two experienced Communication and Visibility Assistants to ensure that the project activities and impact are effectively and consistently communicated across various channels and mediums, in alignment with War Child’s objectives and donor visibility requirements. We are looking for individuals with a strong background in communication and visibility within humanitarian and emergency contexts, particularly in Yemen, with a focus on child protection, psychosocial support (PSS), education, food security and livelihoods (FSL), and economic empowerment of youth and young women.
The Communication and Visibility Assistants will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Development and Quality Advisor and will hold non-sector-specific, area-level responsibilities.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Support and contribute to the development and implementation of project Communication and Visibility plans with consideration of donor/grant guidelines and requirements.
- Ensure documentation of War Child interventions in Yemen directly, through partner(s) or external consultants.
- Generate content for social media platforms, and ensure adherence to donor and War Child branding guidelines.
- Develop written and audiovisual success and human-interest stories, high quality videos and infographics, capturing the impact of War Child’s interventions in Yemen.
- Coordinate visibility actions in accordance with the branding guidelines of War Child and the donor.
- Lead designs for communication materials like brochures, banners, flyers, reports, social assets, and ensure proper branding and visibility of all communication outputs.
- Archive and manage visual and communication materials (stories, photos, videos, publications)
- Support event/ visit organisation Aby ensuring War Child and its stakeholders are represented visually and verbally.
- Support the maintenance of War Child website and social media platforms as needed.
- Support partner(s) in organizing and documenting events, workshops, and campaigns. Ensure the partner(s) progress in communication activities’ implementation.
- Work with project partner(s) in the development and dissemination of communication materials including press releases, blog posts, social media content, brochures, and reports.
- Create synergies between War Child and partners by ensuring that communication efforts support learning process and cross-functional collaboration.
- Support the timely flow of information between War Child and partner for use in communication materials, reports, and media.
- Coordinate with all relevant departments to ensure a coherent, accurate, and impactful representation of War Child project by aligning communication efforts with programmatic, operational, and strategic goals across departments.
- Coordinate with external stakeholders, partnerships to ensure unified messaging in public and stakeholder engagement.
These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.
Expecting Deliverables:
- News brief/article published on the project objectives, partners and the donor contribution.
- Case Studies: Written and audiovisual success stories shared on War Child and partner platforms, showcasing donor support.
- Workshops and Reports: Learnings, outcomes, and challenges shared to inform future programs, ensuring participant confidentiality.
- High-Quality Photos: branded photos capturing activities across sectors, used in social media, infographics, and print materials.
- Human Interest Stories: stories with narratives, consent forms, photos, and testimonials, consolidated by WC’s Communications team.
- Videos: high quality videos accompanying the stories, produced in the first and second years of implementation.
- Infographics & Factsheets: highlighting project achievements.
- Social Media Updates: Regular posts featuring produced materials and project progress.