MSF-France International need Intersectional Field Communication Manager Jobs 2024

Latest Jobs: Intersectional Field Communication Manager

Applications are being accepted for qualified individuals in MSF – France International to fill a vacancy posted in the daily newspaper  Classified Source on the date 09 February, 2024.

MSF – France International

Vacant Positions: Intersectional Field Communication Manager

• INTERSECTIONAL FIELD COMMUNICATION MANAGER

Now, the MSF – France International Islamabad is looking for a Intersectional Field Communication Manager to work there.

JOB Description: Intersectional Field Communication Manager

Strategy Building

• Under supervision of the Head of Mission and in cooperation with the Communications Advisor in Headquarter, the Field Communications Manager drafts and implements the communications strategy for the mission, advises on public positioning and remains reactive to emergencies and crisis communications.
• The Field Communications Manager promotes the visibility of the organisation, improving awareness of its principles and work, reinforcing information on MSF activities among communities.
• The Field Communications Manager should have the capacity to identify key cross-cutting issues across all MSF sections operations which are relevant to communications and to advise on public positioning.
• He/she will develop guidelines for dealing with crisis communications through international and local media and have the capacity to remain reactive to emergencies.
• In emergencies with high media pressure the Field Communications Manager is able to act as a spokesperson to take interview pressure away from the field teams.
• To pro-actively find communications opportunities to strengthen MSF’s position and image as an independent and impartial medical humanitarian organisation.
• The Field Communications Manager will develop, supervise and monitor the digital strategy implementation.

Media Management/Alert

• The Field Communications Manager maintains close contact with key local media and foreign correspondents.
• The Field Communications Manager will liaise 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, other NGOs…).
• The Field Communications Manager facilitates and may accompany media visits to MSF projects and he/she organizes media events (Press conferences, Press briefings…).
• The Field Communications Manager briefs spokespeople and undertakes media training for key staff.
• The Field Communications Manager produces strategic reports on the local media landscape and regularly reports on new developments. He/she provides guidance on how to deal with local media in times of crisis and will develop guidelines for dealing with such crises through in-country media channels.

Team Management

• The Field Communications Manager manages, develops and supervises staff (Field Communication Officers) under his/her direct responsibility.

Content Production

• The Field Communications Manager advises on which communications tools to choose according to objective, message and audience at local and national levels. He/she then produces – or supervises the production of local communications content (leaflets, brochures, posters, radio spots, articles, photos, videos.) according to strategy and budget.
• The Field Communications Manager, supported by the CA, plans and produces international communications content including by sourcing data, information, quotes, testimonies, pictures, videos and others.
• The Field Communications Manager tracks and archives communications production on the country to build institutional memory.

Content Diffusion

• The Field Communications Manager actively promotes the diffusion of MSF content in the country. Under the supervision of the Head(s) of Mission, the Field Communications Manager identifies communications opportunities using MSF comms network production (from List_Press) or returning staff to pitch content on MSF activities in the country and other countries.
• When judged opportune and strategic, he/ she uses social media (twitter, blogs, Facebook.) to promote MSF contents and visibility.

Reporting

• The Field Communications Manager produces regular reports on achieved results and future priorities.

Budget Management

• The Field Communications Manager will produce a yearly communications budget meant to support identified and agreed communication priorities. This budget will be submitted for approval to the Head of Mission(s) and communication department at Headquarter.

MSF-Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

• The Field Communications Manager ensures complementarity between OC-specific communication initiatives while maintaining an overarching intersectional narrative, reinforcing the common public-facing identity of MSF in Pakistan.
• He/she works hand-in-hand with Humanitarian Affairs, Medical Coordinators, and Heads of Mission to reinforce advocacy initiatives through revision and paraphrasing of key messages for public audiences, as well as providing a con-text-specific sounding board for advocacy messaging and strategies.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae (Documents specified in the attached advertisements) by the Closing date: 01 March, 2024, The applicant’s subject line must include a clear reference to the job title. MSF – France International ensures equal opportunity for all similarly qualified candidates.

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