Communications Officer at Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP)

About the job

The Communications Officer will work in close collaboration with, and under the supervision of, PEP’s Director of Communications and M&E to contribute to the successful implementation of the PEP Communication Strategy.

In particular, s/he will be responsible for:

• Achieving the monthly and annual indicators and targets set out in the Communication Strategy
• Managing the PEP website, social media accounts and newsletter - including content* development and design, as well as using and improving PEP’s editorial tools/channels and calendar.
• Disseminating, democratizing and promoting findings from PEP-supported research - includes editing of policy briefs, supporting research teams to improve their communication of findings, and developing synthesis products and thematic contents*/campaigns to show the value of PEP research
• Developing compelling (storytelling) contents* to highlight the impact of PEP projects, support and capacity building - Find examples of PEP “impact stories” here: https://www.pep-net.org/pep-impact-stories
• Designing and operationalizing a strategic social media approach, using a range of multimedia assets*, to 1) promote the PEP brand, 2) engage PEP’s target audiences, 3) raise the external profile of the organization
• Co-leading the organization and leading the promotion of PEP events (e.g. webinars, annual conferences)
• Supporting the Director of Communications in preparing the PEP annual reports, as well as designing and facilitating communication training activities
• Copy editing/proofreading of all PEP external communications - including funding proposals, key reports to donors, etc.

The terms “contents” and “assets” refers to the development of both:

• Written materials (articles, summaries, etc.); the candidate must have impeccable English-writing skills. Command or knowledge of French or Spanish will be considered a plus.
• Digital products (short videos, infographics, slide decks, animations, etc.); the candidate must have a good command of design tools/apps, such as those of the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and some creative talent.

First month probationary period will include:

• Analyzing PEP’s work towards its 2021 Communication Strategy objectives to identify trends and areas for improvement, with a focus on social media targets
• Editing and formatting at least one policy brief, and drafting social media content (posts including text and visuals) to promote the team’s findings and recommendations
• Drafting a news item about a PEP research team’s National Policy Conference based on the team’s reports and research outputs.