External Engagement Officer – Partners at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

The Position

External Engagement Officer – Partners Job Reference: EEO/COMMS/02/2024

The External Engagement Officer – Partners contributes to AGRA’s efforts to position & implement the Division’s strategy that focuses on AGRA’s external engagement efforts with partners at regional and continental levels. The ideal candidate is expected to bring in seasoned marketing and relationship-building expertise, significantly contributing to the development and delivery of the division’s strategy to achieve institutional positioning ambitions and engagement efforts.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead in the conceptualization, development, and implementation of a robust partner engagement plan.
• Identify new complimentary opportunities for AGRA’s partners, programs & partners (PPP) engagement.
• Identify and generate strategic ideas that favorably improve AGRA’s and its partner’s experience and engagement experience.
• Develop partner-related content, including partner announcements, signature publications and reports, feature articles, and partner videos.
• Develop and lead engagement initiatives to ensure alignment on deliverables with partnership teams.
• Conceptualize and assist in the production of communications materials and reports for partners.
• Build favorable brand association and familiarity with key stakeholders.
• Responsible for content planning management dissemination.
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to ensure alignment in all related communications materials.
• Increase and measure the visibility of the different partner’s work.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders and train partners to showcase partners’ work to key stakeholders.
• Oversee external vendors and ensure compliance with contractual obligations while building long-term cooperation agreements.
• Scope and prioritize activities and ensure timely & quality delivery of outputs.
• Drive and collaborate on AGRA and Partner events working with other teams and partners to ensure optimal outcomes for partners.
• Support in reviewing and editing partner releases, toolkits, and other engagement-related materials as necessary.
• Build and regularly update Partners database for engagement and communication purposes.
• Synthesize complex material into structured, readable documentation for targeted audiences.
• Respond to requests for information from donor, media, government, and the public regarding the programs, provide them with relevant and/or facilitate their access to relevant information sources and technical staff.
• Contribute to the other units’ requirements for building a robust market intelligence system and tools.
• Monitor, track, and report on PPP performance against agreed KPIs on time.

Key Qualifications and Experience required:

• Degree in Business or related studies. Professional qualifications in CIM, Communications, or project management are an advantage.
• Must be able to work in close collaboration with staff and partners from multicultural backgrounds.
• Results-oriented, focused, accountable, proactive, good writer and communicator, and able to work with a wide range of partners.
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of key issues relevant to development and program or product development.
• Extensive experience working with multinationals, continental frameworks, and or Global Alliances.
• Experience developing written materials and audiovisual production.
• Must be familiar with Advocacy tools of Engagement at a global level especially Europe and North America.
• relations and mid-high-level stakeholder engagement.
• Possess a solid working knowledge of social media strategy, planning, and implementation.
• Demonstrate ability to develop & execute strong social media campaigns.
• Experience in digital storytelling in multiple channels.
• Fluency in English.