Communications Consultant at World Wide Fund For Nature

The Role:

The main role of the Consultant is to provide leadership in enhancing and protecting the reputation of WWF in Africa by influencing the opinions, alignment and understanding of key stakeholder groups as well as identifying and sharing communications best practices scaled at country, regional and global levels. This includes: contributing towards the development of appropriate organizational internal and external communications infrastructure; Reputation surveying and management, Stakeholder relationship management; Digital strategy and content development to support conservation ambition and impact.

Specific Tasks:

Production and dissemination of communications products for the regional office:

• Africa monthly e-newsletter from the Africa Executive Director: The audience is internal to all staff, the network leadership team, Africa Stakeholder donor group, Africa leadership team, international board and development partners.
• Africa Focus quarterly newsletter: The audience is internal and external through online subscription from the www.africa.panda.org. The content is high impact stories focusing inclusive conservation, beneficiaries (people) voice stories, and big on visual.
• Africa Quarterly Snapshot: This is a glossy FSC certified paper product with a spot light on selected issues.
• Africa Annual Report: The audience for this are mostly internal and donor partners for our work in Africa.

Oversee the production of information materials, print and audio-visual for media, website, and other outreach activities; and act as practice leader for engaging entire program team in communications activities (internal and external) and build the technical competence of communications teams in Africa.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

• Relevant tertiary qualification from an accredited institution in the field of Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, International Relations and Development. An advanced degree (Masters) would be a definite advantage.
• A minimum of 7 years relevant experience as a Communications and Media lead for a large organization.
• A successful track record in the development and implementation of medium and long term Media and Communication strategies across diverse markets in Africa (or equivalent emerging markets).
• Managing diverse internal communication initiatives, working with colleagues and suppliers.
• Written, verbal and non-verbal communication in English. Additional regional languages would be an advantage.
• Self-confident and well rounded, with the capacity to understand multiple perspectives and cultural diversity and deal with those differences diplomatically.
• Track record of breaking down silos between business and support functions and working across an entire organization.
• Flexibility and change orientation with ability to balance competing priorities.
• Understanding of the wider strategic context, both internally and externally.
• Demonstrates leadership in suggesting ideas and persuading others to follow.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a number of conflicting and frequently changing priorities.

Requirements for Submission:

Profile of consulting person detailing background and areas of specialization:

• Outlining major assignments, contact information for three professional references with whom the prospective bidder has provided similar services in the last 3 years.
• A brief summary of proposed methodology for effective delivery of the task.
• Financial proposal detailing professional fees and any applicable taxes.
• Curriculum Vitae of consultant and cover letter outline why you are best fit for this position.
• Any other information that may be useful for reference may be cited and later provided if requested.