Current Openings at Bioversity International

RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Support the development of communications content and materials that can take the form of compelling narratives, case studies, multimedia graphics, newsletters etc. for publication to a range of audiences.
•  Work with the communication analyst to highlight project milestones in various platform including the PABRA website and social media platforms.
•  Promote the project work in the local and regional media for visibility.
•  Support with compiling best practices, lessons and synthesizing knowledge management resources.
•  Package interactive communication for the project as needs.
•  Liaise with the Regional Communications team and the project coordinator to ensure all communication products are aligned to the USAID / Feed the Future communications guidelines.
•  Assist with formatting reports, presentations and other technical documents including editing, design and layout.
•  Assist in sharing materials and information across PABRA internal collaboration spaces and communication channels.
•  Strong photography and video skills.
•  Assist in the organization and production of internal events and internal webinar discussions.
•  Perform any other substantive and/or administrative task that might be required.

Requirements

•  Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, or Development related field
•  Excellent computer literacy in standard software applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
•  Experience with Adobe Creative packages, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign etc.
•  Experience in public relations, communications or journalism is an advantage.
•  Excellent written and spoken English skills.
•  Excellent drafting and copy-editing skills for internal/external communications purposes.
•  Good research and analytical skills.
•  Motivated and energetic self-starter who takes initiative

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Job Description

•  Exploit specialist knowledge to influence solution construction providing guidance to increase efficiency.
•  Support application delivery, review deployment options and selects appropriate methodology considering business requirements.
•  Collect requirements for additions/changes to current processes and applications.
•  Acts creatively to develop applications and ensure solution is in line with business requirements.
•  Exploits specialist knowledge of incident and problem management process to prevent failures and resolve issues with minimum business impact.

Requirements

•  Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field.
•  Minimum of three years of relevant experience
•  Excellent command of English language both written and spoken.
•  Experience managing ERP software.
•  Ability to sustain pace in the work environment daily
•  Ability to effectively design and execute an appropriate action plan with in order to reach an objective