Communications Advisor

Assignment Type:

Canadian International Volunteer

Eligibility Requirements:

Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada only

Assignment ID:

VA-106675

Assignment Title:

Communications Advisor

Partner:

WUSC Kenya

Country:

Kenya

Duration:

4 months

Time Commitment:

Full time

Assignment Context

Are you passionate about gender equality and empowerment programming? Do you have experience and skills producing communications materials? If so, this might be the assignment for you!

As the Communications Advisor for the Learning through Education and Access to Skills for Employment Project (LEAP) with WUSC in Nairobi, Kenya you will support the development of communication materials and learning products on education and empowerment programming for girls and young women within the refugee and refugee-hosting contexts.

 

Apply today to help share the project’s learnings and impact on the lives of adolescent girls and young women in Kenya!

Roles and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, coordination, and implementation of the LEAP Communications Plan in consultation with WUSC and project partners
• Develop communications products such as stories of change, blog posts, social media posts, lessons learned and evidence briefs
• Support identifying opportunities and implementing communications activities to increase awareness and visibility of the project’s work including  for public events and campaigns on international days of celebrations
• Collaborate with LEAP’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) team and project partners on documentation and content development
• Participate in pre-assignment training
• Participate in at least 3 public engagement initiatives before, during, or after the assignment. Volunteers will be equipped with the tools, training, and support to achieve these goals. Volunteers will also have one virtual check-in with the Public Engagement Officer throughout the course of their assignment.
• Set up a personalized volunteer fundraising page on the WUSC fundraising platform and share it in your networks. Volunteers will be supported with the tools, training and support to achieve the fundraising goal.
• Submit reports as required by the partner organization and by WUSC.

Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years relevant professional experience in your field of expertise.
• Degree and/or training in communications, social sciences, or a related field
• Experience in graphic design is an asset
• A commitment to gender equality, youth inclusion, and international volunteering.
• Flexibility, adaptability, excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity
• Experience with group facilitation and trainings, including content development considered an asset
• Experience living and working internationally considered an asset.
• Written and oral fluency in English.

Partner Description

WUSC is an international not for profit organization that works for a better world for all young people. WUSC’s vision is for a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world in which all young people, especially women and refugees, are empowered to secure a good quality of life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Support Package

• Support and guidance from the WUSC Volunteer Mobilization Team prior to departure and from WUSC Country Team while on assignment
• Pre-departure training to learn about the volunteering for development program, gain practical skills for living and working in an intercultural context and network with other volunteers
• In-country orientation upon arrival in country of assignment
• Language training in country of assignment, where required
• Modest monthly living and accommodation allowance
• Airfare to and from the assignment country
• Visa/work permit
• Pre-departure medical exam
• Health insurance
• Vaccinations and antimalarial medication
• COVID-19 PCR testing
• Criminal record verification
• Vacation leave entitlement
• Debriefing after completion of assignment
• An incredible opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to global development, enhance your professional skills and participate in an experience of a lifetime!

WUSC’s Safeguarding Policy

WUSC’s activities seek to balance inequities and create sustainable development around the globe; the work ethic of our staff, volunteers, representatives and partners shall correspond to the values and mission of the organization. WUSC promotes responsibility, respect, honesty, and professional excellence and we will not tolerate harassment, coercion and sexual exploitation and abuse of any form. Successful applicants will be required to sign off on the WUSC Code of Conduct and the Self-Disclosure Form. International and national volunteers will also be required to submit a criminal record verification.

WUSC is a signatory to the Cooperation Canada Leaders’ Pledge on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct. The pledge represents the shared commitment as Canada’s global development and humanitarian leaders to ensure the full implementation of practices and policies that will protect and respond to our own staff, volunteers and the communities we serve. We are committed to creating safe and respectful workplaces and programs that promote gender equality and are free from gender-based violence, including by addressing and responding to all abuse of power, holding people to account, and protecting the vulnerable. Read the full pledge.