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Jobs in Abuja at The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for a Graduate Communications Specialist
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides
research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end
hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.
Established in 1975,
IFPRI currently has more than 500 employees working in over 50
countries. It is a research center of the CGIAR Consortium, a worldwide
partnership engaged in agricultural research for development.
Job Title: Communications Specialist I
Description
Summary:Within the framework of the Nigerian Strategy Support Program (NSSP),
the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is seeking a
full-time Communications Specialist I to support the IFPRI Office and
the NSSP Program Leader in external outreach and communications-related
activities. The Communications Specialist will provide overall
leadership for communications functions and outreach activities for the
NSSP-IFPRI Office in Abuja and is expected to be responsible in taking
the lead with media relations and coverage, social media, seminars, and
other events. The incumbent will work under the overall guidance of the
NSSP Program Leader, Dr. George Mavrotas, but will be employed directly
under IFPRI’s organizational host in Nigeria, the International
Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC). The employer of record will be
IFDC and employment policies, compensation and benefits of IFDC will
apply to this position. The position is based in Abuja, Nigeria and is a
one-year, fixed-term, renewable appointment. Interested applicants must
have authorization to work in Nigeria.
Essential Duties:Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Managing the development and dissemination of effective outreach
products for the NSSP –IFPRI Office, including policy briefs, brochures,
PowerPoint presentations, web features, blogs, newsletters, press
releases, and website content.
- Tracking the impact of NSSP’s research by monitoring media and
scholarly publications for citations and collecting web, social media,
and other statistics.
- Facilitating within-NSSP Office learning on communication and
outreach activities, and working on NSSP-related and Institute-wide
communication-learning activities.
- Develop relationships and links with other agriculturally-related
programs, tools, and knowledge platforms (within IFPRI and externally).
- Develop and expand outreach and policy influence through appropriate communications products and tools.
- Liaising and maintaining relations with partner organizations and helping to identify new partnership opportunities.
- Coordinate the editing of selected technical papers, including the
preparation of short summary briefs of longer reports, with colleagues
at the NSSP-IFPRI Office in Abuja and IFPRI HQs in Washington DC.
- Taking the lead in the preparation of newsletters, policy briefs and
press releases as well as blog posts on NSSP news and events.
- Lead and implement NSSP’s outreach presence for conferences, workshops, policy dialogues and outreach, media, and other events.
- Develop and expand NSSP’s presence online using social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook and others as appropriate.
- Other duties as necessary.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, International Development, or
related field, plus 1-3 years’ relevant experience, preferably with an
international organization.
- Ability to interact professionally with a diverse employee population and with all levels of staff and management.
- Highly output-focused and conscientious with a strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and multitask under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills.
- Ability to convey scientific and research information to diverse audiences in an engaging and concise manner.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of social networking and web 2.0 tools.
- Fluency in a major Nigerian language.
- Knowledge of, and interest in, international development issues.
How to Apply
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online