Humanitarian Communication and Advocacy Specialist (Ebola)

Provides regional and country-level communication and advocacy support for the Ebola response, developing evidence-led strategies, stakeholder engagement, messaging and multi-channel content while strengthening coordination and country-office capacity across West and Central Africa.

Department: West and Central Africa Regional Office

• Analyse the context and influencing landscape for communication and advocacy supporting the Ebola response in DRC
• Develop stakeholder maps and engagement strategies
• Develop and support implementation of Ebola communication and advocacy strategies
• Coordinate talking points, briefing notes and messaging packages
• Identify evidence gaps and strengthen evidence-based advocacy approaches
• Monitor communication and advocacy progress and produce regular reports
• Coach country-office teams remotely and during missions
• Produce social media, press, human-interest and virtual field-visit content across multiple channels

• Master’s degree in communication or international relations
• Advanced expertise in humanitarian communication, advocacy or diplomacy
• Experience in public health emergencies, ideally Ebola or a similar outbreak
• Written and spoken French and English

• Office-based consultancy for three months
• Application requires an updated profile and CV, cover letter and financial proposal using the specified template