Junior Communication Specialist

GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #008/2024

Job partnerships and SME promotion II

The Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition." seeks to generate more high-quality jobs and fosters new business opportunities, especially for the youth in the country. In Ethopia, the initiative enhances conditions for European and African investors, fosters small and medium enterprises, and improves business ecosystems in selected economic clusters. This encourages sustainable investments, ultimately contributing to increased local employment.

Contract Duration: March 31, 2024 -30/06/2026

Required Candidates: 1

Place of Work: Addis Ababa with duty travel in country

Responsibilities and Duties

Responsibilities

Produce stories including interviews, articles, photo-essays, in English and. Amharic in collaboration with the international communication advisor.

Develop content and visuals on the Special Initiative "Decent Work for a Just Transition" programme in Ethiopia social media accounts.

Create relevant stories and publications, highlighting the programme and prominently featuring success stories, the special initiative and GIZ webpages and social media accounts.

Required qualifications, competences, and experience

Qualifications

Masters degree in media and communications, public relations, international relations, journalism, or other relevant subject is required.

In lieu, a Bachelors degree in combination with additional years of qualifying experience is accepted.

Professional Experience:

2 years of proven relevant experience in communications, advocacy and/or media relations

1 year of proven experience in photography

Experience in producing multimedia content including photographs, social media content and news articles

Experience in the field of womens empowerment and promoting gender equality in a multilateral or international organization

Experience with communications in refugee/humanitarian context

Experience with writing and editing content in English.

Experience in developing story boards for short videos

Other Knowledge, additional competencies

Knowledge of using social media platforms such as LinkedIn and Twitter

Knowledge of relevant applications MS Word, MS Excel, and related applications as well as social media platforms