Communications Manager (Kyiv)

Огляд

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. Ukraine has been at war since February 2022, and civilians continue suffering from air attacks on infrastructure, challenging economic situations, and their personal challenges as leaving everything behind and moving to safer places. Thus, the strategy of Mercy Corps Ukraine focuses on economic opportunities for war-affected Ukrainians and establishing peace and good governance. Mercy Corps supports conflict-affected populations with swift and sustained humanitarian assistance and community-driven investments that strengthen local partnerships, promote economic resilience and innovation, and build a more just and inclusive society.

The Communications Manager will act as a focal point for all communications needs in Ukraine, working closely with the Mercy Corps country leadership and the regional media and communications teams.

Обов'язки

•  maintain and implement a communications strategy and plan for the country office, ensuring that it aligns with and supports the achievement of Mercy Corps Ukraine's strategic objectives
• provide strategic guidance for program integration and sequencing in line with the country and global strategy, with a view of communications and learning priorities.
• lead the development and design of high-level resources and activities to showcase the impacts and innovations of Mercy Corps and partner NGOs
• provide liaison support with donor relations and communication, ensuring their representation in Mercy Corps high-level engagements

• coordinate and support Mercy Corps Ukraine program colleagues to ensure project and donor communications obligations are met
• act as the lead brand manager, maintaining standards across materials, events, and other media engagement, website, and social media pages
• ensure that Mercy Corps Ukraine work is accurately, regularly, and compellingly represented on Mercy Corps Regional and Global internal and external communications platforms including relevant social media platforms
• provide editorial oversight and/or design, create, and maintain portfolio, program, sector, and cross-cutting theme factsheets targeting external stakeholders.
• serve as a resource person for agency-wide communications and global strategy reviews and documentation
• work with the Regional and Global communications and media focal points, program teams, security staff, and SMT to facilitate visits from international, national, and regional journalists
• coordinate and plan the visibility of major Mercy Corps Ukraine achievements, successes and events among the key relevant stakeholders in government, private sector, media, and donors
• ensure the visibility of Mercy Corps programs in Ukraine, utilizing social media promotion, cooperation with national and regional media outlets, and offline opportunities

• participate in relevant communications-related working groups with local and international NGOs and associations in Ukraine
• build the capacity and performance of staff and partners in developing success stories and multimedia and visual resources, maximizing the use of internal communications platforms, increasing program and impact visibility, and any other areas of communication that are linked to donor branding/marking requirements
• track country office visibility and communication initiatives: advise the leadership team on the integration of communications plans into program work plans, and support program teams to develop communications strategies and plans as per donor requirements

Вимоги

• a minimum of 5 years of experience in coordinating and producing written and audiovisual content for donor engagement, public advocacy, media, and community relations
• a minimum of 2 years of managerial experience in the relevant field
• strong written and oral communication skills in English required, including report development, writing, and editing
• experience in staff development and training
• excellent computer skills, including experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Design and Publisher
• demonstrated ability as a collaborator and facilitator
• demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members
• share portfolio of work in similar field
• fluency in written and spoken English and Ukrainian
• good photography and multimedia production skills are a plus

Умови

• full-time
• located in Kyiv
• the field trips living conditions will be adjusted to the field conditions