Communications Assistant

Overview of position

Under the overall supervision of the Media & Commnications Officer & under the direct supervision of the Senior Media & Communications Assistant, the Field Multimedia Assistant will provide overall assistance & daily technical support to field teams to support the collection of stories, videos & photographs about our clients projects in close coordination with the communications team as well as field teams in the sub offices. The incumbent will also provide support in the developing of communication materials & donor visibility package to showcase the impact of our clients interventions, primarily in South & Central Somalia.

Role objectives

• Assist with the creation & dissemination of public information materials on our clients work in Somalia: audio, visual, written & verbal. This includes capturing & editing high quality images & video clips highlighting & drafting short human interest stories & fact hseet in the context in which our client works, as well as its activities.

• Undertake regular field duty travel to compile multimedia content.

• Facilitate & conduct interviews with communities & other persons relevant to our clients communications.

• Maintain & catalogue our clients communications products, media contact lists, content calendars & archives.

• Support in archiving of collected footage, photographs & edited outputs in shareable format & maintain an up to date log of all content produced utilizing our clients archive folders & current storage systems.

• Support organize public events in project locations to promote the visibility of our clients operations in Somalia.

• Work closely with Communications Assistants to finalize multimedia campaigns for donor visibility.

• Support the public relations component of our clients projects including supporting program teams with the implementation & monitoring of project visibility plans project locations & in line with donors’ visibility guidelines.

• Assist in coordinating the production & distribution of communications tools in the field such.as publications, stickers, posters, t shirts, vests.

• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Project reporting

This role will work under the overall supervision of the Media & Commnications Officer & under the direct supervision of the Senior Media & Communications Assistant.

Key competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in Media & Communication, Journalism, Filmmaking, Photography, Graphic Design from an accredited academic institution with at least 2 years of relevant professional experience or High Shool Diploma / Higher Certificate in Journalism, Audio Visual, Film, Photography or related field with at least 4 years of relevant professional experience.

• Experience in designing, filming professionally & producing digital communication products for social media & other platforms.

• Proven experience in working with communities in Somalia to identify, gather & disseminate public information products.

• Proven experience working with photography & video cameras as well as editing software packages for social media & other platforms.

• Knowledge of communication video editing & design softwares, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Final Cut Pro, Canva or others.

• Proven knowledge with developing social media products for development organizations is an asset.

• Strong writing, speaking & translation skills for documents & in meeting settings.

• Ability to accept challenges & to assume duties & responsibilities in all communications areas, as needed.

• Fluency in English & Somali is required.

• Knowledge of local dialect May May is an advantage.

• Respects & promotes individual & cultural differences. Encourages diversity & inclusion.

• Maintains high ethical standards & acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles / rules & standards of conduct.

• Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent & committed manner & exercises careful judgment in meeting day to day challenges.

• Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

• Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected & fairly treated.

• Develops & promotes effective collaboration within & across units to achieve shared goals & optimize results.

• Produces & delivers quality results in a service oriented & timely manner. Is action oriented & committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

• Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge & innovate.

• Takes ownership for achieving the organization’s priorities & assumes responsibility for own actions & delegated work.

• Encourages & contributes to clear & open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring & motivational way.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Disclaimer: At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.