Communications Assistant – Baidoa, Somalia

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Organization: Gargaar Relief and Development Organization (GREDO)

Position Title: Communications Assistant

Location/Duty Station: Baidoa

Announcing Date: 19/10/2022

Closing Date: 25/10/2022

Commitment to Diversity: GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.

Submission Email: recruitment@gredosom.org

Organizational Background

GREDO is an indigenous local NGO. Non-profit non-partial, non- political and voluntary organization based in Baidoa. To reach the most affected grass-root communities in Bay and Bakool regions and lower Shebelle effectively and efficiently, the necessity of local partnership in relief program appeared. Responding to the partnership need, a group of Somali intellectuals and well-wishers initiated in December 1992 a local non-governmental organization called Gargaar Relief and Development Organization (GREDO) the organization has implemented during these period different projects including relief and emergency programs and later improved into rehabilitation and developmental programs.

Job Overview

GREDO Organization., we are one of the long serving national NGO in Somalia working in different sectors. We are hiring an experienced Communications Assistant to help us keep growing. If you are dedicated and ambitious, GREDO. Is an excellent place to grow your career? Do not hesitate to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To Support Communication Officer media engagement through writing press releases, pitching stories to the media, facilitating media visits and monitoring media stories.
• Liaise with vendors to ensure GREDO with the donors and partners branding requirements are met and the execution of items meet the standards.
• Collecting case studies that show the impact and success of our work and projects. This includes interviewing beneficiaries of our work and writing impact stories.
• Producing high quality photo and video assets and being able to package these for various audiences
• Support implementation social media strategy and content calendar across our digital platforms including updating the country website.
• Support communications needs for the humanitarian response as required.
• Update databases and media lists
• Track media exposure and weekly reporting of social media engagement
• Facilitate effective internal communications
• Maintain calendars and appointments
• Prepare presentations and reports
• Comply with GREDO policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.