Communications & Advocacy Officer Job Vacancy at Plan International

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Company: Plan International

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

ROLE PURPOSE

The post holder is responsible for implementing Plan Tanzania’s advocacy and communications strategy. In coordination with Influencing Communication and Advocacy team, she/he will be supporting and maintaining internal and external communications. She/he will be writing, gathering, documenting, archiving, packaging and sharing communications contents, best practices and lessons learned, coordinate media, events and campaigns. The Officer will play a critical role in enhancing Plan International’s visibility, media engagement, and advocacy efforts, working closely with internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis to support the effective implementation of communication and advocacy activities. This position involves overseeing media monitoring, supporting advocacy campaigns, and facilitating youth engagement across various platforms. This position report to the Influencing Communication and Advocacy Manager.

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE

• Provide support in the execution of influencing and advocacy activities
• Assist in coordinating communication activities including campaigns and events
• Undertake field visits to support visitors or for collection of information to be used for documentation purposes (photography/Video/Audio)
• Participate in donor visits for showcasing project progress and achievements
• Conducts regular visits to the Program Areas to provide technical support for effective implementation of communications strategy. ehsMSCV B2wwdw
• Support media engagement and monitoring including organisation social media accounts
• Works with the graphics designer to creatively design IECs materials for projects and PAs
• Work closely with communication focal persons at Implementation level to support with communication activities
• Work on the delivery of advocacy strategies in line with program and humanitarian context objectives
• Work on the coordination of youth participation on various platforms
• providing inputs to briefing materials and press releases, as necessary
• Assist in the development and review of content for media and outreach, including audio-visual material, Human Impact stories, social media posts, media articles, press releases and advocacy materials

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Location: Dar es Salaam

Reports to: Influencing, Communications & Advocacy Officer

Closing Date: 5th January 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.