A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Zimbabwe's Communication Section for a committed and highly experienced Communication Officer (Donor Communication Strategy). Reporting to the Chief communication, the Communication officer Assists in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating a donor communication, visibility and advocacy strategy to strengthen the partnership with donors and support the resource mobilization efforts of the organization.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Donor communication strategy: Finalize, follow-up and update the strategy of the Country Office to ensure proper communication, visibility and advocacy for the current and future donors of UNICEF Zimbabwe and for the development funds
Joint communication, visibility and advocacy plans: Develop and update regularly joint communication, visibility and advocacy plans for the major current and future donors, as well as for the development funds and coordinate the roll-out and monitoring and evaluation of the plans
Coordinate donor communication, visibility and advocacy activities: Develop and roll-out in coordination with the relevant programme sections donor communication, visibility and advocacy activities to strengthen the partnership with donors and ensure visibility for the development funds.
Donor communication Grant management: Ensure proper management of the budgets allocated to communication as part of the donor Grants.
Monitoring and evaluation: Ensure proper monitoring and evaluation of donor communication work.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
A University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field .
A minimum of two years practical professional work experience in communication, including on donor relations and donor communication and visibility.
Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a local language is an asset.
