Communication Officer

Dan Church Aid (DCA) is a Denmark-based international NGO registered under certificate # 1083 by the Authority for Civil Society Organizations and working to improve the wellbeing of particularly the rural and pre-urban people in Ethiopia. DCA’s Programme mainly focus on save live, building resilience and fighting inequality targeting highly disaster-prone areas in Oromia, Amhara, Afar, and Gambella regions.

Over all responsibilities of the Job

Responsible for designing and implementing DCA ET Communication Strategy in line with Global Communication Policies and Procedures. Ensure donor compliance in project communication and business development (new projects). Ensure quality communication of Country Programme results.

Managing HQ relations related to Communication Teams and task holder of HQ communication visits.

Purpose:

• Responsible for DCA Communication strategy
• Responsible for quality communication of Country Programme achievements
• Ensure strong marketing profile including DCA marketing material (roll ups etc) are exposed in all DCA events with partners and stakeholders.
• Build the capacity of DCA staff and partners in communication to ensure quality communication and documentation of success stories.
• Take the lead in ensuring donor compliance in relation to communication including visibility requirements and communication of project achievements and results. Be responsible for drafting project communication plans in line with donor requirements.
• Responsible for providing communication input in relation to business development, e.g. new project proposals, CN, amongst others
• Responsible for DCA ET factsheets, Capacity Statements, SoMe platforms and DCA ET Weekly Newsletter (internal) and Project updates/briefs to key donors.

Engagement

• Cooperate and Coordinate closely with DCA partners, CO and Field offices, and HQ media units.
• Write stories and articles highlighting DCA work in Ethiopia in close collaboration with HQ media team.
• Prepare articles and press releases to local, Denmark and other media outlets when necessary.
• Visit project sites and beneficiaries to compile best practices, success stories, and outcomes of DCA and its partners’ work.
• Regularly update contextual information on project activities and beneficiaries’ info bank.

Delivery

• Organize and maintain DCA communication and documentation files on the common drive, including newsletters, articles, success stories, fact sheets, capacity statements, amongst others
• Organise photo archive
• Organize a list of relevant media, newspapers, photographers

Vacancy Number:  DCA-Eth/VA-001/2025                   

Vacancy Date: January 15,2025

Type of Contract: up to December 2027  with possibility of extention

Duty Station: Addis Ababa 

Reporting to:  Head of Business Development and Innovation

Expected Start Date:  As soon as possible

Application Deadline: January 24,2025

Salary Range: As per DCA salary Scale