Communications Officer
(100%)
Location: Bujumbura, Burundi
Start date: February-March 2023
Type of contract: National employment contract, full-time
Experience: Entry-level, intermediate
Organisation
Impunity Watch is an international non-profit organisation working with victims of violence to deliver redress for grave human rights violations, uproot deeply ingrained structures of impunity, and promote justice and peace.
We work together with victims, survivors, and communities affected by human rights violations to transform justice by: (1) Gathering and sharing knowledge on the root causes of impunity and what justice means from a victim perspective; (2) Growing partnerships and working with coalitions of victims so that their collective voice and demands are strengthened; and (3) Mobilising joint political action with victims to ensure that justice processes are shaped by them, and policymakers act on their demands.
The joint work with victims, survivors and affected communities is at the heart of everything we do.
Context
IW Burundi has secured funding for two new projects promoting dialogue about the past and encouraging youth to constructively engage with Burundi’s history. Each project uses online, radio, audio-visual, and interactive platforms to complement community-based strategies. The Communications Officer will contribute to the implementation of these projects.
In parallel, IW recently went live with a new website, visual identity, and an accompanying communications strategy led by our team at headquarters. The Communications Officer will work to implement the strategy in Burundi, connecting our projects and our impact to the global level.
This new position is open to Burundian nationals only, with female candidates strongly encouraged to apply. We favour talent and personality more than experience.
Job description
Under the overall guidance of the Head of Mission, the Communications Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing the communication and visibility plans for the new projects. They will be the focal point for IW’s global comms team, and they will support our Burundi team to ensure more strategic communications and visibility for the impact of our work.
Project responsibilities
- Develop comms and visibility plans, overseeing implementation in collaboration with project teams.
- Design, develop, and coordinate communications activities.
- Produce quality audio and visual communication materials, ensuring strong messaging aligned with IW’s strategic goals and policies.
- Work our M&E Officers to create linkages between our M&E work and communications (e.g., stories of change, testimonies, case studies).
Country Programme responsibilities
- Design and create promotional materials, flyers, invitations, and other visual content for our projects, for campaigns, and for events.
- Develop content for our website and social media, profiling our activities and events.
- Create infographics, attractive layouts, and other visual materials to communicate project results.
- Coordinate media contacts, including drafting messages and acting as the media focal point.
Global comms responsibilities
- Collaborate with IW’s comms team at HQ to implement the global comms strategy in Burundi.
- Design quarterly communication plans in conjunction with project teams in Burundi.
- Coordinate with HQ in creating Burundi-specific content for social media platforms.
About You
Are you a young graphic designer, with strong writing skills and knowledge of transitional justice?
Are you a young communications professional with an affinity for graphic design or photography, with knowledge of transitional justice?
Are you a young photographer, with excellent writing skills and knowledge of transitional justice?
If so, here’s what else we’re looking for:
Talents & skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills, including an attention to detail.
- Creative, with a flair for design, art, and photography.
- Innovative and tech savvy.
- Fluent in French and Kirundi, with excellent English.
Personality
- Self-awareness, emotionally intelligent, and a great team player.
- Organised, proactive, with strong time management and planning skills.
- Flexible and the ability to easily pivot between working with teams and working on their own.
Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrable knowledge of transitional justice, gender, and/or human rights.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications or a related field.
- Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a communications role.
- Experience working on activities in rural communities.
How to apply
If your talents, personality, and experience match with what we’re looking for, then please send us the following three documents in English:
- CV
- Maximum 2 pages.
- Contact details for three named references.
Motivation letter
A visual comms product you designed that best represents your skills
- Maximum 2 pages (any format).
- The product should showcase your comms talents. This is your opportunity to impress us!
- The product should have been designed by you alone.
Applications should be sent to iw-burundi@impunitywatch.org with Application: Comms in the description.
The deadline for applications is Tuesday 7th February 2023 at 22:00 Burundi time (GMT+2).
Applications that are incomplete or sent after the deadline will not be considered. We will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.
IW is dedicated to ensuring an inclusive work environment. IW is an equal opportunities employer, committed to transparency and non-discrimination in all of its recruitment processes.
