Communications /Public Relations Jobs at AIMS Rwanda among others

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We’re transforming Africa through innovative scientific training, technical advances and breakthrough discoveries!
• Established in 2003 in Cape Town, South Africa, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is a Pan-African network of centres of excellence offering postgraduate training, research, and public engagement for the advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Africa. Building on the success of its first Centre in South Africa, AIMS launched the Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) in 2008 to scale up and roll out the AIMS model across the continent. Five additional centres were established in Senegal (2011), Ghana (2012), Cameroon (2013), Tanzania (2014), and Rwanda (2016). Its global secretariat is situated in Kigali, Rwanda and it has global offices in United Kingdom, Germany and Canada.
• AIMS vision is to lead the transformation of Africa through innovative scientific training, technical advances and breakthrough discoveries which benefit the whole of society and its mission is to enable Africa’s brightest students to flourish as independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators capable of propelling Africa’s future scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency.
• Collectively, AIMS centres provide an intensive and broad education to over 275 African students each year and prepares them for leadership careers in academia, government and industry. The AIMS educational program relies on top international lecturers who teach in a 24-hour learning environment.
• If you bring a collaborative spirit with a passion to effect change, consider this opportunity as the…


Communications Officer, TTP Rwanda!
• The Teacher Training Program Communications Officer will primarily be responsible for contributing to the development of the Teacher Training Program Rwanda’s internal and external communication strategy with heavy focus on raising the profile of TTP Rwanda’s public engagement profile.
• Working with the Manager, Teacher Training Program Rwanda, you will be a key resource to work on AIMS Teacher Training Program corporate collateral and regularly update network branding guidelines and ensure adherence to the guidelines. You will design and create a practical and measurable communications and public engagement strategy, work with the AIMS Communications team to implement an internal strategy for AIMS TTP-Rwanda including management of newsletters, respond to the needs of the target audience, and are delivered within agreed budget and timelines and provide support to staff within the communications team as needed. You will also act in accordance with the objectives and ethos of AIMS-NEI and Mastercard Foundation Leaders in Teaching (LIT) program and undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
• As the ideal candidate, you bring a strong communications background combined with proven media relations experience, credentials and capabilities; you are naturally curious and apply a journalistic approach to uncovering meaningful and engaging content; and through your years of experience, you have honed your ability to clearly articulate your thoughts, both verbally and in writing.
• This is a 3 months renewable contract opportunity based at the Secretariat in Kigali, Rwanda.


Do you have what we need?
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications / Public Relations/Marketing/ Journalism or other related field;
• 3+ years of experience in communications or related field;
• Excellent and proven writing and editing skills;
• Experience planning, managing and executing successful communications campaigns;
• Prior experience writing content on behalf of a large organisation and/or its executives, preferably in the non-profit sector;
• Understanding of social media dynamics & use for impact communication;
• Ability and desire to work effectively in a fast-paced, team environment;
• Bi-lingual (English/Kinyarwanda). Must be able to speak and write Kinyarwanda;
• Powerful communicator;
• Effective team player: Meet deadlines, put out fires, multitask. Work fast and work well with others. Experience handling highly confidential information in a professional manner;
• Issues engagement: Stay engaged in global news, trends and emerging issues;
• Self-sufficient proficiency with MS Office and Internet applications.

Rwanda Environmental Journalism Community Consultant
Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc. (METI), in support of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Office of International Programs, may require the services of a Rwanda Environmental Journalism Community Consultant to provide technical support in Rwanda to facilitate consultations and capacity building on environmental journalism initiatives.
Background Rwanda’s wealth of natural resources belies its size. The mountainous country features lush, verdant forests; productive agricultural lands; extensive wetlands and freshwater lakes; and exceptional ecological biodiversity. Promoting sustainable management of the country’s environment and natural resources is a core element of its economic growth and transition to a green economy; indeed, the Government of Rwanda and its development partners seek to strengthen forest management, improve water resource management, and strengthen land administration and management – aspirations made all the more critical by the threat of climate change.
While Rwanda has undergone rapid industrialization and economic diversification over the past few decades, it remains dependent on agriculture, natural resources, and tourism to drive its economy. The effects of climate change (e.g., erratic, unpredictable rainfall; heat waves; species habitat shifts; and more) pose a significant threat to livelihoods, the country’s economic foundation, and its ecosystem services.

USFS activities in Rwanda focus on cultivating climate change resilience through strengthened natural resource management. In cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Kigali and the U.S Agency for International Development in Rwanda (USAID/Rwanda), USFS builds long-term partnerships of technical cooperation with colleagues in civil society, academia, the private sector, communities, and local and national government. USFS has engaged with partners in Rwanda on wide range of program areas including watershed management, environmental education, fire management, and vegetation monitoring.
A recent area of engagement for USFS in Rwanda is environmental journalism. The consistent, reliable provision of accurate, comprehensive, and accessible information through public information resources is requisite to environmental literacy and effective natural resource management. With support from USAID/Rwanda, USFS seeks to contribute to the growth of Rwanda’s environmental journalism sector.
Position Description: The Environmental Journalism Community Consultant will be based in Rwanda and will work with the USFS/IP Program Manager for Rwanda and USFS/IP technical team to facilitate and consult on relevant initiatives across the country.

Duties: Core duties and responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:
• Initiate, plan, and participate in national conversations on environmental journalism
• Support the design, planning, facilitation, and execution of program activities
• Help identify strategic partnerships and professional networks to cultivate enhanced environmental journalism practices
• Manage stakeholder engagement for in-person and virtual activities
• Liaise with USFS technical and program team to ensure program deliverables are met in a timely and thorough manner
• Conduct interviews, assessments, and other outreach approaches as requested to understand preferences and practices for journalism
• Provide technical input on capacity building and training activities
• Develop monitoring protocol to observe improvements in impressions and/or practices in environmental journalism over time
• Support with the promotion and outreach for participants in in-person and virtual program activities
• Represent USFS/IP at stakeholder meetings, including with Rwandan and US government counterparts
• Research emerging environmental issues in Rwanda, and approaches for communicating those issues in mass media
• Complete reporting requirements as requested to describe overall program progress, challenges, and successes
• Support the development of an environmental communications strategy
• Cultivate, sustain, and strengthen relationships with priority partners, including USAID/Rwanda and the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda
Education: A university degree in agribusiness, economics, marketing, or related field. A Master's degree is an added advantage.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years in enterprise/private sector development at a senior level in agricultural value chains involving private sector and farmer organizations

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Communications Associate
Since 2009, Gardens for Health International (GHI) has implemented nutrition-sensitive agriculture programs to combat childhood malnutrition in Rwanda. We seek to fundamentally change the treatment of malnutrition by working with families to establish nutritious home gardens, while equipping them with knowledge to support long-term health. GHI’s core program works with government-run health centers. In addition, we collaborate with a variety of governmental and non-governmental partners to bring our expertise to new settings and populations, including schools and refugee camps. We are an impact-driven organization with a deep commitment to ensuring that every program we design responds to the unique needs of the communities we serve. Our team is flexible, innovative, and passionate about sparking lasting change.

GHI is proudly locally led, with a dedicated staff of over forty Rwandan nationals. Our headquarters are located just outside of Kigali where we operate a five-acre demonstration and production farm.
For more information about GHI, check out our website and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

The Role
The Communications Associate is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized self-starter who shares a commitment to GHI’s values and work.

The Communications Associate is responsible for producing engaging written and visual content for Gardens for Health International external audience to contribute to Gardens for Health’s development activities. They will design strategies to attract new supporters and inform existing ones about our work and translate that influence into fundraising across diverse media outlets. The Communications Associate will work with the Development and Partnerships Associate and US Development Lead in cultivating and maintaining relationships with new donors and foundations through compelling storytelling of the organization’s programming. This is a position for a creative individual with strong writing, photography, and videography skills and an ability to craft engaging stories for diverse audiences.

The Communications Associate will serve as a key member of the Development and Communications Team under the direct supervision of the Executive Director who is also based in Kigali, Rwanda.
GHI seeks to hire qualified, committed and experienced National to fill the following position.

Key Areas of Accountability
• Lead the design and execution of the organization’s communications strategy
• Support individual donor stewardship, including relationship management, organizational updates, and thank you notes;
• Producing storytelling content that is locally empowering to the people we serve and engaging to our global network of supporters
• Maintaining GHI’s active online social media presence across platforms including LinkedIn Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
• Producing fundraising and marketing materials (e.g. program one pager, donor appeal, annual report) using graphic design to attract new donors and engage existing ones
• Writing and designing monthly newsletters, emails to donors, and blog posts
• Leading the production of promotional videos for both internal and external use
• Updating and Maintaining Gardens for Health’s website to ensure it accurately reflects the organization’s program and work
• Conducting field visits and interviews with field staff and program participants to produce visual and written material to support our online and print media presence
• Capacity building on story telling for staff
• Support the Executive Director in preparing for conferences and donor meetings

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or Marketing and Media Production or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of working experience
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite
• Strong organizational skills and a high level of attention-to-detail
• Experience in photography with a preferred knowledge of Adobe Light room
• Preferred skills in videography
• Preferred skills in graphic design with a preferred knowledge in Adobe InDesign
• Preferred skills in website design including experience in Square space
• Passion for Gardens for Health’s vision and values, with a commitment to serving the organization mission
• Experience working in cross-cultural, international settings
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, big and small
• Exceptional written communication skills for diverse audiences
• Passion for GHI’s mission, values (commitment to the families we serve, belief in the potential of people, open and honest communication, humility and empathy, and commitment to long-term impact), and culture (“turi kumwe” in Kinyarwanda, meaning “we are all in this together” or “we are one”)
• Bonus: demonstrated experience in food, nutrition, agriculture, and/or global health

Position: Communications Associate
Place of Work: Kigali with travel to the field as required
Reports to: Communications and Development Manager
Time frame: Open Ended

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UNCT Retreat Facilitator – United Nations Office at Nairobi
Result of Service
• An inception report with a well-designed pre-retreat survey methodology that will identify strengths and gap areas on the degree of collaboration and integration of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and the Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) through assessing the effectiveness of delivery Joint Programmes, Annual Joint Work Plans, UNCT Results reports, Common Country Analysis and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework
2. Pre-retreat survey report.
3. Delivery of successful RCO and UNCT retreats.
4. A retreat report capturing key outcomes and actionable recommendations with a detailed roadmap to deliver the action points.
Work Location
Kigali
Expected duration
24 days

Duties and Responsibilities
Organizational Setting and Reporting
Three years have passed since the start of the implementation of UN reforms on January 1st, 2019. The UN Development System (UNDS) reform was based on the GA Resolution 72/279 approved on 31 May 2018 and the UN Secretary-General Implementation Plan. The objective is to ensure that the UN is better fit-for-purpose to support countries achieve the ambitious agenda 2030. More specifically, the reform aims to reposition the UNDS with a stronger, better-defined collective identity as a trusted, reliable, cohesive, accountable, and effective partner to support countries to deliver the 2030 Agenda; the UN that member States invest in, and rely on, because they understand and support what it does, what it can deliver on, and how it functions. The reform should yield a UN development system that is more integrated, more focused on delivery results on the ground, with clearer internal and external accountability for contributions to national needs, and with capacities, skillsets and resources better aligned to the 2030 Agenda.
As a step towards strengthening and building the RCO and UNCT teams and to ensure joint planning, analysis, monitoring and delivery of high-quality work, the UNCT will have an annual retreat from 22nd to 24th November 2022 to reflect on how better to position the UN in Rwanda to deliver Agenda 2030 and beyond, delivering as one and leaving no one behind. The retreat will be preceded by RCO teambuilding retreat to be held on 21st November.
The UNCT, RCO and the Programme Management Team (PMT) held the first successful SDG Lab in person training in September 2022. The training came up with the following list of prototypes and respective prototype names to be developed in the next four months:
The UNCT will take advantage of being together at the retreat to have a follow up session with the Presencing Institute. The Presencing Institute team will connect virtually. The session will be preceded by a pre-retreat Coaching Sessions of 60’ for each of the 5 prototypes so that each team feels supported in evolving the prototype and on the sensing work.
Against this backdrop Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda is seeking the services of an experienced consultant to support the preparations and facilitation of the UNCT retreat. The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Senior Development Coordination Officer, Strategic Planning and RCO Team Leader with support from the Programme Management Team.

Specific tasks of the assignment will include:
The Facilitator is expected to produce the following:
1. Develop and conduct a pre-retreat survey to identify strengths and gap areas on the degree of collaboration and integration of the UNCT through assessing the effectiveness of delivery, including:
a) Joint Program covering Joint designing, planning Implementation, analysis, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and resource mobilization.
b) Annual Joint Work Planning
c) UNCT Annual Results Reporting
d) Common Country Analysis
e) Developing the Cooperation Framework
2. Retreat design
a) Contribute to the finalization of the Concept Note of the retreat including the methodologies and inclusion of the SDG Lab session.
b) Propose a customized program clearly articulating the objectives and outcome of the retreat.
c) Develop interactive and flexible facilitation tools and material for use during the retreat, including the setting of the conference room and any other necessary requirement for a conducive learning environment.
d) Prepare the retreat programme
3. Facilitate the Retreat
a) Facilitate the retreat as per the approved retreat programme
b) Create a constructive and engaging environment during the retreat in which participants are able to interact in a manner that facilitates achievement of the programme objectives.

4. Produce the report of the Retreat
a) Analysis and Synthesis of Retreat outcomes and 2023 Priorities
b) Write a report capturing key outcomes and actionable recommendations with a detailed roadmap to deliver the action points. Qualifications/special skills
A Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Development, Communications, and/or relevant field is required. A bachelor’s degree with an additional two years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the master’s degree.

Competencies
• Professionalism: Ability to apply knowledge of various United Nations administrative, financial and human resources rules and regulations in work situations. He/she shows pride in work and in achievements; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions.
• Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors’ language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
• Judgement/Decision making: Takes decisions impacting the individuals, teams, department, or division one manages; Gathers and analyses complex issues and data; solves complex problems; Generates or proposes alternative options for action; Takes decisions which impact the Organization, staff members or other parties; takes a tough or unpopular stand against resistance
• Work Experience
• At least 15 years of relevant work experience, with a focus on facilitating meetings or workshops for United Nations and/or other international, regional or bilateral development organizations is required.
b) Expertise in designing and implementing a wide range of interactive methods of strategic planning, team building and group dynamics; extensive and diverse experience in organizational planning, assessments, Management, Leadership Development. He should also have proven record and expertise in facilitating and training staff retreat is required.
c) Cultural sensitivity and experience moderating meetings of culturally diverse and international groups, as well as relationship, teambuilding and change management practice is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
No Fee
The United Nations Does Not Charge A Fee At Any Stage Of The Recruitment Process (Application, Interview Meeting, Processing, Or Training). The United Nations Does Not Concern Itself With Information On Applicants’ Bank Accounts.