Regional Communications Director , World Vision East Africa

Your opportunity to utilise your experience in communications in a leading organization dedicated to improving the lives of children living in poverty.

World Vision (WV) is a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being of children everywhere by empowering families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.

The Regional Communications Director willprovide strong and strategic communications direction to National Offices (NOs) in this region for the successful building of high-performance National Office communications functions that are managed, structured, resourced and staffed for productive and quality work in these six “focus areas”: Donor & Public Engagement Communications, Development Communications, Media Communications, Advocacy Communications, Emergency Communications and Internal Communications.

With a proven track record in a fast paced, complex and ideally global organisation, you will have a desire, motivated by your Christian faith, to help others and model ethics in line with the Christian foundations and ethos of the organisation.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Lead regional implementation of the Global Communications strategy, as informed and guided by the Regional Strategy, together with National Office (NO) communications teams and encompassing the above six focus areas.
• Advise and support the Regional Senior Director Operations and the Global Field Communications Operations Director in regional and global strategic processes for the building, resourcing and integration of regional communications functions across Africa (together with all other regions of WVI field ministry). Provide sound technical support to all WV staff during workshops and at Regional & Global level.
• Ensure that the WV Partnership is provided with quality and timely communications resources and services from the Regional and National Offices.

SKILLS REQUIRED INCLUDE:

• A university degree or equivalent in journalism or communications/media
• At least 10 years of professional experience in areas of international communications, media & journalism
• Excellent journalistic skills (verbal and written), and a proven ability to train and mentor staff and peers
• Experience in project management and the development and production of a wide array of communication materials such as publications, video segments, web, and other media
• Ability to utilize public relations to forge stronger constituency consensus
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, plan and meet deadline including fluency in English and relate cross-culturally with a wide range of international constituencies

Could you fulfill this vital, challenging and rewarding role and be part of this life-enriching experience?

For specific details regarding the position, please refer to the full description and apply online by the closing date 15 Feb 2012. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. World Vision is an equal opportunity employer.