About Ayuda en Acción
Ayuda en Acción Foundation is a secular, non-partisan international non-governmental organisation (NGO) established in 1981 with a global commitment to fight against poverty, inequality, and exclusion. Its headquarters is in Madrid, Spain. The organisation operates in 20 countries within Africa, South and Central America and Europe (Spain, Portugal). In Ethiopia, Ayuda en Acción has supported a wide range of humanitarian and development interventions through local and international partners between 2002 and 2017; and as an independent country programme since 2018. Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia aspires to tackle poverty, inequalities and exclusion that perpetuate poverty. The organisation places women, men, girls, and boys at the centre of its efforts in the country, giving an impetus to strengthen people and institutions capacities to meaningfully contribute to development and dignified life of all in Ethiopia. To achieve its mission, Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia has worked in the regions of Afar, Oromia and SNNPR in close cooperation with local and international partners public agencies, academic and private sectors.
Objectives
Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia invites competent and qualified candidates to apply for the vacant position of a consultant for communication specialist for its National Office.
The communications specialist will provide communications support to Ayuda en Acción Ethiopia to formulate and disseminate well-articulated information about its interventions’ work, achievement and impact at local, regional, national and international levels, as well as promoting knowledge and information processes of the country program. Under the guidance of the Country Director and program staff, the Communication consultant will develop and implement both a communication strategy and a plan, in line with the institutional strategies at national and global levels.
These objectives will be achieved through communication and media management; branding, marking and publications; and capacity and advising role.
Responsibilities
Branding, Marking and Publications
Capacity Building and Advising Roles
Offer Conditions:
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
In all selection processes we will take into account the criteria of NO discrimination based on sex, race, skin colour, religion, political ideas, social origin, sexual orientation, age, etc., providing a transparent and equal opportunity process for all candidates, as stated in our Code of Conduct. "Treating all people with respect and rejecting any kind of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, exploitation or any other action against Human Rights".
At Ayuda en Acción we have zero tolerance for behaviour related to sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, which is why, in accordance with our Child Protection Policy, we are committed to carrying out a series of checks prior to hiring by requesting information from previous employers through the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org) no the event that said employers are members of this platform. Therefore, by submitting this application, the job applicant accepts and authorises these checks to be carried out in order to continue in the selection process.
In addition, it will be compulsory to present the "Negative Certification of the Central Registry of Sex Offenders" prior to the incorporation.
Knowledge and experience:
Skills and competencies: