Communications and Visibility Advisor
Cuso International, Ethiopia

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Start Date: January 2024

Placement Length: 12 Months

Language Requirements: English Level 4-Advanced

Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada Only

If you are passionate about helping organizations in Institutional capacity development and enhancing organizational contribution in Communication and Climate Action, this is the role for you!

As a Communications and Visibility Advisor, you will be working with Global Green Growth Institute, GGGI based in the African Union along with their team in Addis Ababa Ethiopia in leading and formulating partnerships and networks to achieve and disseminate results.

In this role, you will support GGGI Ethiopia, moving into a period of recovery from COVID-19 pandemic, there is now an opportunity to reset traditional approaches to economic development and shift towards greener, more sustainable initiatives. To guide this shift across the African continent, the African Union developed the Green Recovery Action Plan (GRAP) which provides a framework for sustainable economic recovery from the pandemic.

The ultimate outcome of the Project is an enhanced impact on the economic and climate resilience of the African population, in particular women and youth, post-COVID-19. This will be achieved through progress in three intermediate outcomes:

As a volunteer, you will:

• Conception, design and implementation of communication and visibility strategy and interventions in line with the priorities of the AU GRAP focusing on Climate Finance Capacity Needs Assessment and Gender Empowerment.
• Support the development of a clear AU GRAP image (branding) and voice (messaging), that is proactive in setting the tone of AU GRAP and its partners’ cooperation, adaptable to relevant channels and that resonates with various target groups focusing on Climate Finance Capacity Needs Assessment and Gender Empowerment.
• Sustained links with the media are established, with improved coverage in terms of quantity and quality across print, broadcast and digital media focusing on Climate Finance Capacity Needs Assessment and Gender Empowerment.
• Impact of the GAC GGI integration into AUC as well as the GGI-GAC partnership on AU citizens is illustrated and a positive vision of a region that realizes the ambitions of its people is projected specifically focusing on Climate Finance Capacity Needs Assessment and Gender Empowerment.
• Press Statement from Major AU GRAP attendance events specifically focusing on Climate Finance Capacity Needs Assessment and Gender Empowerment.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree or diploma in communications, environment, or gender-related studies

Essential Background:

• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in communications regarding gender equality and social development
• Experience in communications regarding the design and monitoring and evaluation of gender projects
• Proven experience and expertise with environmental and social safeguards.

Cuso International

Cuso International is an international cooperation and development organization that works to create economic and social opportunities for marginalized groups. Together with our partners, we are focused on efforts to advance gender equality and social inclusion, improve economic resilience, and deliver progress on climate action. We believe that by sharing skills, we can build better futures. Founded in 1961, Cuso International works in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Canada.

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