Job opportunity: Call to replace our Communications Director during her maternity leave
21 Jan 2020
The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is looking for a communicator professional with a keen interest in cooperatives to replace our Communications Director during her maternity leave. Date foreseen is from 1st March to 30 September. Deadline for applications is the 6 February 2020 (23h59 CET).
Key responsibilities:
Coordinate with the ICA team, including senior leadership, to develop and carry out communication activitiesin collaboration with ICA regional, sectoral and thematic bodies.
Take a proactive role in driving story ideas and elaborating informative, persuasive and concise multi-channel communication dynamics .
Draft and edit press materials, executive communications and overall management of the website, social media and newsletter, including writing and posting/publishing content;
Coordinate and feed the different communications platforms, actions and working groups
Liaise with communications representatives from outside the ICA such as designers, comms agencies and translators and other stakeholders.
Promote the organisation's events
assisting the ICA team in any communication, campaigning, events and common coordination tasks as needs arise
Person specifications
Degree in communications, public relations, journalism or media relations;
At least five year's working experience in a communications field;
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English is required
Good understanding of the importance of social media and be comfortable editing and posting in social media formats;
Substantive understanding of policy issues and trends and good understanding of the international institutions;
Must be able to work independently against deadlines;
Ability to work in a multi-national environment; excellent interpersonal skills;
Communicative team member and good networker;
Experience with cooperatives is strongly preferred;
Commitment to the cooperative values and principles to be demonstrated.
