Strategic Communications Manager, Inspiring Good Nutrition Initiatives Through Enterprise (IGNITE) Program
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Description
About TechnoServe: At TechnoServe, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better life. For over 50 years, we have given smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs the skills, connections, and confidence to lift themselves out of poverty. We leverage the power of markets and the private sector to create sustainable economic growth to benefit people and the planet. Our unique mix of business solutions, deep knowledge of local contexts, and data-driven insights is helping to fight poverty across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. TechnoServe staff are local-95% are from the countries in which they work. We put a high premium on collaboration and entrepreneurship. We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standards of integrity and transparency. And we focus on delivering lasting impact for our mission. Job Summary: Reporting to the Program Director, the Strategic Communications Manager will coordinate with a range of stakeholders including the program team and global Strategic Fortification Partners (SFPs), manage communication channels, and ensure mutual understanding of program objectives and activities among broader external stakeholders. They will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic communication plans and initiatives to enhance the global visibility, reputation, and engagement for the IGNITE Program. They will also be tasked with working closely with other global management team members, such as the Monitoring & Evaluation,Partner Liaison Managers and TechnoServe's corporate communications team, to extract key themes and incorporate ongoing observations and data into communication materials. Program Overview: The Inspiring Good Nutrition Initiatives Through Enterprise (IGNITE) will aim to achieve increased motivation and fortification capability of millers leading to increased proportion of fortified staple foods and conversion of a critical mass of millers to improved FF practices across at least eight countries. IGNITE will facilitate the activation and expansion of a catalytic collective impact initiative - the Millers 4 Nutrition (M4N) coalition - to globally coordinate and locally implement an ultimately sustainable model for delivery of technical assistance (TA) and other services to millers in collaboration with corporate partners- Strategic Fortification Partners (SFPs). These TA services, and associated engagement platforms, will establish business cases and motivate and develop capabilities of food processors to improve their performance in the fortification of selected staple foods and condiments, and thereby to achieve large-scale and relevant (contributing to the diets of large proportions of populations in countries where staple FF has been identified as part of national nutrition strategies) coverage on a sustained basis. The IGNITE program will be implemented in eight priority countries namely Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tanzania with India, Kenya, and Nigeria serving as the operational hubs. Primary Functions & Responsibilities: Strategic Communications Planning
Content Creation and Management
Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement
Basic Qualifications:
Travel: Travel up to 15% Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This is a remote position, with a preference for candidates who are located in a country where TechnoServe has operations. Candidates must have work authorization in the country from which they are applying. TechnoServe will not provide sponsorship for this position. We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply. With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes. We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks. If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call +1 202 785 4515. Education
Bachelors of Communication (required)
Experience
Strong skills in synthesizing technical information and writing clearly for different audiences (required)
5 years: Experience in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing (required) Skills
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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