Haiti Emergency Response--Communications Manager

To manage World Vision’s Haiti earthquake response activities in Communications, Fund Raising and Advocacy to effectively position the organization, promote its program and raise awareness with its key audiences nationally and internationally, including World Vision partnership, key funding/support Offices, media, NGOs and others.

1. Position WV Haiti earthquake response with its primary audiences/stakeholders, particularly the WV International Partnership and with Support Offices through:
a. the production of communications resources (reports, stories, pictures, video, ) to communicate the emergency program and raise awareness of issues of earthquake recovery and injustice in Haiti
b. relationship building with journalists and advocates to reinforce World Vision’s efforts in helping Haiti recover from effects of earthquake
c. maintain relief program’s participation in partnership/SO/regional communications ventures
i. contributions to regular networks (Share, wvrelief, NV, Scribe, Merlin etc) to maintain presence of WVH in Partnership, to raise awareness and provide communications resources.
ii. special ventures, including communications & advocacy projects
2. In consultation with the Relief Director and LACRO Communications:
a. Liase with relief program and relief director on strategies to communicate program and mitigate possible future problems.
b. Liase with WV Dominican Republic on cross-border issues pertaining to the earthquake relief program.
c. Liaise with WV Haiti on all communications and advocacy issues related to the earthquake response.
d. Develop ongoing strategy in consultation with key stakeholders for the ongoing relief program.
3. Act as primary English/French media spokesperson for earthquake response related media relations, including ongoing messaging for the programs.
4. Support the Rellief Director and senior leadership when appropriate.
5. Any other relevant tasks and responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Degree or diploma equivalent in communications, and/or journalism.
2. Professional experience in communications or public relations and executive management for at least 5 years.
3. Demonstrated ability to manage a team, design strategies, implement action plans, monitoring and evaluating results and manage budgets.
4. Proficient general skills in journalism and photography.
5. Proficient general skills in video shooting/editing or ability to contract and direct video services as needed for documentation, marketing and websites.
6. Collaborative teambuilding skills, capacity for timely responses of ongoing events and activities from the relief program.
7. Experience in production of publications, internet, database management and capacity building of local teams.
8. Willingness to travel in countryside and overseas.
9. A Christian commitment and its expression through service to the poor.
10. Fluency in English prefered.