Overview
The Communications & Advocacy Manager leads WVSI's communications and advocacy functions, implementing WVSI's Communications Plan and contributing to WVSI's advocacy agenda from a communications perspective. The role strengthens WVSI's public profile and influence on issues affecting children in Solomon Islands.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversees the Communications & Advocacy team
- Manages the communications budget
- Ensures all communications and advocacy activities are strategic, high-quality, and aligned with World Vision's mission, brand standards and safeguarding requirements
- Sole line manager of the Content & Digital Coordinator
- Communications and Advocacy Leadership
- Advocacy
- Public Engagement & Media
- Content Oversight & Resource Mobilization Support
- Humanitarian Emergency & Disaster Communications (HEA Comms)
Required Experience
- At least 5 years' experience in communications, advocacy, media or a related field, with demonstrated progression in responsibility
- Experience implementing advocacy strategies or campaigns and translating advocacy priorities into communications products and activities, ideally in a development or humanitarian context.
- Experience working with an INGO, UN agency or similar organization.
- Demonstrated experience in managing staff and/or teams.
- Experience in content production including writing, photography and/or video.
- Experience engaging with media and managing media relationships
