The Inclusive Business Action Network (IBAN) project and its partners are collaborating to enable the scale and replication of inclusive businesses across the globe; inclusive businesses benefit the four billion people at the base of the pyramid (BoP) and are at the same time profitable for the businesses. The Inclusive Business Action Network forms part of the strategy adopted by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on cooperation with the private sector and private sector development; it builds on experience to date in German and international development cooperation (DC) in promoting inclusive business models (e.g. inclusive business sector dialogues, G20 inclusive business workshops). IBAN is a global network of companies and other public and private stakeholders that enable inclusive business through collective action and knowledge sharing. It uses peer learning formats to refine and disseminate IB models. A key to its work is the provision of access to knowledge and to analysis and insights via the current Practitioner Hub of Inclusive Business.
Your tasks
You are leading communications, media relations and knowledge management of the Inclusive Business Action Network. You will be developing concepts, strategies and content for an integrated communication approach and will be responsible for the execution of relevant measures. A core part of your position is further developing and managing the online knowledge platform of the network. The platform has a twofold mission – it provides a gateway to information on what's happening in inclusive business and brings high-quality insight and analysis on implementation issues. Most importantly, this is done in collaboration with a set of core partners of the platform and shall also interlink IBANs off- and online formats and learnings. Therefore, you are working in close collaboration with the IBAN team members as well as external knowledge partners.
Specifically, your range of tasks will include the following:
Strategic Communication
- Developing and delivering a communication strategy supporting IBAN’s key priorities and strategic plan
- Developing a communications plan with strategic communication measures based on analysis of IBAN target groups
- Developing and executing strategies to enhance IBANs external reputation and communication with target groups
- Ensuring a coherent approach to IBAN’s overall branding and positioning across IBAN’s activities (events, knowledge products, online presence…)
- Supporting collective leadership and knowledge sharing across the team and network
Online Communication / Knowledge Management
- Overseeing and managing IBAN’s Inclusive Business Online Platform and guide its conceptual and technical development
- Manage content and format of the Online Platform with input from other members of the team.
- Coordination of the integration and expansion of an Inclusive Business Database
- Lead the development and management of external knowledge partnerships on content and expansion of the online platform as well as database and leading the coordination process
- Leading the interconnection of IBANs activities and lessons learned from on- and offline formats
- Sharing IBAN’s lessons learned and experiences across communities of practice, networks and partners
- Disseminating and compiling information about what is happing within the network, as partner events, programs and new resources and distributing it through appropriate channels
Communication Operations
- Managing all IBAN corporate communication and media relations and identifying communication and media placement opportunities
- Coordinating and/or writing press releases, key messages, media recap reports and interview briefing sheets
- Creating external communication material and updating it constantly
- Creating and applying writing best practices to internal and external facing materials
- Developing corporate brand awareness, through social and PR campaigns
- Proactively and positively positioning IBAN in the international development field
- Overseeing the creation of exhibits and communication support activities for IBAN events
- Developing, implementing and maintaining appropriate metrics to evaluate impact and effectiveness of external communications as well as extracting statistics from analytics and user surveys to measure the success of the Online Platform and to deduct strategic measures
- Managing external PR Firms, production companies, videographers, photographers, designers and editors
- Overseeing and creating content pieces for internal presentation or external use
- Keeping abreast of inclusive business news and trends
Your profile
- 10+ years’ proven track record in a public information, public relations or communication role, a majority of which should be in an international, multicultural environment
- Background in responsible / social / inclusive business communications
- Experiences in managing multi-partnership projects
- Advanced creative writing skills
- Experience managing a communications office
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Background of launching online and digital communication initiatives
- Advanced knowledge of social media outlets for use in brand building campaigns
- Fluent in English; fluency in German would be an advantage, as well as the knowledge of another foreign language (particularly Spanish and/or French)
- Very good personal and intercultural skills, the ability to solve problems and a capacity for analytical and strategic thinking round off your profile
Assignment period
May 2017 until December 2017, with the option of extending the contract until the end of 2019.
Our offer
We create prospects for people and with people. As GIZ has an international mandate, we offer a multicultural working environment. We are committed service providers and dedicated professionals, even under difficult circumstances. We take pride in enabling our employees to develop their professional and personal skills. There are plenty of reasons to join our motivated team – ranging from the diverse challenges you will face on a daily basis in one of our 130 partner countries, to the broad scope you will have for shaping your work.
Other information
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GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.
If we caught your interest, we are looking forward to your application until 18.04.2017.
Contact department:
Tina Herbert
06196-793354
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