CP_024 2025 Communications Professional At Lutheran World Federation

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Communications Professional

Deadline for receiving applications: Monday, July 7, 2025, 11:59 pm (Bogotá DC Time)

Institutional Information

World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). We are a widely recognized, faith-based international organization working in more than 20 countries. In an increasingly complex and fragmented world, our work seeks to unite all people in the shared effort for justice, peace, and reconciliation.

Our work, actions, and operations are guided by a commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their condition. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work and for our on-the-ground presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-centered. We primarily work with people in vulnerable situations to claim and defend their rights, and we proactively engage with local government and community structures. For more global information, please visit: www.lutheranworld.org/WorldService

World Service has been present in Colombia since 2002 and in Venezuela since 2019. Through the Colombia-Venezuela Binational Program, it is currently implementing the “For Hope and a Future” Strategy (2025-2031), focused on three strategic areas: 1. Protection and Social Cohesion, 2. Climate and Resilient Livelihoods, and 3. Quality Services, with a focus on the Nexus between emergencies, recovery, and development. Our partners in Colombia and Venezuela include community-based, ethnic, peasant, and women’s organizations. Our allies include members of the ACT Alliance and the Forum of Humanitarian Organizations. We are supported by donors such as ECHO, the European Commission, and United Nations agencies, among others. We also work hand in hand with Lutheran Churches in the region and their related agencies in North America and Europe. For more information about the Binational Program, please visit: https://worldservice.lutheranworld.org/where-we-work/colombia-and-venezuela

Description of the area to which the position is limited

The position falls under the LWF/SM COL-VEN Program and Strategy Area, which is led by the Senior Program and Strategy Manager. The position reports directly to the Program Officer and will maintain close coordination with the LWF/SM COL-VEN programmatic and administrative team.

Coordinates his work with:

  • Programmatic and financial project team
  • Support team for the Arauca, Chocó and Bogotá DC Regions
  • Administrative, Financial, Operations and Programmatic Staff of the LWF/SM COL VEN

Location

Based in the Bogotá office . However, you must be available to travel to the departments or states where FLM/SM COL-VEN operates, both within the country and abroad, and where the duties inherent to your position are required.

Purpose of the position

Contribute to the strategic and operational development of the communications and advocacy area of ​​the LWF/SM COL-VEN and work together with the Coordination of the area for the visibility of the LWF/SM COL-VEN.

Description of activities:

LEADERSHIP

  • Contribute to the updating and monitoring of the communications and advocacy strategy
  • Actively participate in the development and monitoring of the annual communications action plan.
  • Ensure compliance with LWF/SM COL-VEN visibility standards in the program’s communication and visibility products, in coordination with office staff.
  • Advise and support the management team and advocacy area in strategic and communication decisions for the Colombia-Venezuela Program.
  • Contribute to communication alliances for peace and development with organizations partnering with the Binational Program.

MANAGEMENT

  • Development and updating of institutional visibility materials (Strategy 2025-2030, program brochure, institutional posters, backgrounder, Press Kit, Crisis Communications, among others).
  • Collection and production of informational and audiovisual materials (photos, videos, interviews, press releases, articles, etc.) for specific support to LWF/SM COL-VEN field missions.
  • Promote alliances with national and international media outlets to position the LWF/SM COL-VEN on the national public agenda.
  • Co-lead the growth and positioning strategy for FLM/SM COL-VEN’s communication channels (Social networks: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram; and website)
  • Promote spaces for analysis of the national context and situation for the entire team, on a weekly or biweekly basis.
  • Manage training and capacity building spaces on communication and digital topics for all FLM/SM COL-VEN staff.
  • Manage coaching, moderation, and group facilitation workshops using visualization techniques for the FLM/SM COL-VEN program team.
  • Support in the preparation of the LWF/SM COL-VEN Annual Report and its dissemination
  • Adaptation of the Complaints Mechanism for socialization with children and adolescents and illiterate or non-Spanish speaking individuals, in a participatory manner.
  • Management and monitoring for the development of communications products for current projects, in accordance with FLM/SM COL-VEN standards.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure the effective implementation of the LWF security policy and ensure the implementation of the LWF Codes of Conduct and other institutional policies within the framework of the project.
  • Strictly comply with LWF/SM-CO procedures, manuals, and policies.
  • Ensure proper cash management for travel advances for activities. Complete travel reports that comply with donor requirements and LWF administrative procedures.
  • Promote and strengthen organizational culture through initiatives that foster company values, team collaboration, and the professional development of the team and staff in general.
  • Ensure proper compliance with the administrative and control procedures applicable to them, within the scope of their activities within the framework of the specific project and FLM policies.
  • Comply with LWF procedures, manuals, and policies, including the Codes of Conduct, Safety and Security Policy, Security Manual, Child Protection, and any other requirements established by LWF.
  • The LWF has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, and all staff have a duty to comply with and promote the LWF Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy in the conduct of all their duties and functions.

Professional Requirements

Level of Education

  • An undergraduate level of study in social communication, journalism, advertising and/or related careers is required.
  • A postgraduate degree with an emphasis on strategic communication and/or the development and understanding of differential approaches is desirable. A focus on media is desirable.

Work Experience

  • Minimum experience of three (03) years in the same or similar positions
  • Experience related to human rights, refugee rights, IHL, and enforcement mechanisms.
  • Experience in institutional communication management on social media, design and implementation of creative communication strategies, production, and writing for social and/or human rights, humanitarian, development, and peace organizations is desirable.
  • Experience in photographic and audiovisual production and editing is desirable.
  • Knowledge of strategic communication plans for international organizations.
  • Excellent writing skills. Proactive in staying up-to-date on news and trends in the field. Willingness to work as a team.

Languages ​​and office automation

  • It is essential that you read, speak, and write Spanish, whether as a native language or with proven advanced fluency.
  • A basic-intermediate level of English will be positively valued.

Other required knowledge and skills

Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of issues related to women and conflict, children, cross-border dynamics, and psychosocial care.
    Professional management of digital media.
  • Skills for coordination and relationships with community authorities.
  • Facilities for coordinated and teamwork.
  • Ability to work with initiative and proactively.
  • Social and communication skills that facilitate teamwork and coordination of actions with various stakeholders linked to the FLM/SM COL-VEN and projects.
  • Skills in conflict resolution, consensus-building, and community needs analysis.
  • Skill in designing and formulating communication strategies based on dialogue with communities.
  • Personal commitment to humanitarian work and building an inclusive country

Functional Competencies:

  • Personal commitment to humanitarian work and building an inclusive country.
  • Ability to work with initiative and proactively.
  • Ability to work in a team and under pressure.
  • Knowledge of differential approaches (life cycle, gender, disability) and the Do No Harm approach.
    Knowledge of migrant rights and related standards.
  • Social and communication skills that facilitate teamwork synergy.
  • Ability to generate alliances with other organizations and strategic actors.
  • Knowledge of the region’s sociopolitical context, human rights, international humanitarian law, the Sphere Project, refugee rights, Law 1448/2011, victim assistance routes, and the ability to build alliances with other organizations and strategic actors.

Corporate Competencies:

  • Personal commitment to humanitarian and development work and the construction of an inclusive country.
  • Capacity to incorporate the gender equality approach into the component’s actions, promoting equitable participation and responding to the specific needs of men, women and the LGTBIQ+ population, in their different age cycles
  • Ability to comply with and promote the “Zero Tolerance Policy against discrimination and violence against women and girls” in the development of LWF actions in the territory

Type of Link

  • Fixed-term employment contract with all benefits, renewable at the end of the project.

salary

  • According to qualifications, according to the FLM salary scale – Colombia Venezuela Program

How to apply

App Features

Apply at the call link: CP_024 2025 Communications Professional

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Includes:

  1. Motivation letter (maximum one page) that should focus on the position criteria, broadly express the motivation for consulting based on qualifications, and be complementary to the resume.
  2. Updated resume, including immediate supervisor contacts, maximum of three pages with three (3) work references and two (2) recent personal references.

Send them in separate files in PDF format. Name the files as follows: first name, then last name, and the content. E.g.: ANA MARIA PEREZ CORREA_ (HV or CM).

Important note:

  • Only proposals that meet all the requested requirements and are submitted within the specified deadline will be reviewed.
  • To apply for the LWF Col-Ven calls, please note that we only accept applications through our official platform. You’ll always find the direct link in each call post.