Communication Specialist At Plan International

The Communications Specialist is responsible for the visibility, content creation and media support of Plan International’s response in Poland to the overall Ukraine Crisis Response Hub. Whilst the responsibilities below cover the main aspects of the role, this may change due to the evolving situation.

• Function as the communication focal point in Poland for the Ukraine Crisis Response Hub and local partners, as well as occasionally liaising with National Organisations (NO) and Global Hub (GH) in collaboration with the Ukraine Crisis Response Hub’s Head of Comms.
• Provide technical assistance to Plan Poland local partners that are responding directly to the needs of refugees, particularly children, girls, and young women, and monitor content shared by partners in social media
• Produce a range of compelling human-interest child-focused content such as case studies, eyewitness accounts, blogs, first-person accounts, images, audio, and video in collaboration with the response hub’s Head of Comms – with additional support from NO or GH comms.
• Support the development/strengthening of brand visibility of Plan International where appropriate (especially when visiting the project implementations sites)
• Ensure that child protection guidelines for content are strictly adhered to, including consent that is communicated to the local partners when they produce their own content.
• Manage planning and logistics of local and national government officials in collaboration with colleagues in-country and local partners.
• Manage planning and logistics of high-level media visits as well as NO/GH mission visits to Poland

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Experience and/or education in the media/communications field:
• Communicates clearly, effectively and as appropriate to the audience.
• Solution focused; able to prioritise, deliver on time and cope with ambiguity.
• Working knowledge of written and spoken English and Polish
• Experience of, and well-developed skills in, relationship management and capacity building.
• Experience with working in an INGO at Field and/or Country Office level.