SouthSouthNorth (SSN) supports national and regional responses to climate change through policy and knowledge interventions, partnerships and deep collaboration. We do this by connecting people and information, enhancing capability and mobilising resources to respond innovatively to the challenges and opportunities that climate change presents. Being positioned in the Global South affords SSN a deeper understanding of, and connection to, the climate and development challenges facing the region. We enhance developing countries’ access to climate information by brokering climate knowledge through formalised exchanges among various stakeholders. We assist decision-makers in delivering climate compatible development by informing policy formulation and implementation. We bring good governance to the management of donor funds, technical assistance and project management.
GRP and SSN are hiring a Communications Officer who will work as part of the GRP Secretariat. The GRP Secretariat is a small, diverse international team that convenes and catalyses actions by the Partners and implements specific activities on behalf of the Partnership. The Communications Officer will be hosted by SSN/CDKN and based in Cape Town, Nairobi or Addis Ababa. This is an internationally recruited position.
The Communications Officer will support GRP’s communications activities. This includes managing and maintaining GRP’s social media channels, defining GRP’s audience on different social platforms, updating the website, producing communications content, ensuring compliance with GRP and donor branding requirements, and coordinating meetings and events.
To apply and for more information, please refer to the Terms of Reference: Communications Officer at the Global Resilience Partnership.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted two weeks after the closing date, which is 12 August 2021. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer feedback on any application made for this job posting.
For more information on GRP, see http://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/.
For more about SouthSouthNorth (SSN), refer to https://southsouthnorth.org