Employment Type: Consultant, Full Time

Title: Communications Specialist (Consultant), Bangladesh

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Deadline for submission: July 13, 2024

About us

Founded in 1992, Nutrition International is a global organization dedicated to delivering proven nutrition interventions to those who need them most. Working in partnership with countries, donors and implementers, our experts conduct cutting-edge nutrition research, support critical policy formulation, and integrate nutrition into broader development programs. In more than 60 countries, primarily in Asia and Africa, Nutrition International nourishes people to nourish life.

Since 1995, Nutrition International has been working in Bangladesh to address the burden of malnutrition. As a trusted partner, Nutrition International supports the Government of Bangladesh to deliver various nutrition-related programs, including vitamin A supplementation, universal salt iodization, rice fortification, maternal nutrition, zinc and oral rehydration salts supplementation for diarrhea management, and adolescent nutrition. In addition to closely working with governments at every level, Nutrition International also works with local and international partners to deliver high-quality interventions and programs that can create lasting impact and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

About the Project

Since 2022, Nutrition International has been implementing the ‘Adopting a Multisectoral Approach For Nutrition’ (AMAN) project that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh by strengthening nutrition services delivered through the health system, social safety net programs, and multisectoral nutrition actions.

About you

You will have Education Degree 9 Master’s degree highly preferred ) in mass communication/ international development with at-least 5-7 years of work experience in communications for development/humanitarian sector. Previous experience working with INGOs, and/or UN agencies on international programs in Bangladesh highly preferred.

About the role

This consultant will be responsible to work with Nutrition International’s AMAN, country office and regional office team as well as external vendors and agencies to deliver the communications and knowledge translation deliverables of AMAN project. The detailed duties and responsibilities are listed below.

  • Execute/implement and monitor the communications plan of AMAN efficiently to build the profile of Nutrition International in Bangladesh.
  • Create and oversee the production of diverse external communications and knowledge translation products including factsheets, project briefs, project presentations, case studies/success stories, policy briefs, press releases, advocacy papers, project reports, donor reports, etc. (including research, content curation, drafting, editing, layout, publication).
  • Plan and organize events (managing a local event management agency) including workshops, seminars, end of project dissemination, etc.
  • Work closely with the Bangladesh country team and Nutrition International Asia regional office to identify and create opportunities for external communication to highlight the successes of the project.
  • Ensure broad media coverage and visibility (manage a local public relations agency) to sensitize them about Nutrition International’s work and highlight key project achievements in Cox’s Bazar. Be able to identify story angles and key messaging/positioning in consultation with the Asia regional office.
  • Coordinate with Nutrition International’s external relations team in the Asia regional office to ensure a smooth flow of information and decision-making on communication and outreach aspects.
  • Hire, manage and guide local communication agencies/vendors as required.
  • Identify key opportunities and activities for posting on social media, draft social media posts and share with regional external relations team for publishing.
  • Identify and prepare stories for the internal newsletter of Nutrition International.
  • Identify and develop human interest/impact stories highlighting case studies from the field about the impact of Nutrition International’s work related to AMAN. Work with AMAN project staff to organize pre-production of stories (i.e. identifying interview subject matter, planning pre-production checklist and itinerary, etc.).
  • Document AMAN’s key impacts through visual storytelling and documentation-photography/videography (managing an external photographer/videographer).
  • Write, copyedit, proofread and finalize layout (working with a designer) of program reports and publications.
  • Coordinate/work closely with AMAN’s external project partners to deliver on the above tasks. For more detailed information about the role, please click on the attached Terms Of Reference.

For more detailed information about the role, please click on the attached Terms Of Reference.

What we offer

We offer a collaborative and engaging work environment. Nutrition International is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive, equitable, and accessible work environment.

Please note that all our offers are conditional subject to appropriate screening checks and satisfactory reference checks.

How to apply?

Nutrition International is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free work environment and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.

To apply please visit: https://bit.ly/3xEyamX

And click on the Apply Now button to submit your application.

The closing date for receiving applications is July 13, 2024.

We thank you for your interest, however only short-listed candidates will receive an acknowledgment and will be called for personal interactions. The consolidated fee for this position will be maximum up-to BDT200,000/- per month.

NI is a non-smoking work environment.