SayPro Fundraising Coordination | Africa Volunteer Programme

Description

External Liaison and Communications

• Develop and amend an initial media strategy for national and international media as necessary.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with critical national and international journalists, other Communications Officers, representatives of other NGOs, etc.
• Act as the main point of contact for media and respond to requests for information from journalists, members, and donors, including arranging interviews and field visits.
• Act as spokesperson for the organisation when appropriate.
• Prepare, distribute and log press releases.
• Conduct regular field visits to interview staff and beneficiaries, write human interest stories and take photos and videos.
• Work with national communications officer (if available), Country Director and Emergency Team to determine how to liaise with local media.
• Participate in public information working groups if active.

Internal Liaison and Communications

• Work with to be aware of which journalists are travelling to the region and report contacts of international journalists to respective national offices.
• Disseminate a steady flow of information (updates, human interest stories, talking points and Q&As, blogs ) to the Communications Officers for internal and external dissemination
• Regularly provide high-resolution, good quality digital images of the emergency and work.
• Provide video of the emergency and work.
• Monitor print and electronic media for mentions of and other topics of interest to the organisation, and inform the Country Director, Emergency Team Leader and Communications Officers of anything important.
• Identify and create talking points/Q&As for potentially sensitive issues and inform the Country Director, Emergency Team Leader and Officers.

Training

• Give media training for designated spokespeople.
• Offer immediate media coaching for those about to do a media interview.
• Provide communications and media coaching to the national communications officer if available.