Communications Manager

The role

You will develop and carry out communication strategies and materials for MSF projects, and convey MSF messages to local and international audiences. You will manage media relations, act as a spokesperson, and supervise locally hired colleagues.

What you will do

• Develop and implement operational communication strategies and materials
• Build MSF visibility and acceptance
• Convey MSF communications and advocacy messages to local and international audiences
• Manage MSF communications and reputation with communities, patients, colleagues and stakeholders
• Maintain close contact with key local and foreign media
• Facilitate media visits to projects and act as a spokesperson
• Produce reports on the local media landscape
• Manage, develop and supervise locally hired colleagues

Required qualifications

• At least four years of experience in communications or journalism
• One year of experience in lower-income countries and/or unstable contexts
• Previous experience producing communications content
• Experience with MSF or other international NGOs in lower-income countries
• Experience working in an international environment
• Social media knowledge and skills, including community management
• Basic audiovisual skills (photo, video, editing)
• Fluent in English and French
• Self-driven with the ability to take initiative
• People management skills
• Commitment to MSF's guiding principles and values
• A flexible approach

Nice to have

• Degree in journalism, communications, humanitarian affairs, political sciences, or a related university degree

Benefits

• Salary and benefits
• Opportunities for professional growth into medical, non-medical and coordination streams
• Possibility of completing multiple assignments

Before you apply

• Assignments involve basic living conditions and may take place in chaotic or volatile environments, with inherent security risks
• Staff must strictly observe security rules; failure to do so may result in dismissal
• Employment may be contingent upon satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening

About the company

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care in more than 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy and communications.