FYI is seeking to recruit a seasonal career media and communications officer to be responsible for overseeing the communications efforts of the Foundation including management of public relations, profiling success stories of our grantees, managing Foundation’s media platform, communicating with media personnel to address Foundation’s news, and implementing communication policies and procedures to uphold the organization’s brand image. A communications officer job description involves the tasks of researching, writing, editing and publishing information about a company or organization. The information can be used for internal publications for employees, management and volunteers or for publications that are distributed to the general public.
Founded in 2011, Foundation for Youth Initiatives (FYI) complements the role of development agencies, donors, and funding organizations in South Sudan by providing technical assistance in design, planning and implementation of various development initiatives, including financial and programmatic management of these projects, in a manner that facilitates the growth, development and strengthening as well as ensuring the accountability and sustainability of the projects.
FYI promotes a multi-sectoral SMEs ecosystem of governance, business, and social services, layering development, growth and strengthening of small and medium-scale grassroots businesses and start-ups, particularly in agriculture, agro-based businesses, off-grid energy solutions, and youth-led entrepreneurship development, and economic empowerment by providing sustainable technical support in the planning, implementation, financial and programmatic management of such development initiatives.
FYI brings deep experience in strong institutional capacity, ability to support projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner and working with international development organizations in providing business support and enterprise management, agricultural commodity market access services, renewable/off-grid energy solutions, youth-led enterprise support, grants management, and employability program. In bridging this gap, FYI maintains the ideals of participatory and bottom-top development, ensuring that benefitting communities are actively involved throughout the process.
At FYI we have an excellent track knowledge of developmental issues, and we are equipped with experience in the design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects. Our understanding of best practices, strong institutional capacity, ability to support projects in an efficient and cost-effective manner, and our experience from working with international development organizations are a cutting edge that can hardly be found anywhere else in South Sudan.
It is against this backdrop that FYI is seeking to recruit a seasonal career media and communications officer to be responsible for overseeing the communications efforts of the Foundation including management of public relations, profiling success stories of our grantees, managing Foundation’s media platform, communicating with media personnel to address Foundation’s news, and implementing communication policies and procedures to uphold the organization’s brand image. A communications officer job description involves the tasks of researching, writing, editing and publishing information about a company or organization. The information can be used for internal publications for employees, management and volunteers or for publications that are distributed to the general public.
How to apply
Send your CV and copies of school document to: info@fyisouthsudan.org
Deadline: December 5th 2021.