Communications Officer

at  Palladium Group Inc

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

We are searching for an experienced Communications Officer at our Abuja Office .
Propcom+ is a new FCDO-funded eight-year (2023-2030), rural and agricultural market development programme supporting climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture and forestry that benefits people, climate, and nature. The programme is implemented by The Palladium Group, and it aims to transform Nigeria’s rural economy by addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges in the country’s food and land-use system. It will do this by (i) increasing productivity, improving nutrition and food security; (ii) enhancing climate resilience, pursuing lower emissions, and protecting and restoring nature, and (iii) helping to tackle some of Nigeria’s underlying drivers of conflict and insecurity. It does this by working as a ‘market facilitator’, identifying constraints in markets systems and facilitating changes to enable rural markets to work better for the benefit of poor and climate-vulnerable smallholder farmers and rural small-scale entrepreneurs.
Propcom+ has a target of increasing the incomes and climate resilience of 3.9 million poor and vulnerable people in Nigeria, 50% of whom will be women, through a “3Ps” approach of interlinked components:
P1: Scaling-up a focused basket of Proven climate-smart interventions around agricultural and primary processing / storage practices and models to get these adopted by millions of poor and vulnerable smallholder farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs.
P2: Building markets by developing and Piloting new business models that improve productivity, enhance resilience to climate change, reduce emissions, and improve nutrition outcomes.
P3: Enabling Policies that support a strengthened enabling environment for sustainable food and land-use system.

PURPOSE

The Communications Officer will be responsible for creating engaging online content and work with the Communications Manager to use digital communications channels to raise the visibility of the Propcom+ programme and that of the donor, FCDO.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The key responsibilities of the Communications Officer are detailed below. These are not exhaustive and may change as the programme grows and evolves.
Digital Communications
Support the development of digital communications strategy that aligns with the overall communications and knowledge management strategy of the programme.
Develop and design tailored digital content plans for the programme social media channels including but not limited to X, LinkedIn, Facebook and Youtube and ensure consistency of messaging across channels.
Curate and source appropriate and compelling content including infographics and videos, while engaging with staff and partners to generate on-demand content.
Co-design and deliver social media campaigns (in line with the programme campaign calendar) to support the programme’s wider objectives and help raise awareness and drive action on key thematic issues.
Support with identifying and working with influencers among staff, partners and the wider public across the themes of agriculture, climate change, environmental action, forestry, and biodiversity.
Plan and produce multimedia and audio-visual content including infographics, short compelling videos and blogs for the programme digital channels and work with the wider programme team to grow an online photo and video library.
Support the planning and delivery of virtual events organised by the programme such as webinars and X spaces and manage the setup and live streaming of hybrid events.
Support the development and production of quarterly e-newsletters and other interactive resources on the programme’s digital channels including social media and the programme website.
Co-manage the programme website and ensure regular updates of relevant content on the website.
Support in monitoring trends and tracking of engagements on the programme’s digital channels (social media, website, e-newsletter) and to analyse relevant communications data and insights to inform workplans, content curation and quality assurance.
Knowledge Management
Support the development and design of communications and knowledge products including but not limited to success stories, blogs, learning papers, case studies, factsheets, etc.
Liaise with the MERL and KM Managers to harness data and insights to inform design of evidence-based content suitable for the various digital channels, particularly posts for social media.
Support the planning and delivery of learning events and other knowledge sharing events organised by the programme.
Contribute to the development/refinement of information management systems (i.e. email systems, electronic and hard-copy filing and retrieval systems, intranet, extranet and other ICT solutions appropriate to Propcom+’s needs) to meet current internal knowledge management and adaptive learning needs.
Develop monthly/quarterly/yearly work plans with other members of the MERL, Communications and Knowledge Management Team.
Carry out additional tasks as requested by the Communications and Knowledge Management Managers and the MERL Director.
Required Qualifications:
The Communications Officer should have: A degree in a relevant discipline such as Communications or another related field.
At least 3 years of communications experience in agricultural-related programmes.
Excellent graphics design skills. Proficiency in the use of various graphics and infographic design apps (E.g. Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) is highly desirable.
Ability to use basic video editing software tools to produce short videos.
Proven knowledge and experience in digital content curation and website management.
Great skills in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English) to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required.
Fluency in speaking and understanding Hausa is an added advantage.