Communication and knowledge Management Manager – Soil Values - Office of Programs (Burkina Faso/ Nigeria)

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Ouagadougou

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ID: 20121547

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Full-Time/Regular

About IFDC

IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to identify and scale sustainable agricultural solutions, including improved nutrient use efficiency. These approaches are needed to boost soil health and crop productivity while reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use. IFDC translates research into action by using locally driven, environmentally sound, and impact-oriented solutions. With our partners, we seek to close the yield gap, eradicate global hunger, safeguard the soil on which our lives depend, and generate economic resilience for farming households and the countries in which they live.

Position summary

The Communication and Knowledge Management (KM) Manager will have a dual role in the program.

For Communication, they will be responsible for developing stories /content from the program activities in close collaboration with SV staff and partners. The manager will play a key role in demonstrating the value and impact of our SV programs through carefully designed communication and Public Relation (PR) strategies.

For Knowledge Management, they will be responsible for implementing the SV KM strategy and organizing and improving access to knowledge across and beyond SV to help increase the scale and impact of SV work. This involves proactively coordinating and stimulating internal learning as part of the SV’s strategic goal of capacity development within the Local Implementing partners (LIP). In addition, in close collaboration with KM stakeholders, assess current KM practices within the consortium members and Knowledge Partners and build upon them, to establish, refine, and continuously improve the Program’s KM approach.

Responsibilities

For communication:

Coordinate all communication activities in SV program countries and give guidance to the communication specialists;

Re-develop/build and implement SV internal communication strategy;

Support/contribute, in close collaboration with the Program Director, the compilation and editing of material for SV’S annual highlights and full program report;

Develop and implement a content management strategy for SV and a digital strategy for our social media channels (quarterly e-newsletters, track records etc.);

Ensure the proper use of the SV brand identity and values by the team;

Act as the media liaison and contact person for communication opportunities and events, including, to develop good working relationships with key media in all target countries and exploit synergies with communications staff from the SV consortium and Knowledge partners;

Coordinate at program level a series of thematic/intervention area specific media campaigns in close collaboration with the intervention specialist and country team;

Develop and implement SV’S Public Relations strategy.

For Knowledge management

Collaborate with the consortium partners, lead the implementation of SV’s KM strategy;

Lead the program-wide KM awareness program and build the capacity of the SV staff to enhance knowledge sharing within the program and prompt for, and facilitate, the capture of learnings (good practices and lessons learned) after all significant milestones;

Lead the development and customization of a range of KM processes, tools, and platforms with user-focused approaches to capture, store, and retrieve knowledge within SV and its implementing partners;

Initiate strategic partnerships with projects to support the implementation of KM initiatives with clear linkages to improving performance, promoting innovations, scaling up success, and influencing policy for projects;

Develop sustainable approaches to content generation, capture, and information to promote a culture of continuous knowledge sharing;

Identify indicators and monitoring methods to track results and impact of KM activities and coordinate knowledge sharing-related monitoring & evaluation and reporting efforts of SV.

Requirements

A master’s degree in communication, Public Relation, Knowledge Management, Information Science, and/or related fields;

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in communication and/or KM;

Ability to think strategically about culture and behavior, business processes, and technology and tools for effective communication and knowledge sharing;

Sound understanding of technologies and platforms;

Sound and proven competencies on Digital tools and other IT infrastructures (Web and E-learning platform, etc.) that facilitate communication and knowledge sharing;

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders;

Experience in multicultural & multilingual environments;

Fluency in speaking and writing English and French;

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the West African region.

Reporting and Work Relationships

The Communication & KM manager will report to the Program Director and will benefit from the coaching of the Deputy Program Directors. They will work in close collaboration with Country Coordinators and Soil Values colleagues from other consortium members and Knowledge partners.

Location

This is a national recruitment with a duty station at the IFDC office based in Nigeria or Burkina.

Benefits

IFDC's benefits include annual and sick leave, health and group life insurance coverage, a 13th-month salary, social security and pension contribution in compliance with local laws and end-of-contract benefits.

Salary Clause

The salary grade for this position is BG 10 with a monthly salary of CFA 1,781,255.

The determination of new employee salaries considers various factors. These include the salary range linked to the assigned job grade, the candidate's qualifications in relation to the job's responsibilities and prerequisites, internal fairness, the competitive state of the job market, as well as potential organizational and budgetary considerations.

Diversity Clause

IFDC is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We believe in the value of bringing together people with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. All employment decisions at IFDC are made on the basis of ability, performance, and organizational need, in alignment with our values of fairness, respect, and opportunity for all.

About Project/Program

Soil Values (SV) is a 10-year program funded by the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS). The goal of the project is to address soil fertility constraints and achieve sustainable management of soil fertility in a way that contributes to ecologically sustainable improvements in food productivity and to increase resilience of small-scale food producers in the Sahel.

A consortium consisting of the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), and Wageningen University (WUR) has secured funding from DGIS for the Soil Values program expected to be implemented from 2024 to 2033 in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Northern Nigeria. This consortium is complemented by five knowledge partners – AGRA, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), ISRIC – World Soil Information, and International Water Management Institute (IWMI), all of which are recognized leaders in their respective fields.

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