Communications Officer in Global Health

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DSW

Hybrid
  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Comms/ Digital/ Media
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 25/03/2024
  • Location: Belgium, Brussels
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR) Health
This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional, with native English language skills, and interest in working in a non-governmental organisation in the field of global health and international development..
Based in Brussels, the Communications Officer will support DSW’s EU Advocacy work on research and innovation for poverty-related and neglected tropical diseases (in short global health R&I), and other related development or global health topics such as women’s health, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Areas of responsibility for the position include:

  • Support the Head of the EU office in the planning of advocacy communications activities, work plans, and budgets
  • Implement DSW’s EU advocacy communication activities, including:
    • Drafting and distributing EU media pieces, op-eds, and articles,
    • Building a network/ good working relationship with relevant journalists
    • Managing and further developingDSW EU’s online and social media presence
    • Proofreading and editing materials, publications etc.
    • Media monitoring on relevant topics and identifying opportunities to engage with media and/or stakeholders on topics related to global health
    • Coordinate the drafting and design of various communications outputs, including publications, visual assets, videos etc.
  • Contribute to the strategic development of DSW’s EU communications work, developing new approaches and formats
  • Coordinate EU communication with DSW’s international/ German communications team
  • Represent DSW in external events and meetings, as well as towards external stakeholders on communications in agreement with the Head of the EU office
  • Support the Head of the EU office in preparing regular reports and M&E activities and support resource mobilisation activities
  • Evaluate the impact of communication outputs (social media campaigns, newsletters, videos, etc.)
  • And other duties as assigned.

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