PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To facilitate the process of designing of IEC material for information dissemination on Citizen’s basic rights for their informed decision making.
Ensure that the rights of vulnerable groups are appropriately presented through the various types of IEC/BCC material to the humanitarian communities and the government for attaining affirmative social change.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES:
Ensures the preparation of visual tools (for the communities/children) such as pamphlet, poster, banner, cartoons, animations, audio and video productions for awareness raising for CICWB project through strong coordination with National Office Communications focal person for IEC/BCC material development.
Assists PC in preparing detailed implementation plan related to IEC/BCC material development for CICWB project and reviewing on monthly basis.
Travels to the target villages when necessary for information gathering / collection.
Works closely with Social Mobilisers/Community Officers for gathering information lacking required at the community level and coordinates with them to collect the feedbacks from the target villages (in area of Operation) to monitor whether information has effectively been conveyed and utilized.
Develops advocacy/citizens’ rights based stories in order to reflect the impact for project related donor reporting as well as for wider dissemination through Communications department.
Facilitates Communications department in gathering stories, in order to incorporate advocacy/citizens’rights issues for information dissemination through the Department.
Works closely with Communications department to identify the mode of information dissemination in the community.
Works closely with Communications department and DM&E unit to learn and practice the Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) tool and better methods for monitoring and evaluation (through pre-testing of IEC/BCC material) respectively, with the objective to promote and sustain behavior change.
Maintains record of the advocacy activities/programme(s), IEC/BCC material’s soft and hard copies, PRFs and media outreach activities. Also, maintains record of the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of IEC/BCC material and activities.
Keeps abreast with all the Advocacy Communications related events organised by other local NGOs and with their media strategies.
Facilitates and organises project related events.
Takes on specific tasks as assigned by supervisor.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ATTITUDES:
Degree in Social Science.
Experience of working as Material Development Officer, Advocacy Officer and/or Media Outreach.
Requires proven experiences in development work.
Requires detailed knowledge on policies and their impacts.
Requires strong skills of communication, negotiation, mediation and coordination, both verbal and written.
Importance of IEC material development on public interest issues.
Citizens Voice and Action (CV&A) tool. (preferred)
All the relevant Graphic Designing related software and InPage Urdu.
Advocacy Communications.