Team Composition: 

Team Leader - Senior Communication Specialist

General description of the position: The Team Leader will provide the overall strategic vision and will be responsible for the implementation of the project, including coordination of the work of the other expert and delivery of high quality products. S/he will work closely with the EU Delegation, the Programme’s implementing partners, media, target groups, including authorities, public institutions and the private sector.

Expert category: Cat. II (>6 years of experience)

Qualifications and skills required:

• At least a Master’s degree, or equivalent, in the fields of public relations, communication, journalism, advertising, marketing and/or a related area, or in its absence, relevant general professional experience of 5 years in addition to the years set out in first bullet under the general professional experience plus a relevant Bachelor's Degree, or an equivalent technical or professional qualification in one of the afore-mentioned fields (minimum requirement).

General professional experience:

• At least 6 years of experience in the field of communication and media, public relations, and/or events management, or related field (minimum requirement).
• Previous experience in the field of coordinating and implementing EU funded communication and visibility projects (desirable).

Specific professional experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in designing and implementing at least two communication and visibility campaigns, across various media including event organisation and the production of promotional publications and videos (minimum requirement).
• At least 2 years of practical experience in wide range of communications approaches, tools and methodologies related to planning, executing, and monitoring communication work (minimum requirement).

Language skills: Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English, equivalent to C1 level (minimum requirement).

Number of working days: 380 days

Key Expert 2 - Communications Expert (Campaign and event manager)

General description of the position: The Communication Expert will support the Team Leader in the strategic development, implementation and organisation of communication and visibility activities.

Expert category: Cat. II (>6 years of experience)

Qualifications and skills required:

• At least a Master’s degree, or equivalent, in the fields of public relations, communication, journalism, advertising, marketing and/or a related area, or in its absence, relevant general professional experience of 5 years in addition to the years set out under the general professional experience plus a relevant Bachelor's Degree or equivalent technical or professional qualification in one of the afore-mentioned fields (minimum requirement).
• Fully versatile in social media applications, image editing, communication and publication software (desirable).

General professional experience:

• At least 6 years of experience in the field of communication and media, and/or events management, and/or public relations, and/or related fields (minimum requirement).

Specific professional experience:

• At least 2 year of experience in developing and/or managing communication and visibility campaigns and the production of promotional publications (minimum requirement).
• Experience in managing social media campaigns (desirable).
• Good knowledge of the media environment in Zambia (desirable).

Language skills: Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English, equivalent to C1 level (minimum requirement).

Number of working days: 300 days