Senior Advisor, Public Engagement (Leave Coverage) at World Vision

Job Description:

Seizing opportunities in the news cycle with a variety of data and story driven pieces, using third party data, World Vision data, internal World Vision systems, and commissioning new data collection as required. This job requires a sound understanding of both media landscape and research methods, to shape high-impact opportunities for World Vision to share stories that are relevant to our work.

The role requires senior-level stakeholder coordination and high-level project management skills, leading project teams, consultants, and multiple projects a year with a variety of external, Support Offices (SO), Field Offices (FO), and Global Centre (GC) stakeholders.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads cross-functional team and budget to deliver two of World Vision’s ‘global flagship’ (main annual) reports.
• Working with the media manager, seize opportunities in the news cycle with a variety of data and story-driven pieces, using third-party data, StoryHub, OIOS data, and commissioning new data collection as required.
• Continue to explore opportunities to scale up and develop child-voice products, such as this year’s 1000 girls, teen pregnancy, Syria, or DRC.
• Work with the Emergency Communications team to develop ongoing data-driven communication assets that drive media engagement.
• Provide expert guidance to other teams around the partnership on report methodology and production, ensuring reports are robust, strategically aligned, and capable of garnering media attention (where media or SO potential).
• Continued availability to train young people in media aspects and support their role as potential spokespeople at events.
• Limited support to the Child-led and Digital Advocacy Team, to advise on initiatives and pedagogy, as required.
• Share and present research findings to the media and external partners as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate and master’s degrees in a relevant area (politics, international relations, international development, communications).
• Some form of research training, including the ability to manage and design quantitative analysis projects, basic research methods, and the ability to advise others on advanced analytics and how they can be used for media headlines.
• At least 7 years’ experience working in a media relations, public relations or research role.
• 5 years’ experience running nationally or globally significant advocacy, public relations and/or marketing campaigns.
• 5 years’ experience working with a range of global audiences, and an understanding of the most effective channels to reach them.
• External relationship management.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Experience managing communications in an emergency and dealing with diverse stakeholders, internal and external, where priorities may conflict and require judgment.
• Deep understanding of media trends and needs.
• English Language is required, and other languages are a plus.
• Ability and willigness to travel up to 25% of the time for deployments, field visits and/or meetings.