Communication and Knowledge Sharing Associate

Global Green Growth Institute

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The Communication and Knowledge Sharing Associate is a vital member of the Communications and Knowledge Sharing Unit team, embedded in the Office of the Director-General (ODG). They play a crucial role in elevating the organization’s profile by designing and disseminating relevant and impactful communication and knowledge products across various platforms, including social media. The Associate supports country-led, regional, and global events and initiatives, contributing to strategy formulation and implementation, and ensuring consistent adherence to GGGI’s brand, visibility, and communication guidelines.
Purpose:
  • Drive the advancement and execution of the global communication strategy and action plans, employing innovative and creative, audience-centric methodologies.
  • Facilitate the external narrative of GGGI’s impacts and outcomes through diverse storytelling approaches, including blogs, vlogs, videos, podcasts, etc.
  • Ensure the uniformity of key messages across GGGI platforms, including websites and social media, maintaining a cohesive brand identity.
  • Support the design, editing, printing, and project management of GGGI publications.
  • Research, adapt, and proficiently manage communication products for GGGI globally, optimizing the reach and resonance of the GGGI brand.
Engagement:
  •  Engage with GGGI global communication and knowledge-sharing team members to share, shape, and deliver effective and impactful communication and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
  • Engage with GGGI country, regional, and global programs to learn about their interventions and support external audience-facing initiatives.
  • Engage with media colleagues to promote GGGI’s green growth solutions.
Delivery:
  • Support the implementation of GGGI’s communication and knowledge-sharing strategy in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Create a wide range of creative communication content supporting program and project delivery, including factsheets, press releases, social media posts, blogs, the monthly newsletter, multimedia materials, and website posts and infographics.
  • Support the recognition of GGGI’s brand through visual guidelines, communication, and knowledge-sharing policies and practices, helping country/regional teams implement these.
  • Support the management of GGGI HQ-specific social media platforms, ensuring consistent and effective messaging across all channels.
  • Support the redesign and upkeep of the GGGI website and lead the initiative’s implementation across GGGI’s country-regional offices, ensuring alignment with program needs.
  • Support the conceptualization, planning, and delivery of external-facing knowledge-sharing and public relations events.
  • Stay abreast of pertinent research and news within GGGI’s scope, distilling key messages for both internal colleagues and critical external audiences.
  • Support internal communication efforts, including cross-team learning and sharing through strategy development, managing GGGI’s weekly global information sessions, and supporting senior leadership in communicating important messages across the organization.
  • Analyze, measure, and report on communication efforts and provide advice if strategies and interventions need adjustment.
  • Support and help drive the consistent incorporation of gender and social inclusion in all communication and knowledge-sharing interventions.
Requirements Qualifications:
  • A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, such as communications, media, behavior change communication, or other related disciplines.
  • Two years of work experience in relevant areas, including internships, volunteering, and unpaid assignments. Or Masters degree and 1 year of work experience.
  • Demonstrated commitment and passion for climate change issues and green growth through life choices, academic studies, and paid/unpaid work experience.
  • Excellent written and spoken English; proficiency in a second language relevant to GGGI’s member countries is a plus.
Functional:
  • Demonstrates good communication and organizational skills, along with effective teamwork.
  • Possesses a creative mindset with hands-on experience in design and storytelling for a wide range of audiences.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications, Adobe programs, and other communication applications and technologies for developing creative communication materials and visuals (e.g., video, social media).
  • Capable of conducting research, analyzing data, and consistently applying findings for the development of communication initiatives.
  • Committed to integrating gender and social inclusion into communication and knowledge-sharing interventions.
  • Experience living and/or working in multicultural contexts is advantageous.
  • A national of GGGI Member States (refer to GGGI’s website for an up-to-date list of member countries).

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