Vacancy Announcement

Communication Specialist

About GIZ and the Cluster / project

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digitalization and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

The Climate, Energy and Urban Development (CEU) Cluster of GIZ Rwanda comprises a variety of projects supporting green development and/or decarbonization of several sectors: climate policy and finance, energy, circular economy and waste management, urban development, transportation, and agriculture. It’s vision is to contribute to Rwanda’s sustainable future by enhancing the skills and knowledge needed to transform energy, transport, urban development and waste management while protecting Rwanda’s nature and combating climate change to foster resilient and thriving communities.

The CEU Cluster is looking for a motivated, creative and experienced communications expert to support in the implementation of the Cluster’s communications activities in close collaboration with all projects.

The communication specialist performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

Responsibilities

• Support the Cluster’s Energy, Urban Development, Waste, Climate, and Economic Development projects in the implementation of their communication strategies and activities.
• Organize communication-related events and activities of the Cluster.
• Prepare and manage pooled communication contracts (e.g. photography services and layouting).
• Mainstream GIZ-wide communication goals and guidelines into the communication activities of the Cluster.

Tasks

• Prepare and manage comms-related contracts to be used by the Cluster’s projects, such as graphic design, photography, among others.
• Create content for communication products (posts, articles, presentations, etc.) based on project activities for social media, in close collaboration with the country office.
• Lead the organization of cluster events, including preparation of agendas, participant management and communication, coordination with facilitators.
• Identify internal (within GIZ channels) and external opportunities for disseminating news from the Cluster.
• Advise project staff on communication standards in alignment with GIZ goals and guidelines and conduct quality checks of communication materials prepared by the Cluster.
• Monitor communication and outreach activities and provide reports to the management team of the Cluster.

Other duties/tasks

• Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications and professional experience

• Master’s degree or equivalent in the field of communications, public relations or related
• C1-level proficiency in English and Kinyarwanda, French and/or German is an added value.
• At least 3 years experience working in communication and public relations.
• Previous experience working in development cooperation is of added value.

Other knowledge and additional competences

• Demonstrable proficiency using social media, especially content creation for LinkedIn and Facebook. Skills in developing engaging content, including articles, blog posts, and infographics to communicate project results.
• Demonstrable proficiency using PowerPoint in the preparation of impactful visually compelling presentations.
• Strong ability to craft compelling narratives that highlight the organization’s work, achievements, and impact on communities. Experience in writing success stories, case studies, and human-centered stories