Job Vacancy: tSSd - talent Sourcing for Sustainable development Ethiopia - Communication & Visibility and Event Coordinator for TA on Africa-EU Partnership

tSSd talent sourcing for sustainable development

For a new tender we are looking for 2 Experts, 1 TL/ Communication & Visibility and 1 Event Coordinator (Junior), for TA on the Africa-EU Partnership in Addis Ababa, start March 01, 2019 for 440 working days, deadline 18.01.2019, for further details contact: tssd.service@gmail.com

LOCATION	Ethiopia
STATUS/REFERENCE
AGENCY/DONOR	EU AU
REQUIRED EXPERTS	E1 - Team Leader - Communication & Visibility (Senior) APPLY
	E2 – Event Coordinator (Junior) APPLY
COMMENCEMENT	Mar 1, 2019
PROJECT DURATION
NUMBER WORK DAYS	1	440 working days
	2	440 working days
LANGUAGE SKILLS	Excellent written and spoken English. Fluency in Amharic is an advantage
DEADLINE	18/JAN/2019 23:59:00 Recruitment starts immediately upon publication of this vacancy announcement; posts may be filled already before the indicated application deadline. Pre selected experts will be asked to fill in a grid.
ELIGIBLE NATIONALITIES	Any
OBSERVATIONS	• Only short listed consultants will receive the ToR and will be replied to. • Please apply only if you fulfill all requirements for the vacant position. • Eventually, we will ask you to fill in and return to us a GRID. • All experts must have at least regional experience • CV templates download at http://wp.me/p1sHoW-5D
CONTACT tssd.service@gmail.com Please apply in English language
How to Apply: Only short listed consultants will be replied to. If you wish to submit your candidature, please send us: 1 - Your up dated and position-adjusted CV in EU AID format, in the language of vacancy and as word.doc detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments. CVs in other than EU format will not be evaluated. 2 - The country, no of position/field (s) you will apply for in the subject line of message 3 - Your expected daily fee. In addition you would receive the official per diem and airfare in economy class 4 - Your communication details (Mobil, phone, etc.) in case we need to contact you during the tender process 5 - Include the months, as well as years in past experience of your CV 6 - To enhance your CV, please bold the items most relevant to this project and its requirements. Suggestions: Please make sure, that the experience requested is also shown "Description" section 14 of your CV. As the selections are very strict and paper based, we request you to prepare your CV in the right format and detail all the relevant experience under the Professional experience table as much as possible. There is no problem if your CV is long, the most important is to prepare so that it describes clearly your experiences relevant to the mission. (Your CV has to sell you!) Restrictions: In case consultants are short listed, they must be able to provide documentary evidence for educational and professional items in their CVs (copies of diplomas, copies of employers' reference letters, etc.). Documents those are not available in English have to be accompanied by a faithful translation. This is mandatory requirement for Europe Aid tenders.
DESCRIPTION
The global objective is to strengthen the capacity of the Delegation to communicate on its operations with the African Union Commission but also on AU-EU relations more broadly. The specific objectives of this assignment are: To promote the Africa-EU Partnership, including the added value of both Unions working together and exchanging on continental integration processes in a border framework of multilateralism. Exploring the Unions' commonalities and diversities through cultural, public, digital, science, energy, climate, and economic diplomacy. To strengthen understanding and engagement of the Delegation's target audiences in the various areas of cooperation. To strengthen relations with continental media in Africa and Europe. To continue producing high-quality audio-visual content for the Delegation's website and social media. To improve the Delegation's communication practices and ability to communicate jointly with EU Member States, the African Union Commission, and other stakeholders. To shift to a "storytelling" approach to communication by identifying compelling success stories. Qualifications Team Leader - Communication & Visibility (Senior) APPLY The team leader will be responsible for overall project implementation, coordination and supervision of the other experts. Qualifications and skills • University degree in journalism, communication, international relations, political science or related fields, or equivalent professional experience of at least 15 years; • Excellent written and spoken English. Other EU and AU official languages are an asset; • Demonstrated skills in production of audio-visual content, management of social media campaigns, and/or press relations are an asset; • Knowledge of AU-EU relations or EU external relations/ development policy is an advantage; • Knowledge of the media environment in Africa and/or Europe is an advantage; • Proven skills in drafting project reports and ToRs is an advantage. • Experience collecting best practices, lessons learned and human stories is an advantage. General professional experience • At least 10 years of experience in communication, public relations, journalism, international development, or related fields; • Prior experience as a team leader is an advantage; • Ability to work independently while assuring quality control on the work produced; • Previous experience as a communication adviser for large companies or international bodies, particularly the AU or EU, is an advantage; • Previous experience in organizing large-scale cultural events is an advantage; Event Coordinator (Junior) Qualifications and skills · A degree in communication, public relations, event management, or related fields, or equivalent professional experience of 8 years; · Excellent written and spoken English. Fluency in Amharic is an advantage. General professional experience · At least 6 years of experience in event management, public relations, or similar; · Demonstrated experience of successfully managing large-scale events; · Experience of managing large-scale events in Addis Ababa is an advantage; · Knowledge of the Africa-EU Partnership is an asset.