Communications Manager, Building Resilience against Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) Programme

DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.

Description

Objective of Programme:

DAI is seeking experienced candidates for the £130 million BRACED programme spanning up to 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. BRACED is expected to directly benefit up to 5 million vulnerable people, especially women and children, in developing countries by helping them become more resilient to climate extremes. This will be achieved through: 1) grants to NGOs and their partners (local government, research organisations, UN agencies and private sector) to scale up proven technologies and practices in the Sahel and selected DFID focal countries at most risk; 2) research and evaluation to build the evidence on what works on adaptation and DRR; and, building national and international capacity to respond to climate related disasters. More information on the programme is available on: https://www.gov.uk/building-resilience-and-adaptation-to-climate-extremes-and-disasters-programme-braced

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Communications Manager will:

• Develop and regularly update the BRACED  Communication Plan
• Develop communication material suitable for a range of audiences to disseminate and ensure broad utilisation of the knowledge and evidence generated
• Identify and utilise existing knowledge platforms on DRR and climate change adaptation to promote wider learning on climate change adaptation
• Develop plan on targeting dissemination of results at institutions responsible for policy implementation in order to build climate resilience at local, national and international levels.
• Support BRACED grantees to strengthen links with relevant research programmes, private sector, and humanitarian and development stakeholders
• Support peer to peer learning, through networking events and knowledge sharing, between BRACED grantees to improve their knowledge of how to build resilience to climate extremes
• Support development of material for the DFID website using the evidence from BRACED, and facilitate DFID country offices to use this knowledge and evidence in the development of new programmes and projects

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in communications, knowledge management or closely related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience in communications, knowledge management and dissemination, ideally related to climate resilience and adaptation
• Experience developing communication materials for a range of different audiences at local, national and international levels
• Proven track record of delivering strategic knowledge management and communications interventions on climate related and donor funded projects, ideally for DFID
• Experience working in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Fluency in English (both written and oral) is essential; Fluency in French is an advantage

Project Location:

London - with travel to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Length of the project:

Initially 4 years with a possibility of an extension

Anticipated Project Start date:

May 2014

Deadline for Applications:

31 January 2014

Status:

Must be eligible to work in the UK

*Please note that all profiles are indicative only and therefore subject to change *