Marketing and Communications Officer

Position and key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the projects communication and visibility strategy ensuring alignment with donor requirements and SNV branding guidelines.
• Produce high-quality communication materials including success stories newsletters website content case studies factsheets social media content videos and promotional materials highlighting project results and impact.
• Collect document and disseminate evidence lessons learned and good practices from project interventions field activities and stakeholder engagements across the horticulture and renewable energy sectors.
• Support donor reporting events workshops campaigns and knowledge-sharing activities by preparing communication products presentations media content and visibility materials.
• Coordinate with project staff government partners private sector actors and service providers to ensure timely accurate and consistent communication of project achievements innovations and contributions to Ethiopias green growth agenda.

Internal Communication

• Collaborate with corporate communication on internal communication products and implementation and formulate and distribute internal communication within the country.

External Communication

• Develop an external communication approach and plan for the project based on corporate strategy branding and desired positioning and formulate edit (ensure) produce and distribute communication materials (e.g. reports documents promotional videos and visuals)

Communication Advice

Support asked and unasked management and advisors on communication matters application of corporate brand and promotional activities.

Internet and Social media

Set up maintain and manage the quality of the SNVs presence on social media websites and intranets; conform to the SNVs social media and website/internet standards and marketing policy and ensure/contribute to staff awareness and usage of social media sites.

Press / media contacts

Coordinates press/media contact inventories references to Horti-LIFE Green Growth in the press maintains relations with the press and edits press releases if required.

Knowledge Management

Support the development and use of case studies and set up and maintain infrastructure and processes for knowledge exchange and enhancement within the country/region by providing advice and circulating relevant materials.

Qualifications :

Qualifications and Experience:

• BSc degree in a relevant field namely communication or journalism.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience for candidates holding a bachelors degree. 
• Demonstrated experience working with international development organisations and a strong understanding of donor compliance requirements particularly those of the European Union (EU) and the Government of the Netherlands.
• Proven experience in developing high-quality communication and knowledge products including project reports brochures leaflets success stories videos photography and other visibility materials for diverse audiences.

Additional Skills Required:

• Good communication skills in English both written and spoken with excellent reporting skills.
• Demonstrated experience in managing social media channels including content development audience engagement and performance monitoring.
• Pro-active and solution driven.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

Competencies:

• Communicative Flexibility
• Ingenuity
• Analytical Capabilities
• Initiative
• Quality-orientation
• Results-orientation

Additional Information :

Contract Type: National Full-time

Expected start date: January 1 2027

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

How to Apply
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on October 23 2026.  Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.
If your experience and skills match the positions requirements we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.

Working at SNV  
SNV offers a challenging work environment opportunities to lead and innovate and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from and contribute to an internal and global network of experts.

At SNV inclusivity is at the heart of our ethos. We celebrate the diversity of our workforce and uphold a policy of non-discrimination based on factors such as disability status religion ethnic origin gender sexual orientation and more.

Vetting
SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for both nationally and internationally determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation sexual abuse or sexual harassment) the Statement of Conduct. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme. 

SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time