Communications Officer
IMPACT
工作地點
Harare
招聘資訊詳細
Position: Communications Officer
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe (Right to work in country only)
Starting date: November 2024
Duration: 12 months (3 months probation); with possibility of renewal based on availability funding and performance
Language Requirements: MUST be fluent in English
About IMPACT
IMPACT transforms how natural resources are managed in areas where security and human rights are at risk. We investigate and develop approaches for natural resources to improve security, development, and equality. We are an independent non-profit, collaborating with local partners for lasting change.
IMPACT is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada and has offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Côte d’Ivoire as well as representation in Burkina Faso and Mali.
About planetGOLD Zimbabwe
The planetGOLD Zimbabwe project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). In Zimbabwe, IMPACT is the executing agency, in partnership with Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife (MECW) and the country’s Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development (MMMD).
The project will work together with local communities to reduce the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining—the world’s largest source of anthropogenic emissions of mercury pollution— while improving the health and lives of local mining communities. The Zimbabwean project is part of a global program similarly implemented in 23 countries. Learn more about planetGOLD at planetGOLD.org.
Communications Officer
The Communications Officer supports the effective communication of project activities and results to identified stakeholders. The Communications Officer will produce stories for the planetGOLD Zimbabwe website, prepare social media posts or printed materials, and liaise with media to ensure visibility of the project and its success.
Additionally, working closely with the Project Manager and subject-matter experts, the Communications Officer supports the development of a broad-range of sensitization materials for national and local beneficiaries on to support the adoption of practices and technologies that serve to reduce and eliminate the use of mercury in the artisanal gold mining sector.
Under the supervision of the planetGOLD Zimbabwe Project Manager, and in collaboration with IMPACT’s Communications Director, the Communications Officer has the following primary responsibilities
