Global Communications Lead — Media Strategy & Crisis

Cagi; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) seeks a senior Communications Lead to drive the organisation's communications strategy and ensure proactive engagement with media, public, and stakeholders across humanitarian sectors. You will oversee content creation, crisis planning, and partnerships to elevate GICHD’s visibility in Switzerland and beyond.

Fluency in English plus at least two of German or French is required, with strong team leadership, budgeting, and donor

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree or equivalent in communication, journalism, international relations, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in communications at national and/or international levels.

Aufgaben

• Identify opportunities for media engagement, launch events and disseminate knowledge on the work of GICHD.
• Develop and implement GICHD’s communications strategy to ensure effective communication with target audiences in a way that advances the overall organizational objectives.
• Build and maintain relationships with media professionals to support GICHD's visibility in the media, especially in Switzerland.
• Oversee the creation of engaging and consistent content across various platforms, including publications, press releases and audio-visual materials.
• Draft high-level and donor-related content, as needed.
• Oversee the quality and consistency of written content, translations, and media articles produced by GICHD; ensure corporate style guidelines are up to date.
• Work closely with the Director and management to support executive communication, including with traditional and social media.
• Provide guidance to staff on communications good practices, including media relations, social media, and messaging.
• Identify and develop communications partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including with GCSP and DCAF, to enhance GICHD’s communication efforts.
• Implement crisis management good practices and develop crisis communication plans to address potential security risks, negative publicity or unforeseen events.
• Lead, manage, and coach the communication team to ensure project delivery within budget and timelines, promoting an inclusive and respectful work culture.
• Contribute to the implementation of the new GICHD Strategy.
• Manage the communications budget.

Kenntnisse

Media relations

Campaign management

Budget planning

Project management

Crisis communication

Team management

Diversity in comms

Stakeholder engagement

Multilingual communication

Ausbildung

Master’s degree or equivalent in comms/IR

Jobbeschreibung

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) seeks a senior Communications Lead to drive the organisation's communications strategy and ensure proactive engagement with media, public, and stakeholders across humanitarian sectors. You will oversee content creation, crisis planning, and partnerships to elevate GICHD’s visibility in Switzerland and beyond.

Fluency in English plus at least two of German or French is required, with strong team leadership, budgeting, and donor