Team Leader - Expert on Communication Strategy with international experience

Meyandy LLC; Braunschweig; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH in Braunschweig seeks a Team Leader / Communication Strategy Expert with extensive international experience to support six GIZ projects in the Caribbean. You will coordinate strategic communications, public information, and media relations across multiple countries.

The ideal candidate has a university degree in communications or related field and at least 15 years of experience in development cooperation, with leadership of teams and budgets.

Qualifikationen

• University degree in communications, journalism, PR or development.
• Proficiency in English (C2), German (C1) and Spanish (B2).
• Minimum 15 years in strategic communications, public information, media relations or digital communications.
• At least 5 years coordinating communication activities at executive government/management level.
• At least 5 years developing communication strategies and visibility plans in international cooperation.
• At least 2 years linking communication and Monitoring & Evaluation in international cooperation.
• At least 2 years producing and supervising communication products (print, digital, audiovisual, social media, data visualization).
• At least 5 years of combined management experience with 5 staff and budget responsibility (EUR 100,000).
• At least 1 year of experience in one country outside Latin America and the Caribbean; 5 years in LAC with 1 year in the Eastern Caribbean (OECS).
• 5 years in development cooperation projects.

Kenntnisse

English C2

German C1

Spanish B2

Strategic communications

Public information

Media relations

Digital communications

Public affairs

Content strategy

International development

Team leadership

Budget management

Multistakeholder coordination

Monitoring & Evaluation linkage

Storytelling for development

Ausbildung

University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or Development

Jobbeschreibung

INTRODUCTION

CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH is an independent consulting engineering company with worldwide experience based in Braunschweig, Germany. CES offers solutions to complex multidisciplinary engineering tasks for all civil engineering and related sectors. CES renders services ranging from preliminary investigations to construction supervision and cost controlling, training of the clients' staff, advisory services in the operation and maintenance of installations, as well as the organization and strengthening of public authorities and institutions. CES works mainly in the field of development cooperation and implements infrastructure projects for national high-end clients (ministries and line authorities) funded by international donors.

TASKS STATUS

Proposal Start: Q4 2026 Duration: Short Term (90 expert days) Position: Team Leader / Communication Strategy Expert Country: Eastern Caribbean / CARICOM region Sector: Communications, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

PROJECT AND JOB DESCRIPTION

The assignment will provide Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Communications support to a portfolio of six GIZ projects in the Caribbean. The projects address climate-sensitive circular economy, climate-resilient and sustainable energy, biodiversity conservation, blue economy development, green and blue skills, and the productive use of organic waste and sargassum. Activities are focused mainly on Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with regional cooperation through the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

TEAM LEADER - EXPERT on Communication Strategy with international experience

CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH, Braunschweig.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree (e.g. 'master's or German Diplom') in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Development
• Proficiency in English-C2, German-C1, Spanish-B2
• At least 15 years of professional experience in either or a combination of the following fields: strategic communications, public information, media relations, digital communications, and/or public affairs
• At least 5 years of professional experience in coordinating communication activities at executive Government and/or management level in multi-stakeholder environments
• At least 5 years of professional experience in either or a combination of the following fields: developing and implementing communication strategies, visibility plans, and content strategies within international cooperation (for multilateral or bilateral donor funded projects)
• At least 2 years of professional experience linking communication and Monitoring & Evaluation within international cooperation (for multilateral or bilateral donor funded projects)
• At least 2 years of professional experience producing and supervising communication products (print, digital, audiovisual, social media, web content, data visualization) within international cooperation
• At least 5 years of combined management experience with disciplinary leadership responsibility for 5 staff members in projects, companies, and/or organizations
• At least 5 years of management experience with communications budget responsibility (annual budget of EUR 100.000 Equivalent)
• At least 1 year of professional experience in one country outside Latin America and the Caribbean region
• At least 5 years of professional experience in Latin America and the Caribbean region of which 1 year in the Eastern Caribbean (OECS) region
• At least 5 years of experience in development cooperation projects
• Demonstrated experience in digital content management, social media strategy and analytics; web design, UX/UI, information architecture and SEO; and storytelling for development, data visualization, …