The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre - part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the design and delivery of REAP's communications strategy, coordinating implementation across the PMU and country-level communications teams to ensure consistent messaging and timely delivery.
• Coordinate the production of programme-wide communications outputs, including investment case documents, technical and policy briefs, results briefs, and donor reports, working closely with MEL and technical teams.
• Maintain REAP's cross-country influencer and ambassador database, coordinating consistent application of vetting, contracting, and brand-safety standards across country teams and tracking engagement and performance metrics for ambassadors and participant creators.
• Support the collection, curation, and circulation of internal learning briefs and impact stories, helping to break down silos and bring programme impacts to life across the consortium
• Coordinate cross-country content sharing, including webinars, internal e-letters, and quarterly retrospectives, to support shared understanding of progress, challenges, and emerging lessons.
• Manage REAP's digital presence, including digital asset repositories, ensuring systematic documentation of knowledge products.
• Provide quality assurance and editorial support across communications products developed by country teams, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and messaging consistency.
• Support event and convening logistics, including annual learning and adaptation workshops, and other major programme communications events.
• Assist with donor and stakeholder reporting for the Mastercard Foundation and other REAP stakeholders, compiling inputs from country teams into consolidated reporting formats.
• Support monitoring of communication risks, helping to apply safeguarding, brand safety, and representation protocols across country-level communications activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in communications, preferably within international development or donor-funded programmes.
• Experience supporting influencer, ambassador, or content-creator programmes is an advantage.
• Experience coordinating communications across multiple teams or countries is an advantage.
• Strong writing, editing, and content coordination skills in English.
• Familiarity with influencer marketing and youth-relevant social media platforms (e.g., TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp).
• Proficiency with digital collaboration tools (shared workspaces, content calendars) and social media platforms.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
• Team-oriented, with strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.

• Support the design and delivery of REAP's communications strategy, coordinating implementation across the PMU and country-level communications teams to ensure consistent messaging and timely delivery.
• Coordinate the production of programme-wide communications outputs, including investment case documents, technical and policy briefs, results briefs, and donor reports, working closely with MEL and technical teams.
• Maintain REAP's cross-country influencer and ambassador database, coordinating consistent application of vetting, contracting, and brand-safety standards across country teams and tracking engagement and performance metrics for ambassadors and participant creators.
• Support the collection, curation, and circulation of internal learning briefs and impact stories, helping to break down silos and bring programme impacts to life across the consortium
• Coordinate cross-country content sharing, including webinars, internal e-letters, and quarterly retrospectives, to support shared understanding of progress, challenges, and emerging lessons.
• Manage REAP's digital presence, including digital asset repositories, ensuring systematic documentation of knowledge products.
• Provide quality assurance and editorial support across communications products developed by country teams, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and messaging consistency.
• Support event and convening logistics, including annual learning and adaptation workshops, and other major programme communications events.
• Assist with donor and stakeholder reporting for the Mastercard Foundation and other REAP stakeholders, compiling inputs from country teams into consolidated reporting formats.
• Support monitoring of communication risks, helping to apply safeguarding, brand safety, and representation protocols across country-level communications activities.

• Strong writing, editing, and content coordination skills in English.
• Familiarity with influencer marketing and youth-relevant social media platforms (e.g., TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp).
• Proficiency with digital collaboration tools (shared workspaces, content calendars) and social media platforms.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
• Team-oriented, with strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in communications, preferably within international development or donor-funded programmes.
• Experience supporting influencer, ambassador, or content-creator programmes is an advantage.
• Experience coordinating communications across multiple teams or countries is an advantage.