Communication and Stakeholders Engagement Specialist at Cleaner Production and Climate Innovation Centre (CPCIC): (Deadline 17 May 2024)

Communication and Stakeholders Engagement Specialist at Cleaner Production and Climate Innovation Centre (CPCIC): (Deadline 17 May 2024)

1. Background introduction

The CPCIC, established under the Nation Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA), aims to provide technical assistance and business advisory services related to climate change resilience, circular economy, and cleaner production practices for the private sector. As a project partner in Circular Food systems for Rwanda, the CPCIC focuses on promoting circular business models in SMEs. The project aims to facilitate a shift to sustainable food systems, minimizing waste, utilizing materials efficiently, and promoting regenerative production practices.

The CPCIC is currently seeking a qualified Communication and Stakeholders Engagement Specialist activities. The role involves Create and execute a communications strategy aligned with CPCIC’s Mandate that tells the CPCIC’s story and builds its brand through traditional, digital and social mediums. Lead CPCIC’s external and internal engagement efforts by communicating with various SMEs and other stakeholders. Other key Roles and Responsibilities include:

Under the Circular Food System Project,

• Develop the operational guidelines for establishment of a multi stakeholder platform and operationalization for an enabling environment for a transition to a circular food system in Rwanda.
• Coordinate policy dialogues workshops on policy coherence with project team
• Disseminate developed report/ case studies from CE policy dialogues
• To develop and manage the delivery of stakeholder engagement and communication strategies and initiatives that promote the organization’s work, deliver engaging messages, help secure partnerships and enhance stakeholder relationships related to promotion of CPCIC.
• Review and implement the CPCIC’s stakeholders’ engagement strategy for internal and external engagement in relation to current and future intervention of the Centre.
• Development of outlines and content of CPCIC website/webpage, corporate brochure, newsletter and social media campaign on reports, case studies and lesson learnt
• Quarterly newsletters for CPCIC on circular economy initiatives, RECP programmes interventions for public and stakeholder engagement.
• Together with CPCIC Team, facilitate the dissemination and communication of policy briefs, research reports, lessons learnt to relevant government and non-government stakeholders to inform public dialogue and policy and programme decision-making.

2. Required Qualifications

• A Master’s Degrees in relevant field such as Journalism, Public Relations, mass communication, or related areas with 2 years of relevant experience or A Bachelor’s Degree in the similar field with a Minimum 5 years of relevant experience;
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of stakeholders’ engagement and efficient management of social media accounts and website;
• Demonstrated capacity to contribute in the production of the audio-visual content for websites and online social media;
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of green growth, cleaner production, resource efficiency and circular economy communication to the different audience
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative working relationships with government and private sector counterparts;
• Previous experience in public relations, communications and knowledge management;
• Fluent in English, Kinyarwanda and knowledge of French is beneficial;

Terms of employment

This is a fixed 8 months’ contract, only for nationals and based in Kigali, Rwanda and may requires frequent travel outside of Kigali.

The position report to the project coordinator and CPCIC management

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their soft copy applications documents in one folder to Chief Executive Officer of CPCIC, through recruitment.cpcic@nirda.gov.rw with the position they are applying for in subject line not later than 17^th May 2024 at 5:00PM. Hard copies are not accepted. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.