International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Position description

Main responsibilities:

• Social media and website management: (approx. 35% of Consultant’s time)
• Ensure CtEH is promoted and donors are engaged and acknowledged
• Manage EiB’s social media accounts, draft posts and identify content and images for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
• Develop/contribute to campaigns
• Track and document KPIs for social media and website traffic
• Lay out Email and MailChimp newsletters, surveys etc.
• Upload content to EiB website, including news, blogs, events
• Maintain site through editing and refreshing contents.
• Curate content to cgiar.org and other platforms
• Content: Writing, editing, designing, or supporting products that profile the achievements and announcements of CtEH/EiB such as: (approx. 40% of time)
• News stories, blogs, tools, and other material
• Fact sheets, reports, booklets, forms, templates
• Multimedia products such as infographics, photo blogs, audio/video
• PowerPoint presentations
• Webinar, event, and meeting support: (approx. 15% of time)
• Support webinars on CtEH breeding program improvement and related issues with promotion, technical hosting, potential on-air hosting, summary stories etc.
• Developing or improving program presentations and outreach materials
• Participate in planning, material development and logistics for occasional conferences and workshops
• Provide on-site event support, and/or undertake field visits, locally and globally, dependent on travel restrictions and team need
• Other duties:
• Serve as the communications point person for CtEH, delivering products and messages that highlight CtEH principles and achievements
• Participate in developing and implementing communications strategies (including associated workplans) in support of specific activities and outputs
• Proofread EiB products
• Contribute to reports
• Maintain tracking grids, including communications products, KPIs, event calendar
• Other duties dependent on consultant’s skills / interests and program needs

Qualifications

• Early career graduate from Bachelor’s or Master’s program in communications, journalism, or marketing. Or from a scientific field, but with communications experience
• Knowledge of, or interest in, breeding science, agriculture, agricultural development, environmental issues and/or international development is a plus
• 1-3 years communications experience in the workforce and/or through university or volunteering
• Fluency in English with strong writing, editing and proofreading skills
• Graphic design, photography, video or other media skills are a plus
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, web applications, and social media
• Skills with online communications platforms such as Hootsuite, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Drupal, SPARK, etc. are a plus
• International experience and/or interest in international affairs is a plus
• Organized and very detail oriented
• Proactive, good interpersonal and teamwork skills, and an ability to work independently
• Openness to doing both routine and creative communications tasks
• The selected candidate must exhibit the following competencies: Critical and Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and decision making, Communication and Teamwork

CIMMYT offers Junior Consultants a modest monthly stipend paid in US dollars, a housing allowance, and an airline ticket to and from Mexico. CIMMYT will assist in obtaining necessary travel documents, including a visa. Transportation will be provided, depending on the availability of seats, on the CIMMYT bus, to and from Mexico City or Texcoco. CIMMYT staff live in Texcoco, Mexico City and other nearby locations. Office hours are generally 8a.m. to 5p.m., with some flexibility due to occasional morning, evening or weekend meetings or events.

The ideal candidate will be able to commit to at least one year. This is an entry-level position. Initially the consultant may work remotely, but as soon as COVID-19 travel restrictions permit, the position will be based in Texcoco, 40 km outside of Mexico City.

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