Strategic Communications Advisor Ocg Cell 3 Base a

The Regional Office in Dakar is recruiting a **Strategic Communications Advisor MSF OCG Cell 3** for Geneva who will be based in the Regional Office in Dakar.

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organisation founded in 1971, provides medical aid to people facing life-threatening crises, mainly in situations of armed conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters and healthcare exclusion. The Paris-based operational centre of MSF is present in more than 30 countries.

Mission

You will be responsible for providing strategic advice, coordinating and executing actions from a public positioning perspective, including visibility and local communications,

You initiate, develop and drive validation on PR strategies for OCG countries and topics, developing compelling messaging for public audiences as well as media plan and partnerships in line with _Telling It as It is _vision,

Under the leadership of the relevant Operational Program Managers and in collaboration with the relevant Advocacy Advisor, you have a senior role to play in providing your analysis, contributing inputs about positioning, advices on tactics as well as identifying messages and powerful tools for a portfolio of countries and themes. Positioning discussion should happen in triangular mode between RP, SCA and AA and with other inputs (negotiation, UREPH, Dirop, GD ) when relevant,

You validate a regular flow of information on MSF response to humanitarian crises, both within OCG, the movement and externally, and liaises with international media, in partnership with the existing units in the department of operations and the department of communications and fundraising, with the 4 other OCs, the new entities and the hubs,

You go to the field to cover MSF emergency response, particularly but not only for the countries in your portfolio, and act as a sparring and strategic partner of our program managers, heads of mission and field coms staff,

The strategic communications advisor reports to the head of operational communications. You act as back-up to members of the team who are away.

**Description of main activities**:
Under the leadership of the relevant Operational Program Managers and in collaboration with the relevant Advocacy Advisor, initiate, take part in and contribute with strategic advice to positioning discussions on context and issues by providing your analysis, relevant inputs, guidance on tactics,

Are expected to propose and drive implementation of plans for public position and communications, engagement strategies, messaging and tools in order to communicate MSF mission and activities in consultation with the Program Managers, Heads of Mission and field communications staff,

Gather, develop, and check the accuracy of information with thorough research into accessible narratives,

Have “a nose for news” seeking to find ways to tell the story and impact through engaging articles, video scripts/narration, social media posts/plans and make decisions regarding content and offering solutions.

**Main responsibilities**:
**1.Public Positioning referent**
- **Strategic Advice on public position the cell and the field teams**

As the sparring partner to the relevant Operational Program Managers and in close collaboration with all internal players shape, flags, develop and drive the validation of coherent messages, press releases and tools to position MSF publicly (videos and Opinion pieces), and lead strategic communications plan/tactics for public use. Identifie speaking out/ “Telling It as It Is” opportunities and drive strategic planning and concrete outputs,

Provide field focused analysis, timely strategic advice on the core identity of the organization and bridge the gaps between the perceived and desired identity of MSF based on offline and online narratives; Ensure up-to-date monitoring, risk and context analysis on perception and local communications and actor mapping,

Represent OCG operations in intersectional communication platforms, including operational, hubs, entities and partner sections and ensuring consistency of messages across the movement to maximise OCG positioning. Provide and integrate MSF OCG views on intersectional positioning and operational updates,

Translate ideas, objectives, MSF position into messaging that relates to the topic, speaker and intended audiences (offline and online). Develop and write briefings and other communications for executives; articles/White papers, blog, web content translating complicated concepts and ideas. Ensure external and internal communication is joined up and complementary,

Handles unique external/internal projects that surface including work with external partners and organizations to coordinate engagement.
- **Senior Content Management: Designs, Conceptualizes, Coordinates and drives validation of content.**

Produce, drive validation and are accountable of timely production of: articles, press releases, packages an