Communications Officer,gpe

**Communications officer,GPE**

**Job #**:

- req33498

**Organization**:

- World Bank

**Sector**:

- Communications

**Grade**:

- EC2

**Term Duration**:

- 1 year 0 months

**Recruitment Type**:

- Local Recruitment

**Location**:

- Paris,France

**Required Language(s)**:

- English, French

**Preferred Language(s)**:
**Closing Date**:

- 6/30/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

**Description**

Are you a passionate advocate for education? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children? The Global Partnership for Education Secretariat (GPE) would like to hear from you.

**Who We Are**

GPE is a shared commitment to end the world’s learning crisis. It is the only global partnership and fund dedicated entirely to helping children in lower-income countries get a quality education, so they can unlock their potential and contribute to building a better world. We bring together governments, teachers, civil society, donors, United Nations agencies, development banks, businesses and private foundations to transform education systems so that every girl and boy can have hope, opportunity and agency.

**What We Do**

GPE helps low
- and lower-middle-income countries to build stronger education systems so that all children can get the education they need to thrive. We support 90 countries where the needs are greatest and focus on reaching the children who are the most vulnerable, including girls, children with disabilities and those affected by extreme poverty or conflict. Our unique approach works. Since 2002, 160 million more children in GPE partner countries have set foot in classrooms for the first time, more than half of them girls. GPE is also the largest provider of education grants in the global COVID-19 response, providing partner countries with vital resources to ensure that learning can safely continue.

**How We Work**

GPE is working to help governments transform their education systems to get the most vulnerable children in school, improve teaching and learning, and build equitable, inclusive and resilient education systems fit for the 21st century. Transforming education is about creating lasting changes and achieving impact at scale. GPE sets out to deliver this transformative change by convening partners, mobilizing funds and catalyzing reforms to help partner countries accelerate access, learning outcomes and gender equality.

**Governance and Organizational Arrangements**

The GPE Board of Directors includes ministerial-level members and alternates representing 20 constituencies that reflect the partnership’s breadth. The Board Chair is HE President Jakaya Kikwete and the Board Vice Chair is Ms. Christine Hogan. The Board of Directors, with its three standing committees, provides policy and strategic oversight and approves or delegates funding decisions.

The GPE Secretariat, with around 160 employees and hosted by the World Bank, is responsible for translating the policies and strategies set by the Board into practical support for partner countries, coordinating with diverse stakeholders and galvanizing global support for SDG 4. The Secretariat’s headquarters are in the World Bank’s offices in Washington, D.C., with a European office in Paris, an Africa office in Nairobi, a satellite office in Brussels, and a support office in Chennai.

**ABOUT THE TEAM**

The External Relations team (EXR) responsibilities include donor relations, communications, advocacy, civil society outreach, private sector and private foundation outreach and it has the primary responsibility for overseeing GPE's financing campaigns.

The Communications Team is part of EXR. The team is responsible for strategic external communications and brand management; media relations; maintenance of website, social media channels and informational materials; coordination and production of publications.

**ABOUT THE JOB**

This position will be based in Paris or Brussels.

**Description**

**Duties And Accountabilities**
- Content: Collaborate with colleagues across the GPE Secretariat and with partner organizations—including web and social media specialists, video producers, photographers, and graphic designers—to develop compelling campaign content tailored to priority donor markets. This includes drafting and adapting web and social media copy, briefing materials, messaging, and multimedia products that speak to political, technical, and public audiences.
- Liaise with designers, video editors, and consultants to deliver visually engaging and timely content across channels; track production timelines and ensure assets are aligned with GPE’s tone, branding, and strategic objectives.
- Strategy: Collaborate with colleagues in the donor team to develop national level replenishment communications strategies in priority markets.

Help localize the global campaign in key donor markets by supporting the coordination, development and delivery of campaign toolkits, localized messaging, translated visuals, and tailored communications