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GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA MINISTRY OF BLUE & GREEN ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE & NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY EMERGENCYAGRICULTURAL LIVEIHOODS & CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECT (EALCRP) TERMS OF REFERENCE Communication Officer EALCRP Project Implementation Office 12 months October 1, 2021 Position title Location Duration Tentative Start Date I.
Background The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project (EALCRP).

EALCRP is part of an overall developmental partnership initiative supporting medium and long-term recovery in Dominica after the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria on September 17th 2017.
This overall program of support complements and is aligned with other development partner initiatives and fills critical gaps for agricultural development, including a more modernized agriculture sector, increased farm productivity, and overall climate resilience of the country’s agriculture and food systems.
A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) has been established within the Ministry of Blue & Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security (MBGEANFS) to coordinate the day to day management and execution of the project.
The PIU works in close coordination with the Implementation Support Team (IST) which reports to the Climate Resilience Execution Agency of Dominica (CREAD) and includes expertise in procurement, social and environmental safeguards and financial management, and serves as a shared resource for all World Bank financed project in Dominica.

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Objective of Assignment 1.

Lead the development and implementation of the project’s communications strategy.

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Support the management of strategic communications throughout the project’s life cycle with internal and external stakeholders – including setting purposes and objectives, pre- planning, briefings, logistics, email communications, presentations, posters, exhibitions stand, etc.

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Key Responsibilities Strategic communications 1.

Develop and implement a Communication Strategy for the project 2.
Facilitate training and capacity enhancement initiatives in Communication for MBGEANFS Digital communications 3.

Implement and maintain core content of all the project’s digital channels.

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Co-ordinate content generation for the project’s website with the PIU, IST and MBGEANFS teams (e.g.

news stories, case studies, films, research, etc.

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Manage and optimize PIU activities for the website and social networking pages and track web traffic against targets using Google Analytics.
Printed Communications 6.

Implement and maintain core content of all the nation’s newspapers.

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Co-ordinate content generation for printed media (e.g.

news stories, case studies, research, etc.)

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Design and develop brochures, flyers and any printed means of communication Audio Communications 9.

Manage and optimize PIU activities for the Radio, TV and Events management.

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Qualifications and Experience Required Qualifications 1.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in communications and/or public relations; 2.

Diploma in Communications.

Experience 3.

At least five (5) years of extensive working experience in managing corporate/project communication strategies for those with Bachelor Degree and eight (8) years working experience for those with Diploma in Communication 4.

Experience of producing communication across all media 5.

Experience of producing press releases, articles, newsletters or presentations 6.
Track record of successful working with governments / donors on the development of comprehensive communication strategies 7.

Language Requirement: Fluent in oral and written English and ability to communicate in Creole language Desired 1.

Ability to use video cameras and edit videos 2.

Extensive knowledge on World Bank policies, procedures and practice is desirable 3.

Ability to work in a team, share information 4.


Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications, Adobe Software for the design of communication materials.

V. Reporting Station The Position will serve within the Project Implementation Unit Office and will report to the Project Manager VI.

Terms of Assignment The post is expected to be awarded for a duration of one (1) year, and will be renewed subject to satisfactory performance reviews and available funding.
The assignment is expected to commence in October 2021.The awarded applicants shall be engaged on a full- time basis, eight hours a day, and five days a week