Communications Specialist

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

The Communications Specialist will manage ICARDA s content creation as well as carry out a wide range of communications activities including:

• Manage content creation, including ICARDA s website content, development and oversight of ICARDA s annual content calendar, as well as manage and contribute to other high-level products such as brochures, factsheets, event communications, and similar outputs, ensuring consistency and quality across formats.
• Support development and implementation of ICARDA s communications strategy and implementation plan, with a focus on aligning external narratives with institutional priorities and sector trends to effectively target key audiences.
• Ensure regular coordination with ICARDA s technical and other teams, communications staff and roster of consultants to enable drafting of content to highlight ICARDA s impact and achievements for target global audiences, and travel to high level conferences/meetings, video shoots, and other events as needed.
• Oversee production of key deliverables such as the Annual Report.
• Lead a refresh of ICARDA s website to improve accuracy, usability, and strategic alignment.
• Oversee and undertake communication activities within designated strategic projects.
• Support development of a photo and video library to ensure ICARDA communications and other teams have access to high-quality images for use in various materials.
• Lead production of ICARDA s monthly newsletter.
• Manage roster of suppliers, consultants and junior communications staff as required.
• Support event promotion, press outreach, communication campaigns, and other communication tasks as needed in coordination with other communications team members.
• Support internal communications by creating content for staff newsletters, and internal announcements if/as needed.