Vacancy Announcement: Communications Officer (Maternity Cover)

Description: 

Society for International Development (SID) is seeking a motivated and creative person to join its team as a full-time Communications Officer (Maternity Cover) to join the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism’s facilitation team. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Mechanism’s outreach and communication work to its various audiences, as well as ensuring the amplification of demands from each of its thematic workstreams. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with strong organizational and communication skills, a passion for economic and social justice, and experience in advocacy and campaigning.  

 Key Responsibilities:  

• Lead in all communication efforts related to the CS FfD Mechanism, including updating website, implementing social media strategy across multiple platforms, and media engagement ensuring that content is consistent, engaging, and relevant.  

• Coordinate with communications colleagues of other organizations and social movements, when the amplification of shared advocacy messages is needed;  

• Organize and manage interpretation services for monthly calls  

• Proofread and work in layout of the FfDChronicle, and contribute to meme creation and article editing. 

• Lead with photo taking, video recording and editing during special FfD-related events 

• Manage and collaborate with designers, video editors and programmers in the development of content and/or website updates 

• Joining weekly internal team calls   

• Amplifying civil society interventions in the different spaces  

• Creatively campaigning for the key asks from civil society in the FfD process  

Desired Qualifications & Experience:  

• Has at least 3 to 5 years of experience in communications, advocacy, or campaigning.  

• Strong organizational and communication skills.  

• Experience managing social media, websites, and digital communications. (Experience working with DatoCMS and Hootsuite are a plus.)  

• Familiarity with UN international policy processes; experience/knowledge in the Financing for Development space is a plus.  

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, international environment.  

• Excellent writing and editing skills in English (Spanish and/or French are a plus).  

• Experience with quality photographing and design is desired.  

• Video editing and recording experience is a plus.  

• Availability for travel  

• Has excellent spoken and editorial communication skills;  

• Has proven experience in producing content for various communications platforms;   

• Comfortable with English as a working language;   

• Competence of the UN context and/or understanding of similar international and multicultural settings is a plus;   

• Professional motivation at working with Civil Society Organizations and/or social movements;  

• Familiar with digital platforms to support the organization of meetings and online events. (Zoom, Microsoft Teams etc) 

Personal skills  

• Can work independently and adapt to a flexible working schedule;  

• Can work with tight deadlines;  

• Is committed, responsible and loyal to the organization and its people;   

• Has a proactive and patient attitude within the team;   

• Promotes a problem-solving attitude;   

• Is able to work in a multi-cultural environment and respects diversity;  

• Is able to contribute harmonically to teamwork, through listening and building on other peoples’ ideas and proposals.  

HOW TO APPLY  

Interested candidates should send:  

• Their updated CV  

• Names and contacts of 3 references  

• A motivation letter explaining how they meet the selection criteria   

Applications should be sent to vacancies@sidint.org by 12 January 2026. Please specify in the subject of the message “Vacancy_CommsOfficerFfD_name_surname_MaternityCover”.  

SELECTION MODALITIES  

SID is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people living in the global South are particularly encouraged. All applications will be treated in confidence and will be pre-selected on the basis of the coherence with the selection criteria. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. The interviews will take place virtually on the first weeks of February 2026.  

 This is most likely a remote position with flexible location.  

 The selected person will be offered a collaboration working contract (or, if requested, a project-based/consultancy contract could be envisaged) for the period 2 March 2026 to 7 August 2026 (with flexible dates possible).Compensation will be communicated to short listed candidates and will be based on candidates’ availability for full-time employment. More detailed information will be discussed during the interviews.   

  More information about the Society for International Development can be found here.  

 About the Society for International Development: SID is an international network which aims to promote socio-economic justice and foster democratic participation in the development process by addressing key global agendas related to food systems & nutrition, climate & energy, development finance, public services and global health. SID is primarily a knowledge-based organization, which makes the communication position a key function.  

  Through programmes and activities at national, regional and global level, SID strengthens collective knowledge and fosters joint action on people-and-planet centred development strategies, with the goal of contributing to the promotion of common goods through inclusive processes. SID’s activities are facilitated by an International Secretariat which is in Rome (Italy) and by its main regional office in Nairobi (Kenya).   

 About the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism: The CS FfD Mechanism  is an open civil society platform including several hundreds of organizations and networks from diverse regions and constituencies around the world. CS FfD Mechanism’s core principle is ensuring that civil society can speak with one collective voice.