Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist

1 week ago


Pretoria, South Africa Tetra Tech Full time

Discover your full potential. At Tetra Tech, we are collaborating with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our innovation hubs across the globe will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists.

**Position Summary & Job Purpose**:
Tetra Tech provides best-in-class energy consulting services for clients worldwide. Our work advances clean energy to achieve climate and decarbonization goals; creates sustainable utilities and modern grids, and promotes gender equality and economic inclusivity at the energy nexus.

**Position Responsibilities**:

- Implement the Regional Innovation Hub (RIH) communications and knowledge management framework to highlight major WE4F themes, including food security, environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation, gender, biodiversity, climate resilience, private sector engagement, and efficient use of natural resources
- Write news on all RIH interventions and innovator stories for use on the program’s website, newsletters, and other material
- Develop audio and visual media pieces such as video, infographics, social media posts, blogs, webinar presentations, and press releases
- Support the finalization of project deliverables to include researching, editing, and formatting documents and training materials, and developing slide deck presentations
- Coordinate and engage with regional and local media outlets as needed to enhance the program’s visibility and outreach
- Ensure compliance with WE4F branding and quality assurance guidelines in all program deliverables and outputs in collaboration with the WE4F Secretariat
- Develop and execute an accompanying dissemination strategy for each knowledge management product that the Hub produces
- Provide branding and communications support to WE4F innovators, including but not limited to communication strategy development, media training and presentation coaching
- Create and maintain a RIH Knowledge Library as a digital platform to compile, share and engage knowledge management products with stakeholders
- Support the RIH’s Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) group that reviews progress and applies learnings to interventions
- Coordinate and engage with the WE4F Secretariat and other WE4F Regional Innovation Hubs on communications and knowledge management topics
- Source local innovator information for communications and knowledge management efforts through engagement with Country Coordinators
- Support the collection of performance indicator data and the development of contractual deliverables and any other reporting
- Perform other relevant duties as assigned

**Essential KSAs Required (experience, skills, education, certification, etc.)**:

- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, international development, or related field
- 5+ years’ experience in the region implementing communications and outreach initiatives with a focus on international development projects in Southern and Central Africa
- Fluency in English is required (reading, writing, editing, and presentation skills)
- Experience with the logistics of webinars, video conferences, virtual library, calendar, and invitations (RSVPs) to learning activities and events
- Highly knowledgeable about the use of varied digital platforms and mechanisms to support learning and outreach campaigns
- Proven ability to design, lead, and evaluate public outreach campaigns for diverse audiences
- Proven ability to develop and edit the audio and visual media pieces
- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Proven ability to work with various stakeholders located in different time zones
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills
- Strong working knowledge of Canva, Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro)
- Strong working knowledge of social media storytelling and online marketing/content management platforms (Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, PinPointe)

**Valued but not required KSAs**:

- Proficiency in French or Portuguese

About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 450 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—21,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

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