WorldFish is an international, non-profit research and innovation organization reducing hunger, malnutrition and poverty across Africa, Asia and the Pacific. For over 45 years, our work on sustainable aquaculture and fisheries has improved the lives of millions of women, men and youth.
Fish and other aquatic foods grown in and harvested from oceans, lakes, rivers and ponds provide income for more than 800 million people and provide 3.3 billion with 20% of their animal protein intake. Our focus on sustainability makes sure that the way we produce and use these foods today means a plentiful future of generations to come.
Our evidence-based solutions range in scale from households to global policies and spans across six interlinked themes: nutrition, gender, climate, sustainability, economy and COVID-19.
We champion aquatic foods for healthy people and planet and believe that a sustainable blue planet of well-nourished children, women and men is within our reach.
Communications for impact are a critical element of our new strategy and seek to advance WorldFish’s global thought leadership in addressing critical sustainable development challenges (such as nutrition, climate change, gender and social inclusion, environmental sustainability, etc.) through research and innovation on aquatic food systems. Together with our strategic funding and implementing partners, we want to influence, develop, deliver and scale high-impact research and evidence-based innovations and policy recommendations that support vulnerable communities in low-and middle-income countries to meet their 2030 SDGs.
About the Position
The Events and Digital Campaigns Officer will work in-person and across digital platforms and be responsible for maintaining a yearly calendar of strategic events and campaigns and supporting WorldFish’s engagements to showcase our talented scientists and impactful research and innovation in aquatic food systems across Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
The Events and Digital Campaigns Officer will play an important role in leading all outreach and internal events and campaigns management, communication and promotion through WorldFish’s communication channels to drive reach and engagement. The ideal applicant must have a fine grasp of the latest best practice in events and campaigns management.
The successful candidate will be responsible in the following areas:
Maintain a calendar of internal and outreach events and campaigns throughout the year and support WorldFish’s leadership and participation in all engagements, from conception to post-production.
Conceptualize and produce pre-event promotional products for events and campaigns, such as Zoom webinar/meeting platform, social media cards, speaker profiles, event invitations, newsletters etc.
Collaborate with C&M Team to disseminate pre-event promotional products (Item #2) via WorldFish’s communication channels i.e. website, social media, email marketing/newsletters, Microsoft Teams etc.
Support research representatives/speakers and event organizers, and collect, review, and disseminate pre-event agendas/scenarios, scripts, talking points, presentations, chats, recordings etc.
Produce and disseminate post-event promotional products, such as recordings, summaries and metrics, social media cards, blogs etc., to WorldFish’s network of partners and audiences.
Provide communication support for responding to enquiries pertaining to events and campaigns from our audience through our communication channels.
Curate content for the production, dissemination and promotion of United Nations International Days, Hot off the Press, Quarterly Dive and research/researcher-specific digital campaigns.
Research the latest in-person digital trends and best practices in events and campaigns to ensure WorldFish keeps up to date in all of our outreach engagements.
Collect and maintain up to date KPI/metrics/data of events and campaigns each quarter, half-year and end of the year for WorldFish’s institutional reports.
Perform other communications-related tasks and activities, as assigned by Interim Global Communications Lead.
Requirements
This job might be for you if you have the below skills and qualifications:
Minimum a Bachelor Degree in Communications, Marketing, Events Management, Digital Media, Content Curation, Journalism, English Language and Linguistics or similar relevant field.
3 years’ working experience year’s in-person and digital events and campaigns management or any relevant fields in a research organization, development agency, project and multicultural setting.
Strong planning, organization and management skills, with the ability to prioritize and work to tight deadlines, to ensure all event and campaign are kept up to date.
Proficient in various multimedia platforms, including but not limited to, Drupal, WordPress, Zoom, Mailchimp, Adobe, Canva, Social Media Platforms, Google Analytics and etc.
Experienced in producing, curating and disseminating communication and promotional products, including but not limited to, social media cards, speaker profiles, event invitations, newsletters etc.
Passionate in research and innovation related to food systems transformation (especially in relation to fish and other aquatic foods, small-scale/artisanal fisheries, sustainable aquaculture, blue economy and ocean systems), the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, low-and-middle-income country development priorities, as well as understanding of policy, practice, investment and advocacy work.
