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#1: Planning and Compliance building (35% of Time):

• Develops and implements an annual communications plan, in line with the Country Office’s strategy plan and the needs of program funders and Right To Play’s global communications objectives and plan.

• Ensures that all communications materials and messages are in-line with project grant agreements and donor requirements.

• Conducts field visits to project sites and ensures proper dissemination of information for events and success stories.

• Ensures proper documentation of communications materials.

• Conducts ongoing review of the communications plan and communications components of country action and strategic plans to ensure compliance; identifies gap areas and recommends solutions.

• Ensures RTP promotion of various International “Days” such as Child Day, Diabetes Day are in-line with national strategy and behavioural and social goals.

• Facilitates field visits by VIPs including donors, partners, board members, Athlete Ambassadors, media, global staff and international consultants working for Right To Play in the respective country. This includes planning events, developing itineraries, etc.

• Plays a key role in the development and dissemination of behaviour change communication messages and social mobilization campaigns.

• Ensures compliance with Right To Play brand and messaging guidelines, Right To Play Policies (including in particular, Right To Play’s Child Safeguarding policy), and other policies as needed, and any relevant government legislation.

• Contributes to the Global Communications Team by attending quarterly meetings and supporting on special projects.

#2: Communication (35% of Time):

• Develops systems for effective and efficient communications and best practice sharing within the country office.

• Creates compelling photo, video, and written collateral and content that communicates Right To Play’s work and impact.

• Collaborates with the HQ Communications and Marketing Team to fulfill communications requests · Oversees photo, video and message archiving in the Country Office

• Develops a system to produce personal stories, quotes and photographs of Coaches and children in our programs; oversees photo archiving.

• Develops informational and promotional material on RTP projects.

• Trains country team on the value and usage of the brand.

• Liaises with printing and design companies, edits design when required.

• Oversees and approves all print proofs in the country before being printed including T-shirts and documents.

• Creates and edits designs for communications materials and brand merchandise and liaises with printing and design companies to see them realised.

• Manages the Country Offices social media and communication platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Workplace, Sharepoint and Playspace. As part of their social media management role, the incumbent ensures that the Country Office’s social media accounts are on brand and on message.

• Acts as a focal point on the “play-space” intranet, where applicable.

#3: Media and public relations (25% of Time):

• Develops and maintains relationships with country, and locally based media. · Closely monitors and tracks media coverage for RTP and sport for development in country.

• Establishes contacts with media and writes media releases and success stories.

• Conducts media development activities in country to build capacity of local media to advocate for the role of sport for development and the role sport can do in meeting development goals.

• Accompanies and supports visitors to the country when delegated.

• Works with the Country Office team to develop and implement media relations strategy for any high-profile visit to the country/region including preparing background materials and relevant packages.

#4: Other tasks as assigned (5% of Time)