Content Specialist

Plan International is an independent organisation for development cooperation and humanitarian aid. We believe that girls and boys worldwide must have equal rights and opportunities and be able to actively shape their future. In order to achieve this, we carry out sustainable community development projects efficiently and transparently in our partner countries and react rapidly to emergencies and disasters that threaten the lives of children. We work together with children, youths, supporters and partners of all genders to achieve our global aim in more than 75 countries: to transform the lives of 100 million girls so that they are able to learn, lead, decide and thrive. The sustainable development goals of the United Nations reinforce our commitment. Plan is also dedicated to the safeguarding of children.

Plan International Germany e.V. is hiring a

Background

The Sponsorship Communications Hub consists of a centralised team responsible for the coordination and production of sponsorship communications and content in print and digital media. The role includes managing projects at a global level to create communication processes and content for sponsors by extracting content from our program areas, improving it, and distributing it to all Plan offices worldwide. The Hub refines the child sponsorship journey by producing high quality, impact-driven content with an increasing shift towards a digitised child sponsorship experience, making it more "real" and transparent in a development context to increase sponsor engagement.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage resources in the hub and supporting offices worldwide to achieve the goal of creating donor-friendly sponsorship communications
• Create various types of communication items in line with agreed requirements and business rules
• Quality control and qualitative feedback of raw material provided by program countries in the field
• Management of external contractors who may be based in different parts of the world, including copywriters, etc
• Proofreading and editing of submitted refined written content from contractors and various global sponsorship offices
• Contribute to budget planning processes of the hub, identifying needs and resource implications
• Develop a common understanding of the needs in the different fundraising countries, and to negotiate agreed requirements between all
• Establishing and facilitating collaboration across all global fundraising offices by focusing on relationship building and sharing of best practice
• Continuous improvement of processes and systems linking international sponsorship managers, enabling them to share content more efficiently
• Manage planning, deadlines, and risk management. Develop communication plans and KPIs as well as reporting mechanisms to provide transparency and accountability and demonstrate achievement of objectives
• Collaborate on the technical development of unique online content creation tools and platforms

Qualification & Experience

• Proficient / Advanced English skills, especially written and verbal
• A degree in communication science, development communication, journalism, digital media or similar
• A team player, with excellent time management skills and enjoys collaborating with multiple stakeholders
• Experience in producing communications for marketing and retention purposes
• Some Experience in commissioning design, print and interactive content, data management systems
• Interest in developing new digital communication initiatives and the tools required
• Experience of commissioning design, print and interactive content
• management
• Excellent project management and organisational skills
• Basic written and verbal communication skills in German
• Ability to build support for goals and projects among various stakeholders who do not report to you and over whom you have no authority to give direction

What we offer

• An ergonomic and modern equipped workplace
• Great work-life balance including flexible working hours, mobile working by arrangment
• A committed working environment
• Drinks at your free disposal
• Subsidy for the HVV-ProfiTicket, the in-house canteen/cafeteria and the company pension scheme
• A committed working environment

Please share your resume/ CV and motivational letter by no later than 13 September, 2021 online.