Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has announced a full time opening for the role of Communications and Reporting Officer in Somalia. With 4 - 5 years of experience required, this position is suited for mid-to-senior level professionals in Communication/advocacy. This position closes on May, 31. Apply now to be considered.
Communications and Reporting Officer
Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a
highly qualified Communication & Reporting Officer.
About the job
The post-holder will focus on communications; media advocacy, knowledge generation,
management and promoting shared learning among actors. He/she will also support development of
content and communication material and capture and consolidate project activities and success
stories to be shared with relevant actors. The post holder will also coordinate all stakeholders and
donor reporting for all Donors in the organization including maintain a donor reporting tracker .
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Communications
- Help in development and implementation of DRC Somalia Communications strategy to
showcase project interventions along with knowledge generations, sharing and dissemination.
- Design dynamic and engaging visuals for social media platforms, publications, events material
and signage, infographics, data visualizations, icons, brochures, flyers, report covers, layout and
dashboards.
- Play a role on engaging with the national and local level media channels to highlight and advocate
project objectives through talk shows, special reports, packages, and news items.
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Application due:
5/31/2026
Workplace:
Mogadishu
Department/Country:
Somalia
Contract type:
- Inform, educate, and persuade journalists, media community and opinion makers through
workshops, formal and informal meetings to help advocate project objectives to relevant
stakeholders.
- Capture the events and project activities and present them at various communication platforms to
raise awareness along with showcasing the project impact.
- Ensure documentation and consolidation of human-interest stories, which can be communicated
externally.
- Create and develop IEC materials with the support from the communication department.
- Provide up to date content for DRC social media platforms.
- Research, prepare, fact-check, edit and produce professional media and communications
materials for target audiences and ensure their timely dissemination via DRC communications
channels, ensuring highest quality standards.
- Develop graphic content, including video and audio including but not limited to infographics, social
media visuals, video scripts and storylines.
- Ensure adequate communication coverage, through a variety of tools (written, video/audio, social,
media) of project activities and products, deliverables, objectives and results to key donors,
stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
- Draft human impact stories working in conjunction with Comedications Team Leader and keeping
sensitive to needs of both internal and external audiences.
Donor Reporting
- Understand donor reporting requirements, including deadlines, and ensure they are met.
- Produce monthly quarterly and annual narrative reports in line with donor reporting requirements,
coordinating inputs from the Project Teams as required.
- Develop and collaborate with MEAL team to manage an activity, milestone and target tracker, to
monitor key project deliverables.
- Consolidate and analyze data on Programme implementation, achievements and indicators in all
sectors in order to facilitate the preparation of periodic reports and activity-specific reports as may
be required and ensure timeliness of such reports
- Participate in annual reporting and planning process.
- Work closely with Information Management to ensure accurate and attractive data presentation,
including maps
- Support Project Team meetings, providing progress updates, flagging any risks or issues and
producing minutes.
- Provide progress updates to the Head of Program and Senior Management Team as required.
About Somalia
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and has a growing job market, particularly in the humanitarian, development, and private sectors. Major employment hubs include Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Garowe, Baidoa, and Kismayo, with opportunities from international NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, and an expanding private sector.
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