Communications officer application form

Welcome

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ILGA World seeks a Communications Officer

Deadline for applications: Monday, 25 October 2021 – 1pm (Central European Time)

Are you excited at the prospect of using your communication skills to change hearts and minds, and to engage with ILGA World member organisations, Committees, and staff to reach the purpose? ILGA World is expanding its communications team, and therefore seeks a creative, innovative, and dedicated individual for the role of Communications Officer.

The role of the Communications Officer will be to support ILGA and its membership in their advocacy efforts related to people of diverse SOGIESCs using a wide range of media to conduct outstanding, creative, strategic communications, and to support public-facing mobilisation and awareness media campaigns.

Under the supervision of the Communications Manager, the role requires to strengthen the engagement of ILGA World with its member organisations, and to work in close cooperation with ILGA World’s programmatic teams and Steering Committees.

The successful candidate will have to be a creative and collaborative individual with a proven track record of developing fresh and strategic communications and of supporting the creation of mobilisation and awareness campaigns, a passion for sensitively engaging LGBTI grassroots communities globally, and a strong “nothing about us without us” ethics to drive their work.
The ideal candidate will start working in January 2022.

INSTRUCTIONS

Important Please read the Job description and Performance of duties, remuneration and benefits below and then fill out the application form.

The application should be completed in English. Interviews will also be conducted in English (though other declared language skills may be tested).

We recommend preparing your answers in advance before you start filling the below form out. In order to prevent the form session expiring and you losing your work, we suggest downloading this form in a Word document format and filling it out offline (especially open-ended questions) and then coming back to the below form and pasting the answers. DO NOT send your application form in a Word document format, as it will not be evaluated this way. You need to fill out the below form with your prepared answers. We also recommend filling out the below form on a computer (instead of a smartphone) if possible.

If you are a person living with a disability and need further assistance in filling out the form, please contact us at media@ilga.org. We will be able to provide you with the form in a format that is accessible for you, or to provide direct assistance.

Late submissions. Please, plan your submission in advance. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

KEY DATES

22 September 2021: Call for candidates
25 October 2021 (1pm CET): Deadline for applications
8 November 2021: Candidates shortlisted for second stage notified of results
10 November 2021: Skills exercise is sent to shortlisted candidates with a 7-day deadline to complete
17 November 2021: Deadline to submit the written task
24 November 2021: Notification candidates shortlisted for an interview, and notification of not selected candidates
29 November – 3 December 2021: Interviews
8 December 2021: Offer is made
January 2022: Successful candidate takes up position

QUESTIONS

Please direct any question to media@ilga.org.

Applicant
Please include a country code e.g. 0041 and do not use any signs (+, -) or spaces.
CV
Do you wish to upload your resume? Do it here! Please note: this is not mandatory. You will still have to answer all the following questions in any case.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx ppt pptx.
Languages
It is not necessary to speak English as your first language in order to be hired, but an excellent standard of verbal and written accuracy and comprehension is required. Click here to check what the A1-C2 levels mean.
If you know more than one other language, you can add it in Additional Information at the end of this form.
Formal education or equivalent
Please give details of any degrees, diplomas or similar qualifications obtained.
Highest degree
What is the highest degree you have completed? (ie. School, Bachelor, Master, PhD...)
Other Degrees and courses or training certificates you want to mention
You can put up to 3 other degrees/courses/trainings.

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Present and previous occupations
Please give details of your occupation(s) starting with the most recent. Please include also relevant unpaid work, if relevant. Do not list more than five occupations.

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Voluntary work with Civil Society
If you are or have been active in civil society and/or do volunteer work, please specify this here.

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Achievement record and motivation
The following questions ask you about your knowledge and experience on communications and campaigning work. They relate to some of the competencies that we consider are needed for the position. As your responses to these questions will be used to help assess your application, please take some time to think about your answers and present them in the format set out below. For each question, please provide an example that focuses on your own involvement in the task and tell us how you went about the task. Please do not simply list the tasks you have undertaken, as this does not tell us about your competencies in completing the task. Try to use a different example for each question, as a spread of responses gives us the most complete picture of you. Please limit your response to each question to a maximum of 200 words, unless otherwise noted. Responses above 200 words will be penalised.
What are your reasons for applying for this post and what will you bring to it? (max. 400 words)
ILGA World values the diversity of all people and their communities across the globe. This positively influences how International NGOs and spaces better-reflect our world. At ILGA World we also seek to empower voices from communities that are marginalised or excluded.If your experience in life is one that brings different experiences of diversity and/or exclusion and/or marginalisation, please share how you would bring this perspective to the position. Please provide your answer here (max. 200 words)
ILGA World is a movement-led organisation, speaking on behalf of LGBTI people worldwide at the United Nations and other international spaces. However, we also engage with other stakeholders regularly – global and regional media outlets, governments, institutions, funders, and the general public, to name a few: each message needs to be crafted accordingly.Give an example of how you worked to tailor a communication or campaign message to a diverse audience. What was the main challenge you faced in directing your message to different targets, and how did you overcome it? How did you measure the success of such communication/campaign? (max. 300 words)
Over the years, social media have become an integral part of how ILGA World communicates, establishing a daily presence on several platforms.Please explain your experience, if any, in managing and creating content for social media pages of human rights organisations or other clients, and provide examples of the results you managed to achieve. Please provide your answer here (max. 200 words)
At ILGA World, we have a clear mandate to support the visibility, contributions, and empowerment of people of diverse and marginalised SOGIESC, and communications is crucial to achieve this result.The successful candidate is somebody who is competent in liaising with people of many different nationalities, cultures, and identities – building relations with persons from diverse walks of life, and to work effectively in a team with a flexible, collaborative attitude. Please provide an example that illustrates your ability to work in partnerships, and your approach to teamwork in general. Please provide your answer here (max. 200 words)
Share with us your portfolio showing some of your experiences in communication and campaigning through various media. Please include only a maximum of 5 (five) examples that you consider most relevant. These examples of outputs can include, but are not limited to: articles and essays content prepared for mobilisation and awareness media campaigns visual content (graphic design and documents layout) videos podcasts curated content for websites and/or social media sitemaps that you have created or contributed to. If any of those outputs you will include were made in collaboration with anyone else, please indicate what was your specific contribution to the project(s). You can either upload the portfolio as a document (max 2 MB) or paste a link to an online portfolio. If the link is private, please make sure to grant access to media@ilga.org. Please take into account that answering this question is mandatory.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx ppt pptx.
(if needed, please make sure that the address media@ilga.org can access the link)
Additional Information
Please add relevant information that is not included in the previous answers but you think it may be useful in explaining how you meet the requirements of this position.
References
Please provide two referees. If you have not been employed, an academic referee would be an appropriate alternative. Referees will not be contacted prior to interview.
Reference 1
Please include a country code e.g. 0041 and do not use any signs (+, -) or spaces.
Reference 2
Please include a country code e.g. 0041 and do not use any signs (+, -) or spaces.
Declaration
I declare that the information provided on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and understand that any information submitted in connection with employment and subsequently found to be incorrect or deliberately misleading could lead to dismissal without notice.
If the answer is NO, your application cannot be accepted and will not be processed.

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