Position: Communications & Advocacy Officer

Organization: Fair Trade Forum-India 

Location: Delhi

 You will play an active role in networking with different relevant stakeholders, lobbying and representing the organization in a wide range of policy issues at events, conventions and media opportunities.  Your role includes visioning and preparing the advocacy and communication strategy and policies and successfully execute it.  You will be facilitating FTFI and member organizations and write excellent case stories, preparing various reports, opinion pieces, building new event properties. You will be expected to working closely with civil society organizations as well as the media - both traditional and digital.

You will be liable to manage and lead over all communications of FTFI. 

•    Managing and implementing all internal and external communications and advocacy components. 
•    Preparing advocacy and communications strategies, policies and plans and successfully execute it.  
•    Documentation. 
•    Creating monthly Newsletter and writing annual reports. 
•    Managing and regularly updating FTF-I website and designing and implementing digital campaigns, to further the mandate of the organization
•    Keeping up to date with latest developments in digital content management and social media trends including tools, applications, channels, design and strategy and aligning FTF-I Social Media marketing with the same
•    Supporting PMs and ED in preparing project proposals for fund raising from the donor agencies, individual philanthropists and corporate sector, donor reports &sponsorship proposals for various events planned periodically by FTF-I 
•    Maintaining regular communication with members and identify appropriate opportunities for them where they can converge, scale up and showcase their work.   
•    Collecting and collating Data from all members to assess the Impact of Fair Trade Interventions in India and disseminating it nationally and internationally.   
•    Collecting and maintaining data and information related to members and Fair Trade Forum principles.
•    Conducting research, documentation of success stories from different FTF-I members and Fair Trade Shops, especially Case Studies and documentation of producer groups and value chains as and when required. 
•    Developing and maintaining a good rapport with the different government department, ministries and artisans and farmers produce market players, exporters etc. and finding our opportunities for the FTFI and its members organizations. 
•    Provide advice and expertise to managers, coordinators and other staff on a range of advocacy and outreach issues, methods and approaches and on documentation. 
•    Any other additional activities related to Branding, documentation and communications of the organization as per need.
•    Running online and offline campaigns and proper dissemination of it. 

•    Note- above job description is not the exhaustive list of responsibilities and C&A can be assigned work by the management that can come under the portfolio of communication and advocacy officer. 

Requirements of the candidate:
•    Candidate should have a degree in Communication/ mass media / public policy/ journalism from the premier institutes. 
•    Minimum 3 years of experience in documentation, reporting, research, evaluation, public relations. 
•    Working experience with fashion brand and crafts organization will be an advantage. 
•    Well versed with current development issues and trends especially in the area of non-fam livelihoods development. 
•    Good communication and presentation Skills and a flair for report writing.
•    Digital marketing / promotions skills is required. 
•    Proficient in English and possess writing and editing skills for the publication of in-house journals, proposals and reports.
•    Highly creative with experience in identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate. 
•    Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills. 
Ability to handle pressure while balancing priorities within time and resource constraints.
•    A positive attitude with resilient mind, able to exhibit confidence and enthusiasm towards work.
•    A highly motivated and resourceful individual capable of working with a team as well as independently and open to travel extensively. 

Reporting to-
Project Manager and Executive Director

Apply: Interested candidates can send their applications (CV and Cover Note) to xxxxxx@gmail.com till 10th of July, 2021.