EU Aid Volunteer Full-Time

The German Red Cross (GRC) is part of a worldwide community assisting victims of conflicts and disasters and people affected by social or health related crises. The Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement provides vulnerable people with assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions and adheres to the seven Fundamental Principles of the Movement: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. The German Red Cross assists in disaster response, rehabilitation and capacity building projects on appeals of their sister organisations within the Movement.

GRC is currently seeking an Expert in Social Media/Communication to improve the reputation of the Mozambique Red Cross (CVM) and to present its activities to the public.
The CVM presentation on social media platforms should be open for provincial branches and Red Cross members to demonstrate the variety of Red Cross activities. Also an individual web-page, created with WordPress should support the transparency and visibility of CVM. Trained staff in CVM Headquarter needs to update the web-page regularly to keep the presentation lively.
The applicant must be an EU citizen or long-term resident in an EU Member State.

Duration: 8 Months (01 November, 2019- 30 June, 2020) [Starting date/ Ending date are flexible]

Location: Maputo/Mozambique

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Set up and maintain social media accounts which are connected to news feeds that informs about CVM activities in the country and the region;
• Conduct workshops on social media presentation and search engine optimizing (SEO) with technical staff;
• Advise CVM National Staff on administrating a web-page;
• Closely cooperate with CVM and other relevant stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• High communication and writing skills;
• Experience with WordPress and familiarity with social media;
• Willingness to travel in remote areas;
• Public relations experience;
• Oral and written fluency in Portuguese;
• German, English and/or Spanish are of advantage;
• Ability to work independently and as a team member;
• Ability and agreement to adhere to the Red Cross Red Crescent Fundamental Principles;
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural environments.

EU Aid Volunteers offers to you:

• Pre-deployment training;
• Travel and accommodation;
• Subsistence allowance based on local costs, to cover your main living costs;
• Insurance during your deployment;
• A resettlement allowance.

Activity

• Application: Deadline 10 August, 2019;
• Interview: August, 2019;
• EU Volunteer Training: September/October, 2019 (two weeks);
• German Red Cross Briefing: October, 2019;
• Earliest date of deployment: November, 2019.