Communications Officer Impact Initiatives

We are currently looking for a Communications Officer to join our global Communications & Advocacy team, to contribute towards the integration of emerging innovations and best practices in communications within IMPACT’s way of working.
To work towards transformational change in how data is being produced, analysed, and used within the humanitarian sector, IMPACT launched an Innovation Communities of Practice (CoP) approach in 2023 to create dedicated spaces for testing ideas and sharing knowledge within the organisation, with a specific focus on Data Science and Effective Communications. Led by specialists at the global level, these CoPs bring together staff with specialised skills and/ or interests to discuss common problems and identify solutions that enable organisational learning and growth.
Within this setup, the Communications Officer will take the lead on implementing pilot exercise(s) defined by the global Senior Communications Officer in collaboration with the CoP, in order to determine how emerging best practices and innovations in the field of Communications and Advocacy can be applied and sustainably integrated into IMPACT’s practices. In order to ensure a constant learning loop is maintained, he/ she will also be responsible for proactively sharing knowledge and lessons learned from this pilot and exploration work, in an adequate and timely manner.
The pilot will be to develop Communications & Advocacy process, to align on the research lifecycle, with precise steps and tools at each stage.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
• For this position, salary between 2’040 CHF and 2’400 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD
o NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff. A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• Accommodation and food provided in a guesthouse.
• Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary), health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered)
• R&R after 2-3 months (flight ticket up to 500$ + 200$ of living allowance) if duty station allows
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance)
• Annual leave of 36 days per year. Public holidays of the country of assignment. Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
• Predeparture induction – 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training;
• IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees
• Accompanied status does not apply to this position