Communication Manager - Strategic and Advocacy

IDH Vietnam

We are excited to be searching for a proactive and pragmatic Communication Manager with an interest in supply chain and landscape sustainability to join our team, and we hope it’s you!

Your role

To support the communication and relevant policy advocacy activities of IDH Vietnam programs in alignment with established impacts (better job, better income and better environment), IDH is looking for potential candidates for the position of Communication Manager. The position reports to IDH Vietnam Country Director and works in liaison with IDH Vietnam Programs Directors/Managers to develop and implement communication and advocacy strategy for IDH Vietnam Programs especially on coffee, pepper, cassia, aquaculture and textile. The geographic focus is the Central highlands and Mekong Delta. The role will have extensive contact and liaison within internal IDH departments and external partners.

Key responsibilities

1.     Support IDH Vietnam communication strategy in general

• Act as the focal point of IDH Vietnam with IDH global communication team on communication and policy advocacy. Represent Vietnam in the IDH International Communications working group, joining all meetings, and collaborating regularly with the HQ and International Communications Team to contribute to the global IDH communication strategy and campaigns, and to disseminate global campaigns to regional and national audiences.
• Coordinate for the development and implementation of IDH Vietnam communication and policy advocacy strategy/annual workplan.
• Build a bank of case studies/impact stories on IDH programs in Vietnam with special focus on landscapes and coffee work through stakeholder interviews and field visits.
• Responsible for producing IDH Vietnam annual progress/key achievement report and produce external communication materials in Vietnamese and English, such as news articles, press releases, blogs, social media updates, website content, major reports, videos/infographics. 
• Engage and gain credibility among stakeholders (companies, governments, donors, civil society, financial institutions) through regular activity updates, impact stories, joint communication activities and clear and better positioning of our program overall.
• Support the program teams in creating program-specific communications, such as events organization, flyers, posters and invitations.
• Mitigate risk by developing a PR crisis plan, key messages and media/spokesperson training for the team.
• Responsible for revising and updating IDH Vietnam website and leaflet.
• Provide the overall advice to IDH Vietnam country team on communication products.

2.     Support IDH Vietnam Landscapes/Coffee programs

The position is expected to provide more support to IDH Vietnam Landscape/coffee programs with specific tasks as below:

• In charge of influencing policy through advocating for specific policy reforms, enforcement and investment at national and provincial level, for scaling of landscape approach in sustainable forestry/agricultural production.
• Develop a comprehensive 3-year strategic communications roadmap, which guides internal communications (within Vietnam Landscape/Coffee team, and with IDH HQ, SourceUp units), external program visibility and positioning towards central and local governmental agencies and businesses.
• Drive the collaborative development of program stakeholder maps, key messages and message differentiators by target audience.
• Develop annual work plan which outlines detailed objectives, priority target groups, tools/channels and communication products for mobilization, outreach, and engagement that are aligned with agreed priority issue areas each year/period.
• Raise the profile of IDH Vietnam Landscape/Coffee programs through: local and national PR showing IDH’s work in Vietnam as systems change putting people, planet and progress at the heart of trade
• Closely cooperate with public and private implementing partners in joint communication activities such as co-creating and sharing news/impact stories/achievements on IPs’ channels
• Create at least two communication outputs tailored for priority global target audiences, showcasing the impact of the Landscape/Coffee program in Vietnam in line with the requirements of IDH HQ global campaigns, for example, Farmer and Forest Positive Business, Procurement, Carbon or Income.
• Serve as focal points for IDH brand identity and tone of voice, supporting professionalization by Vietnam Landscape team members to more effectively reach their stakeholders and achieve their programmatic goals by the adopting the new IDH brand and tone of voice and using strategic communication to reach programmatic objectives.

Who you are

• You are an experienced expert in the area of communication, policy advocacy on at least one of the following topics: sustainable natural resources management, responsible agriculture supply chains and/or landscape development. You combine technical knowledge with facilitation and negotiation skills and an entrepreneurial mindset. You have a solid understanding of the sustainability issues in agricultural supply chains, especially on coffee in the Central Highlands region.
• The Communication Manager will be based in Hanoi (preferably) or Ho Chi Minh city and will work in full -time manner under the personnel management of the IDH Vietnam Country Director.

What you bring

Candidates will be selected on the basis of key criteria:

• Bachelor degree (Master degree is preferred) in Communications, Social studies or related field
• Strong track record and background in communication/public relation, preferably in the non-profit sectors relevant to forest conservation, agriculture and rural development, land-use and natural resources management, supply chains.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Experience working in agriculture sectors, agri-businesses or iNGOs is an advantage
• Excellent writing skills and proficient use of other skills (English and Vietnamese)
• Fluent in Vietnamese and English
• Demonstrated ability in team working.
• Willing to travel within Vietnam, especially to the Central highlands.
• Good facilitation and negotiation skills and an entrepreneurial mindset

We offer you.

A challenging, pivotal role within an impacting, international organization – and:

• 40 hours work week;
• all the work supplies you need to excellence in your role;
• an open environment where you can grow and develop yourself;
• 26 annual leave, travel cost allowance, etc.;
• The position is full time, initially for one year, with the intention to extend. We offer a competitive salary and solid fringe benefits.
• Compensation will depend on an agreed work plan. The duration of the contract is for 1 year, with the opportunity to extend the contract afterwards.

For questions about this position, please contact Le Thi Huong Lan our HR Officer, at [email protected].

Interested?

You can apply by sending your CV and motivation letter to [email protected], cc [email protected]

We encourage applicants to respond before April 30^th, 2023.

Please note that candidates should be Vietnam nationals or have permission to work in Vietnam. 

At IDH sustainable trade initiative, we're committed to equal employment opportunity, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We strive to be a more equal opportunity workplace every day.

Who we are.

IDH puts people, planet, and progress at the heart of trade by leveraging the power of markets to create better jobs, better incomes, a better environment, and gender equity for all. To catalyse change at scale, IDH innovates, convenes, and invests in inclusive and sustainable solutions that enable businesses to create value for people and planet, while improving their own performance. To create the greatest impact in the shortest amount of time, IDH focuses on empowering people within corporations, the global financial sector and governments that have the most influence over value chains.

Headquartered in the Netherlands, IDH has around 300 employees globally, operating in 20 landscapes and 12 commodities and sourcing regions with over 1000 public and private partners. In 13 years of operation, IDH has generated over 390 M in private sector investment and support for new business models that create better jobs, better incomes, a better environment, and gender equity for all.

IDH’s work is made possible thanks to the funding and trust of a variety of public and private donors, among which the Governments of Netherlands, Denmark,and other government donors and private foundations.

For more information, go to http://www.idhsustainabletrade.com or follow @IDHTrade on Twitter and LinkedIn.