Position Title: Lead- Communications And Brand Management
Job Purpose
The job holder is responsible for leading in designing, implementing, monitoring and reporting communication and branding policies and strategies in line with the institutional strategic plan. Driving internal standards and external visibility for effective delivery of the IMLU’s interventions. Monitoring media reporting and trends on topics of strategic importance to IMLU. Editing and quality control of all IMLU publications.
Main Job responsibilities
1) Coordinates all treaty body activities at the national, regional and international levels;
2) Leads policy and research work for legislative, policy and
institutional and implementation campaigns to advance criminal justice
reforms;
3) Identifies, prioritizes, and refines policy targets and language and works with the communications team for dissemination;
4) Tracks legislation and evolving political dynamics and identifies the gaps and opportunities;
5) Creates and oversees strategic communications, research, and
legislative products to support the campaign the criminal justice
reforms work;
6) Works closely with other like-minded organizations (including PRWG-K) and government agencies to prioritize high-impact work;
7) Identifies and leads public interest litigation that informs policy and jurisprudence;
8) Leads in developing reports for submission to treaty bodies;
9) Identifies spaces within treaty body mechanisms for IMLU’s participation and influencing,
including representing IMLU at relevant treaty body formal sessions and CSOs platforms;
10) Strengthens internal and external stakeholder understanding of treaty body mechanisms;
11) Develops and implements program work plans, ensuring alignment to institutional results areas;
12) Ensures fundraising and donor partnership management;
13) Overall in charge of all treaty body, criminal justice reforms and accountability program
internal and external reporting;
14) Monitors and evaluates programme interventions
5) Ensures quality control of all treaty bodies, criminal justice reform and accountability program;
16) Develops structured and productive partnerships with relevant
government institutions to pursue regional and international agenda;
17) Leads in developing and implementation of strategies for nurturing
critical mass (movement building) for criminal justice reform at
community level;
18) Advises the Executive Director and the Senior Management Team on pertinent monitoring mechanisms; and
Any other duty assigned from time to time
How to apply
Are you passionate and committed to human rights and have the experience and qualifications we are looking for? Are you an effective lead? If so, please send your application letter and maxi 2 page CV, including your current salary, expected remuneration, three professional referees (one of which is your immediate or recent line manager) and day time telephone contacts to: jobs@imlu.org with the subject matter LEAD- COMMUNICATIONS AND BRAND MANAGEMENT by 25th October 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For further details on the vacancy log onto IMLU website: www.imlu.org
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