Communication and Visibility Assistant 

If you share our values and believe that children’s lives should not be torn apart by war, we want to hear from you.

Department:  Programmes    

Contract Type:    

Place of Work:    

• Al-Mukalla – Hadhrmout
• Taiz governorate    

Working Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Reports to: Programme Quality and Development Manager    

Salary Range: depending upon experience

About us

War Child, the charity for children affected by war. We are a specialist charity for children in conflict, delivering high-impact programmes that are rebuilding lives across Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic and Yemen. We understand children’s needs, respect their rights, and put them at the centre of the solution - from reintegrating children formerly associated with armed groups and armed forces (CAAFAG) in the Central African Republic to reuniting children with their families in Afghanistan. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments and key decision makers.

Our values

Bold

• We use our passion and creativity to deliver high quality evidence-based work designed to maximise our beneficial impact for children in conflict.

Accountable to children

• Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.

Transparent

• We expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we respond with openness and honesty

Committed to each other

• We support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to be the best we can be.  We are honest and open with each other, sharing our successes and confronting our challenges.

Communication and Visibility Assistant Role

War Child in Yemen is committed to ensuring effective communication and visibility of its projects and activities in Al-Mukalla and Taiz. To enhance outreach, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and promote transparency, we are seeking two qualified Communication and Visibility Assistants to support content creation, media relations, and the implementation of communication strategies.
War Child is recruiting two experienced Communication and Visibility Assistants to ensure that the project activities and impact are effectively and consistently communicated across various channels and mediums, in alignment with War Child’s objectives and donor visibility requirements. We are looking for individuals with a strong background in communication and visibility within humanitarian and emergency contexts, particularly in Yemen, with a focus on child protection, psychosocial support (PSS), education, food security and livelihoods (FSL), and economic empowerment of youth and young women.
The Communication and Visibility Assistants will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Development and Quality Advisor and will hold non-sector-specific, area-level responsibilities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

1.    Support and contribute to the development and implementation of project Communication and Visibility plans with consideration of donor/grant guidelines and requirements.
2.    Ensure documentation of War Child interventions in Yemen directly, through partner(s) or external consultants.
3.    Generate content for social media platforms, and ensure adherence to donor and War Child branding guidelines. 
4.    Develop written and audiovisual success and human-interest stories, high quality videos and infographics, capturing the impact of War Child’s interventions in Yemen.
5.    Coordinate visibility actions in accordance with the branding guidelines of War Child and the donor.
6.    Lead designs for communication materials like brochures, banners, flyers, reports, social assets, and ensure proper branding and visibility of all communication outputs.
7.    Archive and manage visual and communication materials (stories, photos, videos, publications)
8.    Support event/ visit organisation Aby ensuring War Child and its stakeholders are represented visually and verbally.
9.    Support the maintenance of War Child website and social media platforms as needed.
10.    Support partner(s) in organizing and documenting events, workshops, and campaigns. Ensure the partner(s) progress in communication activities’ implementation.
11.    Work with project partner(s) in the development and dissemination of communication materials including press releases, blog posts, social media content, brochures, and reports.
12.    Create synergies between War Child and partners by ensuring that communication efforts support learning process and cross-functional collaboration.
13.     Support the timely flow of information between War Child and partner for use in communication materials, reports, and media.
14.    Coordinate with all relevant departments to ensure a coherent, accurate, and impactful representation of War Child project by aligning communication efforts with programmatic, operational, and strategic goals across departments.
15.    Coordinate with external stakeholders, partnerships to ensure unified messaging in public and stakeholder engagement.

These duties provide a framework for the role and should not be regarded as a definitive list. Other reasonable duties may be required consistent with the grade of the post.

Expecting Deliverables:

• News brief/article published on the project objectives, partners and the donor contribution.
• Case Studies: Written and audiovisual success stories shared on War Child and partner platforms, showcasing donor support.
• Workshops and Reports: Learnings, outcomes, and challenges shared to inform future programs, ensuring participant confidentiality.
• High-Quality Photos: branded photos capturing activities across sectors, used in social media, infographics, and print materials.
• Human Interest Stories: stories with narratives, consent forms, photos, and testimonials, consolidated by WC’s Communications team.
• Videos: high quality videos accompanying the stories, produced in the first and second years of implementation.
• Infographics & Factsheets: highlighting project achievements.
• Social Media Updates: Regular posts featuring produced materials and project progress.

You have

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, Journalism, Public Relations, International Relations, or a related field.

Work Experience and Knowledge

• At least 1–3 years of relevant experience in communication, media, or public relations. 
• Excellent writing and editing skills in [English and Arabic]. 
• Knowledge of social media platforms and digital engagement strategies. 
• Proficiency in MS Office and basic design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator is an asset). 
• Photography and video editing skills are an advantage. 
• Knowledge of donor visibility and branding guidelines (e.g., EU, YHF) is an asset.

Qualities

• Good interpersonal and communications skills
• Team player
• Excellent analytical skills 
• A commitment to participatory approaches 
• Ability to be administratively self-sufficient.
• Flexible and willing to support others at times when particular organisational priorities take precedence
• Patient and appreciative of the circumstances faced by Field staff
• Commitment to War Child’s aims, values and mission

Your team

• Programme Quality & Development Advisor
• You

Safeguarding and integrity

War Child works to uphold the fundamental rights of children and youth worldwide who live with the effects of violence and armed conflict. Our programs support children and youth to fully claim these rights and ensure that the important adults in their lives meet their obligations in full.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and their protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviors and practices that put children, youth, adults, and vulnerable community members at risk of abuse and/or harm.  

The successful applicant will have direct contact with children, youth, adults, and members of the community, and is expected to be compliant and sign up to the WC Safeguarding Policy for Children, Youth, and Adults; the WC PSEAH Policy; and the Code of Conduct. You can find the Safeguarding and PSEAH Policies in the following link: https://www.warchild.net/integrity-safeguarding/ 

Pre-employment checks

Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International/National Criminal Record Check, and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check
• receipt of three satisfactory references