About us

Lattanzio KIBS S.p.A. is a strategic consulting hub headquartered in Italy that operates globally, in support of the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank and some of the most relevant international cooperation funding and development organizations. For over 20 years it has been integrating knowledge-intensive business services for PA modernization in Italy and internationally.

We generate policy innovation by enhancing administrative capacity, improving the quality of services to citizens and enterprises, and implementing projects that foster the growth of country systems. We are committed to improve the performance of public administrations, government institutions, and international organizations by providing high quality communication services, including strategic planning, awareness raising campaigns, marketing and branding activities, as well as events’ organisation.

Therefore, we are looking for freelancers who are goal oriented and seek innovative solutions to complex projects.

Tasks

Communications Strategy

• Implement the project communications strategy, in line with overall strategies objectives;
• Execute innovative communication and stakeholder outreach, monitor progress, assess results/impact and ensure that project communications are effectively delivered, and that outreach activities are successfully implemented;
• Guide project overall communications approach, including on digital platforms, to ensure quality, accuracy of messaging, functionality, storytelling appeal, and engagement with different target audiences, tracking trends and identifying effective approaches;
• Oversee communication activities, including media relations, digital and publications, to raise the project profile and highlight its achievements through innovative as well as traditional approaches and a robust stakeholder engagement strategy;
• Develop a media strategy, ensuring advice and support to project officers and client on handling media queries, developing regular contact with target media, fostering constructive media relations and appropriate and timely response to media requests;
• Anticipate and manage reputational risk and crisis in a timely and effective manner, providing support and guidance to other units and Key Experts as appropriate.

Content Production

• Lead and coordinate the timely development and dissemination of project reports;
• Uphold editorial integrity through effective commissioning and approval processes for all external publications and materials, including media outputs, digital/multimedia content, leaflets, factsheets and reports, and implement the communications governance plan, including production protocols and other relevant guidelines;
• Develop sub-strategies and plans for web content, mailings, traditional and social media, outlining video and multimedia outputs, web stories, press releases, leaflets, factsheets, infographic and reports;
• Ensure quality standards in all project communications products;
• Oversee the finalization, launch and dissemination of all knowledge products, ensuring alignment with institutional standards for content, branding and external strategic value;
• Oversee management of platforms, tools and subscription services, including website, contact database and others.

Advocacy and Outreach

• Working closely with the internal team and other Key experts active on the project, ensure that communications strategies are effectively tailored to the needs of different stakeholders;
• Provide communications support and guidance on advocacy activities in project premises to engage and influence key stakeholders, raise project visibility and enhance its profile including joint communications initiatives and event support;
• Design and oversee the implementation of a communications/outreach strategy with project networks and stakeholder groups, including civil society partners.

Opportunity

Short-term or medium-term assignments within donor-funded evaluations worldwide.

You will be required to accept and endorse Lattanzio KIBS Code of Conduct during the implementation of the assignment.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred, in Communications, Public Relations, Business, International Relations, Public Policy or another field relevant directly to the project.

Experience

• At least 7 years of substantive experience of working at senior level in an International Organization within strategic communications, media relations, digital and social communications, and/or campaigns and marketing;
• Experience of creating and executing communications strategies and/or plans;
• Demonstrable experience of building and executing communications campaigns, with measurable results;
• Experience of external commissioning and working with creative agencies in the creation of platforms and/or publication of content, digital and social;
• At least 3 years of experience in Third countries.

Language skills

Excellent written and verbal communications skills, fluency in one or more of the following languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese.

IT skills

Excellent familiarity with basic computer tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, internet search, etc.).

Other skills

• Excellent written, verbal and visual communications skills are required;
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and meet multiple project deadlines simultaneously; commitment to quality and attention to detail;
• Highly effective influencing and relationship building skills at all levels across diverse and remote groups of stakeholders as well as face to face;
• Developed understanding of digital and social platforms and the ability to maintain knowledge of latest developments;
• Extensive professional network of print, digital, social and broadcast outlets and networks.