Main purpose of job:
The British Embassy in Addis Ababa is one of our largest in Africa, and the development programme run from within it is our biggest on the continent. We are proud of our longstanding bilateral relationship with Ethiopia.
We are looking for an experienced, driven and creative person to join our friendly, integrated team where you’ll get the chance to build your skills, working right across the mission – from development to diplomatic.
The successful candidate will be at the heart of diplomatic communications for one of the UK's most strategically important relationships. From supporting ministerial visits and creating compelling multimedia content to developing targeted campaigns, you'll be responsible for communicating the work and priorities of the UK in Ethiopia to a wide range of audiences.
Someone who is creative, able to take initiative and confident leading on projects independently will thrive in this role. You must be comfortable working directly with senior British diplomats and officials and with colleagues right across the Embassy.
In order to deliver effectively in this role, you should have experience of working with the Ethiopian media and journalists in a senior position. The role will be the day-to-day interface with the press and comms sector and provide advice to the wider Embassy team on how to effectively craft and disseminate a message through Ethiopia.
This is a specialist role. We are particularly looking for someone with exceptional technical skills including videography, photography and editing, who can create and publish high-quality and high-reach content to short deadlines.
You will manage the Press and Comms team, and be heavily involved with the Soft Power team, working with a dedicated Comms and Soft Power Lead.
Excellent English and Amharic language skills are essential, and knowledge of other Ethiopian languages would be advantageous.
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Please ensure that your application is authentically written based on your own experiences. If AI tools are used, their usage must only be limited to specific tasks such as ensuring formatting consistency and keyword relevance. The core content, personal narratives, and responses to behaviour and skill-based questions must genuinely reflect your professional journey, experiences, and achievements. We place great importance on originality and individual effort throughout the application process. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification.
This opportunity is closed to applications.