Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

·      Assist in developing a strategy for expressing complex information through visual and multimedia design as per di?erent audiences and stakeholder groups

·      Assist the team to manage all SELCO Foundation communication-led interventions in a strategic manner to ensure a seamless flow of information consistent with the organization’s philosophy

·      Bring in new and innovative ways to communicate regarding projects, processes, approach and events

·      Support the team in producing a variety of communication material for di?erent audiences and to improve the outreach of SELCO Foundation’s publications, opinions and approaches

·      Landscape mapping, stakeholder mapping and creating engagement tools for various audiences with targeted information

·      Manage internal and external workshops and coordinate for training programs to improve dissemination of information

Eligibility Criteria

·      Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a communications role, preferably in the development sector

·      Ability to use both creative and technical skills to create attractive and clear messaging that can communicate large and complex ideas

·      Excellent graphic design skills and knowledge of basic design softwares- the Adobe Suite

·      Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·      Ability to network and build relationships with stakeholders at various levels, extract information and devise ways to convey key learnings and processes- developing communication material accordingly

·      Ability to grasp audience sensibility and calibrate communications to resonate with di?erent target audiences

·      Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve

·      Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment

·      Ability to adapt to new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment

·      Willingness to travel to rural and remote locations across the country

Please send a copy of your CV and portfolio, along with a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this role to apply@selcofoundation.org with ‘Re: Communications Designer’ as a subject line.

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Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - MSW

Minimum 3 years of professional experience in a communications role, preferably in the development sector

·      Ability to use both creative and technical skills to create attractive and clear messaging that can communicate large and complex ideas

·      Excellent graphic design skills and knowledge of basic design softwares- the Adobe Suite

·      Excellent written and verbal communication skills

·      Ability to network and build relationships with stakeholders at various levels, extract information and devise ways to convey key learnings and processes- developing communication material accordingly

Organization Details

• Organization Name:SELCO FOUNDATION
• About Organization:SELCO Foundation is an open source, not for profit organization that engages in field- based R&D and ecosystem building for deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty in tribal, rural and urban poor areas. The organization works in collaboration with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs, NGOs from various developmental sectors and educational institutions to link the benefits of sustainable energy to poverty eradication. The organization works across verticals such as energy access, health, livelihoods, entrepreneurship with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs and partners from various developmental sectors.