Field Communications Officer (Juba, 70% Roving)

About RI:       

Relief International is an international non-profit organization that partners with communities impacted by conflict, climate change and disaster to save lives, build greater resilience and promote long-term health and wellbeing. People living in fragile settings face complex, interconnected and deep-rooted crises that often tear a hole in the social fabric of communities. When this happens, our teams work closely with community leaders; first focusing on critical health needs, and then, as communities recover, focusing on both health and wellbeing programming that helps reweave the social fabric for greater resilience in the future.  Our team of more than 7,000 staff and local volunteers work in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, providing Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education and Livelihoods programming that is safe, truly local, conflict sensitive, climate smart, evidence based, and reaches those in need. Relief International is a 60-year-old international NGO alliance that is the product of mergers and alliances between four organizations. Today, Relief International is comprised of Relief International, Inc., Relief International-France, Relief International-UK and Relief International-Europe, all of which are led by a single senior leadership team.

Position Summary:

The Field Communications Officer will lead and coordinate field-level communications, visibility, documentation, and public information activities in support of lifesaving Health, Nutrition, WASH, and related humanitarian interventions in South Sudan. The role ensures high-quality storytelling, donor visibility compliance, community-centered messaging, and accurate documentation of program impact.

The position will be primarily field based but must remain flexible to provide communications support across all project areas of South Sudan when required. The Officer will work closely with Program, MEAL, Grants, and Operations teams to ensure communications outputs meet donor, organizational, and humanitarian standards.

Key Responsibilities

Field Communications & Documentation

Lead field-level documentation of program activities, success stories, beneficiary testimonies, and case studies.

Conduct regular field visits to capture photos, videos, interviews, and human-interest stories in line with safeguarding and consent protocols.

Develop high-quality communication materials, including briefs, newsletters, situation updates, and program highlights.

Ensure content accurately reflects program impact, humanitarian principles, and contextual sensitivities.

Provide communications coverage across all project locations in South Sudan when needed.

Donor Visibility and Branding

Ensure all program materials comply with respective donor branding and visibility requirements.

Coordinate with Grants and Program teams to align communications outputs with donor expectations.

Review communication materials, banners, IEC materials, and visibility items to ensure compliance with funding agreements.

Support the preparation of visibility sections for donor reports.

Internal Coordination & Communication

Serve as a focal point for field communications coordination with the country office.

Provide regular communications updates to programs on project visibility and public engagement.

Coordinate media engagement where required and ensure messaging aligns with organizational policies.

Coordination & Capacity Building

Support program teams in integrating communications planning into project implementation.

Work closely with MEAL teams to translate monitoring data into accessible communication products.

Support emergency response communications during rapid onset crises.

Documentation, Filing & Records

Maintain organized electronic and hardcopy filing systems for communications materials, consent forms, media archives, and publications.

Ensure proper metadata, labelling, and storage of visual content.

Support audit and donor verification processes related to communications and visibility compliance.

Qualification and Minimum Requirements:

Applicants should.

Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Media Studies, International Development, Public Relations, or related field (master’s preferred).

Minimum 3+ years of experience in communications, public information, or media within humanitarian or development contexts.

Demonstrated experience in field-based documentation, photography, videography, and storytelling.

Experience working with international donors preferred.

Strong understanding of donor visibility requirements and humanitarian communications standards.

Excellent English writing, editing, and storytelling skills.

Proficient in Local Languages.

Strong organizational and content management skills.

Excellent IT proficiency, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), digital communication tools, and multimedia editing software (e.g., Canva, Adobe Suite, or similar platforms).

Experience managing social media and digital engagement platforms preferred.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply

Excellent written and spoken English language skills.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

Applicant must not be a person with bad records or have been convicted of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Sexual Harassment and Child Abuse cases.

We would like to share Relief International's values with you:

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

Inclusiveness

Transparency and Accountability

Agility and Innovation

Collaboration

Sustainability

APPLICATION SUBMISSION CRITERIA

HOW TO APPLY:

Aspiring, potential, and interested applicants should submit copies of non-returnable motivational letter, national ID, CV and copies of academic documents through bamboo. All above mentioned documents should be non-returnable.

Because this position is urgently needed to be fill, short listing shall be conducted before the deadline/as applications are being received (On rolling basis) and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted within two weeks of closing date.

This is a national position.

Deadline: 10th April 2026-4:30 pm SSD local time