Terms of Reference: SourceUp Communications Consultant
Are you a strategic thinker with great writing skills? Do you have an affinity for online platforms, and thrive working independently? Then this opportunity is for you!
Background:
IDH is one of the leading organizations to have convened multi-stakeholder partnerships in key commodity sourcing regions around the globe to collaboratively address key sustainability challenges, such as deforestation, biodiversity loss and livelihoods. The power of landscape initiatives lies in aligning the interests of key stakeholders, including local communities, market actors, and governments around collective goals, actions and investment, so that they are better able to finance and address the system conditions needed to achieve long-term sustainability goals at scale.
SourceUp is set-up by IDH to support all landscape initiatives in commodity production regions, including but not limited to those of IDH. The mission of SourceUp is to establish landscape-level engagement by companies in global commodity supply chains as a norm for sustainable sourcing. By driving company engagement, SourceUp aims to contribute to the green, climate-smart and inclusive development of production regions and to more sustainable trade.
SourceUp provides an online platform where landscape initiatives and companies in commodity supply chains as well as other stakeholders can connect, with the aim to increase awareness on the landscape approach, improve easy access to information on landscape initiatives, as well as increase availability of credible impact data in line with the company's sustainability commitments. The platform and its reporting functionalities increase the visibility, transparency, and credibility of the featured landscape initiatives, and make it easier for companies to engage with them.
Your Role:
After focusing in the past year on strengthening the platform technically, establishing key partnerships and expanding the number of featured landscapes, SourceUp’s key aim for 2025 is to expand private sector engagement through its platform and plans to reach the following objectives:
- Establish SourceUp as the leading connection & reporting platform for companies and landscape initiatives, by increasing the visibility of its featured landscapes for key audiences and by building trust and credibility with stakeholders. This is measured initially by the number of monthly visits by company representatives, donors, and other key stakeholders
- Establish itself as a learning platform, complementing its current role of connecting & reporting platform;
To make this happen, we are now looking for an all-round communications manager, with the interest and capacity to take responsibility for and execute the diverse communications-related activities in our small team.
Application Process:
Interested applicants should submit the following:
- Updated CV highlighting relevant experience.
- Portfolio of previous communications work, including content samples, social media campaigns, or strategy documents.
- Letter of interest & proposal outlining a brief approach to communications for SourceUp
- Expected remuneration/ budget plan
Application deadline is 2nd December 2024, to be sent to info@sourceup.org.
Interviews will be conducted between the 9th – 20th of December.
Read the full Terms of Reference below.