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Опубліковано 4 July 2025

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Робочі мови: англійська та українська.
Дедлайн для подачі заявок: 16 липня 2025 року
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Wildlife Communications Officer

WWF-Ukraine is seeking to recruit a Wildlife Communication Officer to join the Wildlife team.

Mission

The Communications Officer Wildlife contributes to the organization's mission and strategy by ensuring the effective implementation and initiation of awareness-building activities to maximize WWF's impact in Ukraine, based on the work and achievements of the Wildlife Practice, through contributing to the development and implementation of a communication strategy within the goals of WWF-Ukraine, Wildlife conservation targets and designated projects.

Responsible for promoting the conservation mission and actions to raise the interest and engagement of potential supporters, as well as delivering conservation stories for fundraising and corporate partnerships, when and where
applicable.

Major Functions

Wildlife Practice’s communications management:

Developing and implementating the communication strategy, framework and communication plan of the Wildlife Practice based on WWF-Ukraine’s strategy, conservation targets and projects' activities.
Ensuring a clear and cohesive message and image of WWF’s Wildlife protection activities in Ukraine.
Ensuring that communication activities are aligned with conservation, fundraising and policy work and enhancing them, based on the content and results provided by each team (e.g. conservation results, stakeholder surveys).
Supporting constant flow of information (e.g. articles, news, interviews, presentations, project publications, posts) from the Wildlife practice to own channels (website, social media, newsletters), press and partners.
Developing concepts and content for communication activities and materials for different target groups, including print and digital (e.g.posters, factsheets, booklets, information boards, expert hubs, reports, etc.).
Supporting the Conservation team in the creation of conservation work products (reports, brochures, etc.) from a communication point of view (compliance with brand and logo rules and regulations, other guidelines).
Preparing the communication part of project reporting.

Active involvement in WWF-Ukraine’с communications department work:

Taking part in the development and implementation of WWF’s organisational communication plan.
Creating and implementing communication activities that enable effective achievement of the organisation’s goals, and allow to engage stakeholders and the wider public to problem-solving together with WWF.
Supporting WWF-Ukraine’s communications by developing products such as newsletters, press releases and teasers, major events or communication campaigns (and leading some of them).
Developing and supporting communications campaigns on the local (mostly Carpathians and Polissya), country, and regional (і CEE) level.
Maintaining archives, collection of clippings and communication reporting
Organising and maintaining working files in a systematic way, applying a clear and logical system
Contributing to the long-term planning culture and integrated way of working with other functions, in particular, Conservation

Media collaboration

Ensuring and maintaining long-term relationships with local media: through releases, formal and informal meetings, and media trips
Bearing PR responsibilities, including organising different events and collaborations, conducting needed communication research, on both local and regional level.

Collaboration with communications partners

Defining and widening the circle of impactful communicational partners from various sectors, including business, state bodies, social groups and communities that can enhance WWF’s wildlife work and goals in Ukraine, incorporating the stakeholder analysis, made jointly by the Conservation and Communications teams.
Determining the level of communication interaction with partners, based on the organisational and communication strategy of the Wildlife practice.
Setting up and developing clear and long-term relations.

Working on project proposals and management of the Wildlife practice communication budget

Contributing to project communication components from the project proposal development stage, together with Conservation and other relevant teams.
Planning the communications budget together with the Wildlife and Communication Managers
Managing the Wildlife practice communication budget (tracking, reporting)

Contractor management

Briefing and control of communication contractors such as advertising agencies, publishing houses etc.

Wildlife practice focal point for WWF-International and WWF-CEE communications team

Working with international project teams on communication matters, such as adapting global or regional materials for Ukraine, delivering communication outputs for grants, and ensuring alignment of messages with local communication goals.
Sharing important updates and interesting content with colleagues at WWF-International and WWF-CEE.

Minimum Qualifications

Adheres to WWF’s mission and Code of Conduct.
Knowledge and Education: University degree or advanced professional qualification in PR/communication/marketing with at least 3 – 5 years of communication and/or marketing experience. The Communication Officer should have good knowledge of communication, PR and marketing and preferably have an understanding of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development issues, particularly with regard to Ukraine.
Experience: Proven experience in PR, communication/marketing, partnership development, and public engagement
Skills and Abilities: Ability to work well with a broad array of individuals from a variety of backgrounds; excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Ukrainian; proven ability to communicate and promote activities through different channels, including social media; proven ability to develop and implement effective communication campaigns, from planning to execution; very strong computer literacy; skills in the development of visual content would be a plus

We offer:

the opportunity to make a difference – for the CEE region and for WWF Ukraine
challenging and fulfilling work in one of Europe’s most exciting eco-regions
friendly and highly professional working atmosphere in an international context
varying tasks and an independent work style
a pleasant working atmosphere and a great learning environment
a salary according to NGO standards
possibility to work from home or remotely during wartime, flexibility
social package

If you are interested in joining our team, please use this application form to send your CV and cover (motivation) letter (in English) with reference Wildlife Communication Officer at hr@wwf.ua no later than July 16, 2025. Please understand that we can only reply to short-listed candidates.

For more information about WWF-Ukraine, kindly check the website or Facebook.

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WWF is the world's largest conservation organization, founded in 1961. We’re active in over 100 countries and have over 8000 employees. WWF Central and Eastern Europe is responsible for leading and to a significant extent implementing WWF’s efforts to preserve, restore and sustainably manage the natural values of the Danube-Carpathian ecoregion, which we also call the Green Heart of Europe. With a team of nearly 200 highly specialised professionals, we are working across political borders through an ecoregional approach based on model projects, influencing policy, networking, capacity building, communication and crisis response.

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