About CSARC: The CIP – South
Asia Regional Center (CSARC), Agra, serves as a key hub for agricultural
research and development focused on potato and sweetpotato systems in South
Asia. The center supports research initiatives aimed at improving crop
productivity, climate resilience, and sustainable farming practices. It
collaborates with national research institutions, government agencies, private
players and development partners to promote innovative agricultural solutions.
About the position: The Communication
Analyst will support communication, branding, multimedia, and outreach
activities for the CIP South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) and CIP initiatives
in the South Asia region. The role will
contribute to the development of communication materials, digital content,
social media activities, and event communications in alignment with CIP
communication standards and institutional guidelines.
Key
responsibilities:
- Prepare communication and visibility materials for institutional and
project activities in alignment with approved branding and communication
guidelines.
- Develop multimedia and visual content, including presentations, social
media graphics, brochures, newsletters, and outreach materials
- Create clear and audience-friendly content from technical and project
information for internal and external communication.
- Assist in managing social media content and digital communication activities
for institutional campaigns, workshops, events, and project initiatives.
Engagement:
- Support communication requests from scientists, project teams, and
administrative units by collecting communication inputs and preparing draft
materials.
- Liaise with vendors, printers, photographers, and service providers to
support production and delivery of communication materials.
- Coordinate with internal teams to gather communication inputs and
deliver outreach materials.
- Assist in documenting institutional events and activities through
photography, videography, and content compilation.
- Review communication materials for formatting, quality and branding
consistency prior to publication or dissemination.
- Maintain organized filing and version control of communication and
multimedia materials to support accessibility and proper record management.
Requirements
Educational
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing,
Multimedia, Public Relations, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in communication, multimedia
production, branding, outreach, or related fields.
- Experience working with international organizations, NGOs, research
institutions, or development programs is desirable.
Technical skills
- Canva
- Microsoft Office
- Photography and videography support
- Publication and presentation design
- Event communication coordination
- Print production coordination Visual storytelling and creative
conceptualization
- Social media creative development
- Writing
- Motion Graphics
- Multimedia Production and Editing
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Multimedia, Public Relations, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in communication, multimedia production, branding, outreach, or related fields.
- Experience working with international organizations, NGOs, research institutions, or development programs is desirable.
What We Do
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to transforming food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis. Its science aims to reduce poverty, enhance food and nutrition security, and improve natural resources and ecosystem services.
