Terms of Reference : PELUM Association Communications Support Consultancy

This consultancy aims to strengthen PELUM Association's communication, digital visibility, impact storytelling and positioning with donors, partners and advocacy audiences. Key responsibilities include:

• Update the communication strategy to reflect the current digital, advocacy, partnership and resource mobilisation context.
• Improve the clarity, structure, navigation and content of the website through a focused light refresh.
• Strengthen the capacity of communications focal persons to create, adapt and share digital content.
• Package selected impact stories for use on the website, social media, donor engagement and resource mobilisation materials.

This role strengthens the communication capacity of a regional network promoting agroecology and sustainable livelihoods, enabling clearer articulation of impact to donors and partners, thereby supporting resource mobilisation and advocacy for climate-resilient, community-led development.

Required knowledge and experience for the consultancy (Lot 2 focus):

• Experience developing or revising communication strategies for civil society, development, advocacy or network organisations.
• Strong writing, editing, facilitation and coaching skills, with experience in digital communication, content planning, impact storytelling and donor-facing communication.
• Experience developing practical communication plans, templates, key messages, audience and channel matrices, and content calendars.
• Understanding of ethical storytelling, informed consent, dignity-centred communication and safe use of images.

This is a consultancy position. Payment will be made against approved deliverables. Financial proposals should be in EUR. No other benefits are specified.

Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, working with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice. PELUM Association is a regional network of over 280 civil society organisations across East, Central and Southern Africa promoting participatory ecological land use management, agroecology, climate resilience and sustainable livelihoods.