Communications and Knowledge Management; CKM Officer - C4RPWC

Reports to: C4

RPWC Project Manager and ICARDA Head of Communications
Location: Ajman/Dubai, UAE

The Consortium for Red Palm Weevil Control (C4

RPWC) is a multi‑partner initiative led by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in collaboration with the UAE Government, the Gates Foundation, CGIAR centers, and international research institutions. The project aims to protect date palms, livelihoods, and the environment through innovative and sustainable pest management solutions. To ensure strong visibility, coordination, and uptake of research outputs, ICARDA seeks a Communications and Knowledge Management Officer to lead the implementation of the C4

RPWC Communications and Outreach Plan. ICARDA's Communications Team carries out a diverse range of activities in a busy and time‑restricted environment to market the work, news, and achievements of the organization and its leadership. Outputs are mostly digital through social media and the website, with a strong element of traditional press engagement, hard‑copy publications, event coordination, and partner relations. The Communication Team also provides colleagues with a range of marketing tools and style guides, supports internal communications and ensures ICARDA’s external voice and branding are consistent.

The successful candidate will work closely with ICARDA’s Head of Communications and C4

RPWC management and technical teams to lead communications, outreach, and knowledge‑sharing activities for C4

RPWC. They will ensure effective visibility, stakeholder engagement, and dissemination of results through integrated media, digital, and knowledge management strategies aligned with ICARDA and CGIAR standards. The role will involve regular coordination with the C4

RPWC team, donors, and partners to ensure quality and consistency in communications outputs and branding across a high‑profile, multi‑faceted project.

ICARDA is a treaty‑based international non‑profit research organization supported by CGIAR. ICARDA’s mission is to reduce poverty, enhance food, water, and nutritional security, as well as environmental health in the face of global challenges including climate change. We do this through innovative science, strategic partnerships, linking research to development, and capacity development that take into account gender equality and the role of youth in transforming the dry areas.

ICARDA works in partnership with governments, universities, civil society, national agricultural research organizations, other CGIAR Research Centers, and the private sector. With its temporary Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, ICARDA operates in regional and country offices across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

• Serve as ICARDA’s main point of contact for all communications related to the C4
  
  RPWC program.
• Collaborate with C4
  
  RPWC technical and communications team to ensure on‑time implementation of the C4
  
  RPWC Communications and Outreach Plan (2025–2027).
• Manage communications service providers, vendors and consultants to ensure high quality, timely delivery of professional communications products.
• Ensure all communications adhere to the agreed upon C4
  
  RPWC branding guidelines.
• Manage the C4
  
  RPWC visual identity across print, web, and partner materials.
• Develop/oversee production of press releases, feature stories, videos, brochures, and infographics and/or other projects as needed, highlighting project milestones and impacts.
• Coordinate quarterly newsletters, annual updates, and progress briefs for stakeholders and donors.

• Maintain proactive relationships with target media outlets at global, regional, and national levels to promote C4
  
  RPWC successes.
• Draft and pitch stories, coordinate interviews, and manage press events.
• Prepare media kits, talking points, and Q&A for ICARDA C4
  
  RPWC leadership and partners.
• Track and report on media coverage, social media engagement, and campaign performance.
• Support communications for events under the project.

• Manage and regularly update the C4
  
  RPWC project…