Adharshila for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation & Welfare
Job Description
Position : Communications Assistant (Consultant)
Project : Livestock Health Management Project (LHMP) – Phase III
Organization: ASSET&W
Location: Muthukur and T.P.Gudur Mandals of SPSR Nellore District, A.P.
Duration: 1 Year
1. Position Summary
The Communications Assistant will support project communication, visibility, documentation and knowledge-sharing for the Livestock Health Management Project – Phase III. The role will translate project activities and results into accurate, accessible and engaging communication materials for farmers, project partners, SEIL Energy India Limited, government stakeholders and other relevant audiences.
The position will document veterinary health camps, deworming drives, farmer-awareness activities and stakeholder collaboration while ensuring informed consent, respectful representation of communities and compliance with approved organizational and donor-branding requirements.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. Communication planning and coordination
- Prepare and maintain a project communication and visibility plan aligned with the implementation schedule.
- Develop monthly content calendars covering veterinary camps, deworming drives, awareness activities, farmer stories and stakeholder events.
- Coordinate communication activities with project management, veterinary personnel, field staff and the MELS Assistant.
- Ensure that all public communication is factually accurate and appropriately reviewed before release.
- Maintain consistent use of approved ASSET&W, Heifer International and SEIL Energy India Limited names, logos and visibility requirements.
B. Field documentation and content development
- Attend project activities and document them through field notes, photographs, short videos and stakeholder quotations.
- Prepare human-interest stories, success stories, case studies, captions, press notes, newsletters, briefs and website or social-media content.
- Capture evidence of project services and results, including farmer participation, animal-health services and improved management practices.
- Give appropriate visibility to women’s roles in livestock management and ensure that communication materials are inclusive and respectful.
- Translate technical animal-health messages into simple, practical language for livestock farmers.
- Produce content in Telugu and English as required.
- Work with technical staff to verify veterinary and livestock-management information before publication.
C. Farmer awareness and information materials
Support the development of posters, leaflets, banners, handouts and audio-visual materials on:
- preventive animal healthcare;
- deworming;
- Improved Animal Management;
- biosecurity;
- animal nutrition and responsible care;
- government livestock schemes and veterinary services.
- Adapt messages to local language, literacy levels and livestock-keeping practices.
- Support community mobilization and advance publicity for veterinary camps and deworming drives.
- Help disseminate camp schedules and key messages through appropriate community channels.
- Collect participant feedback on the clarity and usefulness of communication materials.
D. Donor and stakeholder visibility
- Document the contribution of SEIL Energy India Limited’s CSR initiative in accordance with approved visibility protocols.
- Prepare communication materials and presentation inputs for quarterly review meetings.
- Support media engagement and event communication when authorized by project management.
- Document collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry and other stakeholders.
- Maintain records of published content, media coverage, events and communication outputs.
- Coordinate necessary approvals before sharing donor, government or beneficiary-related content externally.
E. Knowledge management and reporting
- Organize and maintain a searchable digital library of approved photographs, videos, stories, consent records, designs and publications.
- Use consistent filenames, dates, locations and captions for communication assets.
- Submit monthly summaries of communication activities and outputs.
- Work with the MELS Assistant to ensure that statistics used in communication products match verified project data.
- Track communication reach and engagement where relevant.
- Contribute communication content to monthly, quarterly and annual project reports.
F. Ethical communication and safeguarding
- Obtain informed consent before collecting or publishing identifiable photographs, videos, quotations or personal stories.
- Represent farmers and communities with dignity and avoid exaggerated, misleading or stereotypical narratives.
- Protect confidential and sensitive information.
- Apply safeguarding, data-protection, copyright and responsible storytelling standards.
- Pay particular attention to the safe and respectful representation of women and vulnerable community members.
3. Key Deliverables and Performance Indicators
- Project communication and visibility plan developed and regularly updated.
- Timely documentation of veterinary camps, deworming drives, awareness activities and stakeholder meetings.
- Accurate monthly content packages containing approved photographs, captions, activity highlights and field stories.
- Farmer-awareness materials produced in suitable local-language formats.
- Quality success stories and case studies developed using verified project data.
- Organized digital asset library maintained with consent and approval records.
- Quarterly review presentations and donor-visibility materials prepared on schedule.
- Communication products comply with branding, safeguarding and consent requirements.
4. Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Mass Communication, Development Communication, English, Social Sciences, Rural Development, or a related discipline.
- At least one to two years of relevant experience in communications, documentation, media, community outreach or development projects.
- Strong writing and editing skills in English and Telugu.
- Ability to produce clear stories, captions, briefs, presentations and social-media content.
- Basic photography, videography and digital content-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and common design or content-creation applications.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently within the project area.
Desirable:
- Experience working on livestock, agriculture, rural livelihoods, public health or CSR projects.
- Familiarity with Canva, Adobe applications or other design and video-editing tools.
- Experience developing information, education and communication materials for rural audiences.
- Understanding of donor visibility, informed consent and ethical storytelling.
- Experience coordinating with local media or government communication teams.
5. Core Competencies
- Strong storytelling and audience-focused communication.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Creativity combined with sound professional judgment.
- Cultural sensitivity and respect for rural communities.
- Ability to translate technical information into simple language.
- Strong planning, coordination and time-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with technical teams, farmers, donors and government officials.
- Commitment to gender-sensitive and ethical communication.
6. Safeguarding and Consent
How to apply:
The Last date to apply is 15th Nov 2026