Knowledge Communication and Management Officer — Maputo

Heading, a recruitment firm, is looking for someone to transform science into useful knowledge. The position — Communication and Knowledge Management Officer — is based in Maputo within a regional ocean governance program.

Inademy publishes it today with information confirmed from the official source. You can submit your application directly on Heading’s recruitment platform — the link is further below — and the listing indicates September 16, 2026 as the closing date.

The program where the role exists

Working here means joining a scientific network that spans the entire Western Indian Ocean. SWIOP brings together WIOMSA, IOTC, the Nairobi Convention, SIOFA and other scientific institutions across the region, with the program secretariat led by GIZ.

Everything published by the program follows visibility rules defined by Expertise France and the European Union. Based in Maputo, you will navigate this universe: scientists, project managers, and organizations from multiple countries, all generating evidence on the ocean and coasts of the Western Indian Ocean.

What you will do, in practice

Your mission is to prevent the knowledge produced by the program from being locked away in reports that no one reads. This breaks down into concrete tasks:

• Transform studies, consultancies, and project results into practical products — technical briefs, thematic notes, fact sheets, and synthesis materials that the team and partners can use;
• Write policy briefs that translate scientific evidence into concrete recommendations for decision-makers;
• Maintain an up-to-date repository of technical studies, publications, and reference documents — all catalogued, updated, and easy to find;
• Ensure regular information exchange with regional partners — WIOMSA, GIZ, the Nairobi Convention, and other institutions — so that activities gain visibility;
• Coordinate with the secretariat on the knowledge management agenda and the joint production of materials;
• Track and highlight the results of grant-funded activities, particularly those managed through WIOMSA;
• Foster a regional community of practice in marine and coastal resilience and nature-based solutions, promoting exchanges between researchers, institutions, and practitioners;
• Link the knowledge generated across different program components — such as components 1.2 and 3 — to the remaining pillars, maximizing synergies and avoiding duplication with partner programs like BRIDGES.

What is NOT part of the role

It deserves a clear note: monitoring, tracking indicators, and reporting to the donor belong to the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. Your responsibility is to generate knowledge, capitalize on what the program learns, and disseminate the evidence produced. Knowing where your role begins and ends avoids duplicating effort and focuses your equipa where it yields the most.

The fit we are looking for

This role calls for someone who knows how to explain science to different audiences: to the decision-maker who has three minutes to read, to the regional partner who wants technical details, to the social media audience. Someone who reads an eighty-page report and comes away with three clear messages.

If you feel comfortable organizing information coming from various institutions and coordinating people who do not report directly to you — because much of the work involves negotiating deadlines and content with partners — you will find fertile ground here. There is stakeholder mapping, demanding writing, and event and workshop logistics. No day is the same as the last.

Conditions and remuneration

The official source does not publish the salary, contract type, or benefits — these details will be provided during the selection process. It is confirmed, however, that the role is based in Maputo, within a regional program coordinated among several institutions, and involves frequent interaction with teams from other countries in the region.

Application, step by step

There is only one application channel: the official opportunity page, job 5868, on Heading's careers website. The listing indicates closing on 16 September 2026 — get ahead, as creating an account and completing the form takes equipa. It is worth preparing your CV with the English CV guide with examples for Mozambique and practicing your answers with the job interview guide.

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