Strategic Communications Associate

Our client is looking to recruit for a Strategic Communications Associate to join the Communications Team, and work closely with our Programmes Team, to support the coordination of publicising the work of our Fellows and Alumni as well as managing our social media platforms. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and proactive, and show a genuine interest in ensuring the ideas and voices of African women play a key role in shaping the future of the continent

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

This position includes but is not limited to the following duties:

• Co-developing and planning the outreach and information strategies aimed at
  promoting consistent awareness and understanding of the work and the expertise
  of the institute Alumni and Fellows through digital and traditional media;
• Working with the Programme’s team to translate Fellows research study findings
  and the Alumni commitments to action into newsworthy or compelling human interest stories for campaigns, media communications, policy engagement and
  funding;
• Working with the Fellows to tell their own stories including their big ideas, and why
  their research matters to different audiences including non-scientific audiences.
• Lead in developing and conceptualizing outputs that communicate findings from
  institute’s programmes including the Fellow’s surveys and internal research
  reports;
• Devising innovative approaches with the Communications team to increase the
  visibility and awareness of the Fellows and Alumni work and expertise among
  relevant stakeholders;
• With the support of the Communications Officer, developing information
  products, including but not limited to social media content, blog posts, op-eds,
  human interest stories, newsletter, website and annual report articles, audio-visual
  presentations, case studies, feature stories, press releases, podcasts, etc., relating
  to the activities, expertise and work of the Fellows and the Alumni;
• Assessing incoming media inquiries and communication-related requests for
  Fellows and Alumni work and expertise and provide advice on response modalities
  in consultation with the Communications team;
• Responsible for environment scanning and maintaining a watching brief for
  Institute and with consultations with the Communications team, actively
  supporting in responding to relevant media queries.
• Preparing and uploading pre-approved social media content/campaigns to
  Institute’s social media accounts and measure the success of every account;
• Ensuring institute’s participation in online conversations relevant to its mandate in
  a voice that is appropriate to how the institute communicates online;
• Providing monthly reports on our social media analytics and for donor reports and
  identify areas of improvement;
• Stay up to date with the latest social media best practices and technologies and
  advise the organisation on the best practices.
• Participate in the synthesis of innovative research translation activities under the institute’s Voices

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in strategic
  communications (in an academic or research environment), public relations
  social media or related field;
• Experienced in implementing communication strategies and plans to meet
  strategic requirements;
• Highly developed writing skills, with a demonstrated ability to tailor writing style for
  different audiences and for different media;
• Accuracy, attention to detail and highly organised;
• Social media strategist using social media for brand awareness and impressions;
• Excellent knowledge of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok and their
  back end and other social media best practices including SEO and web traffic
  metrics;
• Experience with social media management applications like Hootsuite
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to multitask
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Self motivated and an initiative taker
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills

Terms of Offer

• Competitive salary
• 21 days of paid leave
• 10 days of paid sick / family leave
• 3 months paid parental leave, in the event of the birth or adoption of a child by
  the employee or employee’s partner
• Health insurance and pension
• Operating on a four-day work week
• Flexi-hours and hybrid working
• Access to a wellness fund
•  Access to a professional development fund
•  Quarterly data bundles

Qualified and interested applicants who meet the specifications are requested to send their CVS to [email protected] by 14th October 2024. Please indicate the position applied for on the subject line. Applications will only be considered if they are submitted with the duly completed form highlighted below; https://forms.gle/MdCMTJ7smGpADY4v6

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.