Educate! Communications Specialist – East Africa Job in Uganda

Educate! Communications Specialist – East Africa Job in Uganda

Performance Objectives

1. Create compelling content, including impact stories, articles, blogs, social media posts and graphics, to support Educate!’s thought leadership and fundraising strategy.

• Draft, edit and project manage collation of real-life case studies and success stories that provide evidence of Educate!’s impact.

• Suggest ideas for impact stories, social media posts, articles and blogs.

• Run our LinkedIn channel, including posting and analytics.

2. Build systems and processes for collating stories from the field.

• Work closely with in-country teams to develop and maintain effective communication plans for gathering the information needed for content creation.

• Develop relationships with Educate! program officers, youth leaders and mentors, as well as external stakeholders for the purpose of story gathering.

• Manage a database of impact stories and build a local network of photographers and videographers.

3. Become the link between program and country teams in East Africa and the global communications and external relations function.

Work with the Director of Marketing & Communications to create content/thought leadership material to advance our org-wide priorities.

Become an internal "expert" on specific products, solutions, or aspects of Educate!'s work that we can promote externally.

Coach colleagues in East Africa on best practice in communications and troubleshoot to develop solutions as they arise on projects and systems.

Qualifications

This position is well-suited for those with 8-10 years of communications experience. The ideal candidate will have:

1. Extremely strong written communication skills; comfort generating copy is a must.

2. Experience in digital communications is a big advantage, as is any experience in media creation.

3. An understanding of how to adapt and tailor communications, both written

and verbal, for a variety of different audiences and purposes.

4. The ability to review, summarize and present a high volume of information quickly and accurately with advanced structuring, writing and editing skills.

5. Strong verbal communication skills, project management, and social judgment for cultivating relationships with colleagues in program and country teams, external stakeholders and young people.

6. Passion and interest in youth development.

7. Excellent organization and time management skills; experience working with a remote team to successfully manage multiple projects with competing timelines.

8. High degree of proficiency working in a fast-paced, flexible, goal-oriented environment, with the highest level of personal and professional integrity.

9. A self-starter, able to prioritize and manage multiple assignments and competing projects, take initiative, and work independently to a deadline.

10. Willing to travel around East Africa up to once every two months to report on Educate!’s programs.

We’re also requiring for this position:

• Degree in a related area

• Bachelor’s Native proficiency in spoken and written English

• Fits our Five Cultural Tenets (see What is Educate! About? below); Learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here

For more information and job application details see;
Educate! Communications Specialist – East Africa Job in Uganda

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