Communications Associate (Internal)
Multiple Countries
Full Time
Communications Unit
Mid Level
About CorpsAfrica:
Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to serve in their own countries, along the lines of the Peace Corps model. We train college-educated young Africans and send them to live for up to one year in rural, high-poverty communities to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people. CorpsAfrica aims to create a culture of public service in Africa by giving participants the opportunity to apply their education, skills, and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty. www.corpsafrica.orgOverview of the Position:
Reporting to the Director of Africa Communications and working closely with the CorpsAfrica country offices and Volunteers, the Communications Associate will work collaboratively to strengthen messaging and elevate the organization’s profile and impact by serving as content creator, writer and editor to tell the CorpsAfrica story from the perspective of the organization’s Country Office and Volunteer teams. This is an excellent opportunity for a mid-level communications professional to support a broad multi-layered communications strategy and assist a dynamic organization as we expand carefully and boldly.
CLASSIFICATION: Full-time, exempt
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary is $30,000 - $35,000 USD. CorpsAfrica offers a comprehensive benefits package including employer-paid medical insurance, 401(k) for U.S based staff, and paid time off.
LOCATION:Based in Morocco, Senegal, Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Gambia, Uganda, Ethiopia or South Africa.
REPORTS TO: Director of Africa Communications
Specific responsibilities:
- In partnership with the Director of Africa Communications, serve as content creator, writer and editor to tell the CorpsAfrica story from the perspective of the organization’s Country Office and Volunteer teams
- Generate creative, original ideas to support overall communications processes from inception to completion, ensuring projects are completed on-time, on budget, with dynamism, and fully integrated into other strategic activities and goals across the organization
- Maintain high-quality organizational messaging, in accordance with CorpsAfrica’s branding and style guidelines.
- Coordinate on the ground storytelling. This entails developing creative written, audio, and video content highlighting the work of CorpsAfrica Volunteers, country offices, and local communities.
- Create a system for managing in-country photo and video databases and portfolios.
- Assist with coordination of Volunteer stories.
- Collaborate closely with the Director of Africa Communications to support the professional development of country office communications staff by collaborating on projects and campaigns, sharing best practices, and promoting an open, supportive culture.
- Re-launch the CorpsAfrica podcast to strengthen our storytelling efforts.
- Assist with building an impact narrative portfolio (Visuals, Photos and Data) to enable our team to design case studies that would help the development team with fundraising and visibility.
- Travel to various CorpsAfrica project sites as needed.
- Other responsibilities as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, public relations, marketing or related field and at least five to seven years of work experience are required; preference for background in a nonprofit or NGO setting.
- Extremely detail-oriented, with a focus on accuracy; excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing large communications projects and competing priorities in a multi-layered environment.
- Extensive experience with multimedia tools and platforms, ability to create original creative content
- Proven track record of strategizing, implementing, and executing communications strategy.
- Highly collaborative style and demonstrated ability to work across cultures.
- Exceptional writer and editor, with demonstrated verbal, presentation, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Fluency in English is required; fluency in French is helpful.
- A strong commitment to the mission of CorpsAfrica is required, with a desire to support youth leadership, participatory community development, impact evaluation, transparency, and accountability.
Interested applicants should submit their application package relevant to this role through JazzHR. The deadline to apply for the position is January 6, 2025.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, CorpsAfrica encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical ability, or any other legally protected basis.
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