Job Vacancy: Job title: Communications Manager
Job description: Sightsavers implements projects working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia.
Title: Communications Manager
Location: Nigeria, Kaduna
Start date: Mid-October
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (Maternity Cover)
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
We are looking for a Regional Communications Manager to support the delivery of the NTD communications strategy, working with the NTD senior management team and external stakeholders.
A key part of this role requires you to develop an in-depth understanding of our NTD work by regularly travelling to the countries where we work, including to visit Mass Drug Administration events in remote parts. As Communications Manager you will be required to manage NTD stakeholders and collaborate on key communications moments throughout the year. Spoken French an advantage.
Principal accountabilities
Delivering the NTD communications strategy:
- Working with the Communications Strategist, and consulting the NTD senior management team, regularly revise the NTD communications strategy based on defined audiences and objectives.
- Leading on engaging with internal and external stakeholders relevant to the NTD thematic strategy. Meeting with stakeholders regularly to monitor communication activity plans and capture changes in objectives and outputs in the communications strategy.
- Working with the Communications Strategist and the Head of Communications, contribute to the updating of Sightsavers’ mapping of NTD audiences and NTD stakeholders.
- Collaborating with the Communications Strategist plan the day-to-day budget for NTD communications and assign budget to communication projects and activities, securing stakeholder agreement and sign off from the Head of Communications, when necessary.
Manage NTD external stakeholders and/ or consortium partners to deliver and align on communication activities:
- Consult and collaborate with NTD external stakeholders and relevant consortium partners across the different programmes, to design and implement communications activities.
- Coordinate the NTD external stakeholders and relevant consortium partners to collectively deliver the communications activities. Identify the communications capacities and aspirations of partners and determine priorities and roles and responsibilities with partners in the delivery of the communications activities
Supporting the development of creative communications content and communication products
- Working with the Content and Stories team, brainstorm creative concepts based on the NTD communications plan and/or communication briefs received.
- Contribute to the development of NTD creative communications content, working closely with the Content and Stories team and internal/external content creation and production resources.
- Provide communications expertise and guidance to the NTD programme team about the development of communication products following the creative briefing process with the Content and Stories team.
- Support the Content and Stories team as needed in drafting copy for online and offline editorial content, including news stories, blogs, case studies and webpages.
- Be the focal point and liaison between the Content and Stories team and NTD stakeholders on creative concepts that deliver communication objectives to secure agreement and sign off.
Organisational leadership
- Provide direct line management for the communications officer.
- Working with the Communications Strategist, align with other Communications Managers to ensure messaging and activities are complimentary across all thematic areas
- Provide support to the Communications Strategist and Head of Communications on organisational planning processes, including budgeting.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the for full details.
Essential jobholder Requirements
- Extensive knowledge and experience of delivering global communications strategies, plans and activities.
- Demonstrable experience of working with programme teams to design communication plans that reach key target audiences.
- Proven awareness of global development issues.
- Demonstrable experience of effective use of various communications channels in a global environment.
- Project management experience and a track record of results in working with a range of organisations and stakeholders.
- Related work experience should demonstrate a proven and strong commitment to the area of international development, the humanitarian sector, social justice, campaigning and/or relevant field.
- Spoken French an advantage.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
Location: Kaduna, Kaduna State
Job date: Sat, 05 Aug 2023 22:53:34 GMT
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