Volunteer VIRTUAL Communications Manager at Ashoka Nigeria

Ashoka is at the forefront of identifying, supporting, and collaborating with leading social entrepreneurs around the world who are solving complex social problems by changing patterns and transforming systems. Over 3000 Ashoka Fellows and Changemakers are demonstrating unrivaled commitment to bold new ideas, in every area of human need, on every continent. They are proving that empathy, integrity, creativity, and collaboration are tremendous forces in driving social change and creating a world in which everyone can be a Changemaker.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Volunteer VIRTUAL Communications Manager for Peer Mentoring Group in Nigeria with After School Mentoring Project Desired Skills and Experience

Location: Calabar, Cross River

About the Affiliated Organization
Afterschool Peer Mentoring Project is a Non-governmental, capacity development organization that is committed to inspiring, investing, engaging and facilitating growth opportunities for young persons in transitional stages of their lives. We ignite young people to set career goals and walk them through the achievement of such goals enabling them transit seamlessly from school to work.

Here's your chance to work with After School Mentoring Project!

Job Descriptions

• The Communications Manager will set and guide the strategy for all communications, website, and public relations messages and collateral to consistently articulate Afterschool Peer Mentoring Project's mission.
• The Communications Manager will work closely with other management staff within the organization as the communications partner on a variety of strategic initiatives. You can be a huge help to us and can accomplish this VIRTUALLY!

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and evaluate the annual communications plan across the network's discreet audiences in collaboration with the After school Peer Mentoring Project team and constituents
• Lead the generation of online content that engages audience segments and leads to measurable action.
• Decide who, where, and when to disseminate
• Put communications vehicles in place to create momentum and awareness as well as to test the effectiveness of communications activities
• Manage the development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, and After school Peer Mentoring Project's website
• Mentor and lead a team member responsible for After school Peer Mentoring Project 's website administration and coordination
• Coordinate webpage maintenance - ensure that new and consistent information (article links, stories, and events) is posted regularly
• Track and measure the level of engagement within the network over time
• Manage development, distribution, and maintenance of all print and electronic collateral including, but not limited to, newsletters, brochures, annual report, e-newsletters, and After school Peer Mentoring Project's website
• Manage all media contacts

Volunteer Logistics

• Estimated hours required per week: 35
• The estimated duration of the project is: 3-6 months
• This position is Virtual
• Language Requirements: English

Desired Skills and Experience
Afterschool Peer Mentoring project is seeking:

• An accomplished Director of Communications who has at least 4 years of communications experience, ideally with corporate and non profit sector based experiences and covering areas such as website content, newsletters, and donor communications.
• The ability to take knowledge and transform it into exciting and useful messages, and disseminate it to the right audiences through the best distribution channels is critical.
• Highly collaborative style; experience developing and implementing communications strategies
• Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills
• A strong track record as an implementer who thrives on managing a variety of key initiatives concurrently
• Relationship builder with the flexibility and finesse to "manage by influence."
• High energy, maturity, and leadership with the ability to serve as a unifying force and to position communications discussions at both the strategic and tactical levels
• Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters
• Self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online