Branding / Media and Communications Officer at Skills Outside School Foundation

The Skills Outside School Foundation is a not-for-profit organization registered in June 2014 at the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria, and a Company Limited by Guarantee (09365183) at the Companies House, UK.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Branding / Media and Communications Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Branding and Communications Officer will drive media engagement, branding and strategic internal and external communication for Skills Outside School Foundation to enhance its visibility, project its impact & work, attract & retain partners and leverage on communications for development.
• S/he will work closely with all the various SOSF teams across our three pillars - interventions, advocacy and data towards establishing and maintaining strategic alliances, generating support for SOSF’s cause amongst stakeholders and partners.

Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy Development & Implementation:

• Drive the development and implementation of SOSF Communications Strategy to the key target audience.
• Development and implementation of the departmental budget and annual workplan, including implementation & continuous update of the organization's content calendar
• Handle strategic external communication planning and implementation including development of brand & marketing collateral, coordination of events, and building & maintaining strategic alliances

Brand Management:

• Develop diverse brand material and communication tools for official website, social media (such as newsletters, YouTube, Instagram etc) and other traditional media platforms

Partner and stakeholder relations:

• Prepare communication and fundraising materials, coordinate fundraising drives and onboard and manage partners & stakeholders
• Source and Coordinate SOSF external media engagements and visibility across seminars, conferences and roundtables
• Organize and lead strategic events and activities  
• Production of quality and timely content to highlight SOSF achievements across its 3 pillars for stakeholder and partner relations.

External Engagement and Media Relations:

• Prepare the SOSF team for media and public speaking opportunities and act as editor for external communications materials
• Represent SOSF in various communications forums and meetings
• Build and maintain relationships with media contacts and key public sector allies.

Social and Traditional Media Management:

• Manage, maintain and update SOSF social media platforms (website, blog, Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) using creative content and leveraging on effective storytelling
• Conduct continuous research on education, employability, entrepreneurship trends and insights to inform our audience

Documentation:

• Maintain and coordinate usage of, and manage a media archive and information resource centre eg Pictures, videos, research, reports, etc

Requirements
Education:
A University Degree in Public Relations, Languages, English, Communications, Mass Communications, Theater Arts, Drama, Film, Business Management or a related field of study.

Experience:

• Minimum of three years’ work experience in a similar position, preferably in an NGO, or in a corporate organization.
• Marketing and fundraising experience is a plus
• Experience writing for different purposes
• Experience with engaging and contacts in traditional media
• Experience with storytelling, especially for development
• Demonstrated knowledge of trends in media and communication space

Skills:

• Creativity and Strategic Thinking skills
• Ability to prioritise work, and meet deadlines
• Track record in brand management and development of brand collateral
• Strong stakeholder management skills is a plus
• Ability to analyse and present detailed information
• Ability to take proactive actions that are necessary to produce results and work independently/with little guidance.
• Excellent communication skills, including excellent skills in social media platform usage
•  Proficiency in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Proficiency in cloud software applications (Skydrive, DropBox, Google Docs).

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Letter of Motivation, Portfolio and CV to: [email protected] copying: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.