Communications Specialist at the International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa)

The International Support Network for African Development (ISNAD-Africa) in Ibadan, Nigeria is UNEP-accredited non-government organization that is committed to raising global and multi-stakeholder support for green growth in Africa through various programs and initiatives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Communications Specialist

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job Summary

• ISNAD-Africa invites applications for the Communications Specialist role to support her organisational and programme operations.

Roles

• Overall organisational communications strategy
• Develop and implement overall digital marketing strategies as well as social media campaigns, including analytics and branding
• Content creation and community management of online digital networking and convergence platform
• Engagement with partners and media organisations
• Audio-visual reporting and presentations.

Reporting line:

• Successful applicant will work with team members and report to the Executive Director.

Education Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Communications, English or French Language, Marketing, among other related disciplines. A Postgraduate Degree, fellowships, among other graduate trainings will be an added advantage
• A minimum of a Second Class (Upper Division) is required.
• A minimum of 2 - 3 years of relevant experience
• The position is well suited for an Environmental Journalist or an experienced communications specialist focused on environmental issues. A environmental lawyer with good communications skills and experience as a Social Media Manager is particularly well fitted for the role.

Skill Set:

• Demonstrated expertise and experience as a Social Media Manager (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn) - including analytics and reporting
• Ability to conduct research and critical thinking for effective content creation
• Excellent professional presentation and public speaking and writing skills with data and storytelling
• Excellent proficiency in English language (writing and speaking) is required
• Expertise in content SEO and analytics Any or a combination of some of the following would an added advantage, however, they are not required:
• Experience on green growth, environment, sustainable development, climate change, nature conservation or other related themes and follows recent trends in this field.
• Proficiency in French language is an asset
• Experience or existing relationship with media organisations
• Experience in working with NGOs, policy-related work, media, communications, or administration are added advantage for the role
• Proposal writing skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to engage in sustainable development projects that is focused on green growth (generally environmental projects) that contributes to various sustainable development goals
• Opportunity to work in an international team on high-impact initiatives for green growth in Africa including partners from international and multilateral organisations across the globe
• Opportunity to participate in international and local conferences among other meetings, where necessary
• In addition to monthly remuneration, exceptional performance will attract additional monthly bonus.
• The role is suited for those who are interested in the Communications as a career path, those who are interested in development field, passionate about green growth or sustainability or interested in working in non-profits.

Application Closing Date
30th December, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send the following below as a single file to: careers@isnad-africa.org with “Communications for Green Growth” on the subject line:

• Resume (Please, include sex and date of birth)
• Cover Letter
• Writing Sample (policy briefs, media briefs, reports, published articles, etc)
• Please include weblinks to your audio-visual speech/presentation in your resume and/or Cover Letter.

Note

• The position is based in Ibadan, Nigeria. Please note that successful applicants may be required to work remotely for a few months after recruitment and when the need arises.
• The work duties are from Monday to Friday but would require meetings during weekends. However, the meetings are conducted remotely.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Selection will be made on a rolling basis.
• Qualified and Interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.