Description : Senior Communications Manager
Duration of the mission : Full Time
Country : Senegal
City : Dakar
Background
Headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, Speak Up Africa is a Policy and Advocacy Action Tank dedicated to catalyzing leadership, enabling policy change, and increasing awareness for sustainable development in Africa. Through our platforms and relationships and with the help of our partners, we ensure that policy makers meet implementers, that solutions are showcased and that every sector contributes critically to the dialogue and strives to form the blueprints for concrete action for sustainable development – from individual citizens and civil society groups to global donors and business leaders.
Launched in July 2021, Voix EssentiELLES is a Speak Up Africa initiative that aims to strengthen women and girls, in all of their diversity, by meaningfully engaging them in decision-making processes and spaces that influence health policies and programs. Implemented in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal and technically and financially supported by Fondation CHANEL and The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and malaria, Voix EssentiELLES channels small funds through a dedicated fund and invests in the capacities of community-based, grassroots organizations, groups and networks as well as their leaders.
Under the supervision of the Senior Strategic Communication Manager and working in close coordination with the Voix EssentiELLES Coordinator, the Communication Officer shall be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of the external and internal communication strategies of the Voix EssentiELLES initiative, including through the website, content gathering, voices amplification, champions’ engagement, social media, newsletters, and knowledge management. More specifically, the Communications Officer will:
Strategy development
Traditional and social media engagement
E-communications
Champion’s engagement
Reporting and archiving
Commitment to Gender Equality and Safeguarding
Speak Up Africa has a Zero Tolerance approach to all forms of harm and abuse. Speak Up Africa is committed to taking appropriate action against human rights violations and exploitation in all its forms. The welfare and safety of all stakeholders is prioritized in all actions and decisions of Speak Up Africa. Appropriate policies and procedures are in place to ensure this. Only those who share our values and are committed to our Safeguarding Policy shall be considered for recruitment.
Speak Up Africa also promotes efforts on gender equality in line with its strategic directions and institutional values, which are themselves organized around the Sustainable Development Goals
Please send your applications to info@speakupafrica.org and codou.sy@speakupafrica.org, including a cover letter, your CV and 3 references. The closing date for applications is July 15, 2024. Kindly specify the title of the position in the email subject line. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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