Communications Coordinator NGO Jobs – Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)

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Job Title:   Communications Coordinator   

Organisation: Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head of Programmes

 

About US:

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is a Pan-African Feminist and Transformational Leadership Development Organization with a mission of strengthening the individual and collective leadership of African women, forming strategic partnerships, to tackle patriarchy and attain gender equality and women’s empowerment for a just and secure Africa.

 

Job Summary:  The Communications Coordinator is responsible for planning and implementing strategic communications to increase the reach, influence, and impact of AMwA’s work. The Coordinator ensures that the lived experiences of African women in their diversity are documented and captured in a powerful, engaging, and consistent way, and that their voices are amplified in all critical spaces. They oversee and drive institutional communication for the organization including digital marketing and content creation, pursue visibility for the organization in a manner consistent with feminist values, and strengthen AMwA’s brand and identity as a pan-African feminist organization. The Coordinator also serves as AMwA’s spokesperson when required.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Social Sciences, Political Science, Gender, Law, or any other relevant discipline.
  • A minimum of five years of experience in a similar position of development work, communicating and advocating for the rights of women, girls and gender expansive persons.
  • Evidence of thought leadership through writing blogs, papers, opinion pieces, etc, and engagement in panel discussions is strongly desired.
  • Demonstrable experience developing and implementing successful communications and advocacy campaigns at the national, regional and global levels.
  • Evidence of transdisciplinary knowledge in AMwA’s thematic areas of work; Women’s Political Leadership, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and Economic Justice and Climate Action is a plus.
  • Ability to manage an interactive website
  • Knowledge of digital communications including social media.
  • A proven commitment to women’s rights activism and demonstrable experience in gender justice advocacy or human rights broadly;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including superior writing skills and public speaking;
  • Ability to organize and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders;
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively in English.
  • Competency in other major languages used on the African continued will be an added advantage.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates who meet the above criteria are advised to apply. Young feminists, nonbinary and transgender persons, as well as persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

Please send a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, and writing samples via email with the subject line “Communications Coordinator” to: recruit@akinamamawaafrika.org

 

Deadline: 16th January, 2022.

 

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