Job
description
Africa
Volunteer Corps
Africa Volunteer
Corps is a volunteer service fellowship for Africans to work in
African-initiated development projects. Our
mission is to foster leaders for
development by training and placing educated Africans to work for six months or
one year at locally-initiated social good projects in Africa.
The overarching goal
of Africa Volunteer Corps is to harness the power of motivated, educated
Africans and put it to use for locally-initiated development projects in
Africa, opening doors for Africans to leverage their own resources and
strengthen grassroots development efforts. Creating a springboard for future
leaders and bolstering ground-up social change efforts, we position Africans to
control development on their own continent.
Marketing
& Communications Officer
The Marketing and
Communications Officer is a director level-position and will be responsible for
leading all aspects of marketing, communications, and media relations,
including both strategy and implementation. Their role will be to develop the
strategy and lead the logistics for building our brand across all communication
outlets; building, inspiring, and energizing our supporter base; working with
Fundraising Officer to garner support and raise funds to make our organization
truly great, and positioning ourselves as a paradigm-shifting movement for
social change. The Marketing and Communications Officer will work closely with
all staff and Founding Directors. This position will be located Tanzania.
We are seeking a
passionate, enthusiastic, and innovative thinker to raise the profile of our
movement. The Marketing and Communications Officer will work with the
Fundraising Officer to communicate with donors and target groups including
potential partners, potential Volunteers, donors, Africans on the continent and
Africans living in the United States; ensure that donors know they are a part
of the movement and feel appreciated.
This is an opportunity
to get in on the ground floor of a new, growing, and game-changing
organization. The right candidate will have an opportunity to take a leading
role in shaping the future of the organization as well as the future of Africa.
Duties
include:
- Developing
marketing & communications strategy and plan
- Planning
and executing marketing campaigns, fundraising campaigns, and awareness
raising campaigns
- Developing
media/PR strategy and plan
- Drafting
press releases/blog posts/Op-Eds
- Finding
appropriate media outlets and circulating content
- Creating
and maintaining the editorial calendar , which includes a schedule for
email blasts, social media posts posts, blog posts, mass mailings, etc.
- Drafting
& sending email blasts
- Maintaining
and segmenting a healthy email list
- Blog
planning, including coming up with topics, working with AVC Volunteers to
write timely/interesting material, creating and maintaining the blog
calendar/schedule
- Developing
social media strategy
- Creating
calendar/schedule of social media posts
- Drafting
social media content
- Interacting
with supporters on social media
- Planning
and strategizing photo and video content
- Shooting
photo and video content to be used in a variety of marketing and
communications projects
- Regularly
updating the AVC website
- Writing
new content for the website as needed
- Drafting
marketing & communications materials for AVC such as brochures,
postcards, posters, etc.
- Getting
marketing and communications materials printed as needed
- Drafting
gift acknowledgements to all donors
- Assisting
the Fundraising Officer with grant writing and p2p fundraising
- Overseeing
interns and student ambassadors working on social media and communications
We are looking for
someone with passion, enthusiasm, and a burning desire to change the world — a
creative and innovative thinker. The ideal candidate is self-directed and
well-organized, has excellent time-management skills, can easily navigate
multiple cultures, and is able to thrive in a start-up environment which
involves some risk taking and much learning as we go. They must be able to work
effectively both independently and with a team and with minimum supervision. We
are seeking a person who wants to shift the paradigm, who wants an ownership
stake in this movement to create massive change.
Must have:
- Demonstrated
experience with marketing, communications, and social media
- Excellent
proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google applications
- Willingness
to learn, share ideas, and show initiative
- Demonstrated
understanding of web 2.0 and experience creating effective, inspiring
social media engagement
- Deep
understanding of AVC’s mission and brand
- Exceptional
writing, editing and proofreading skills, including ability to communicate
effectively in the tone of AVC’s brand and to adapt tone and style for
various audiences and purposes
- Excellent
proficiency with MailChimp or other HTML email-generating programs
- Understanding
or ability to develop understanding of AVC’s target audiences
- Experience
with Africa and International Development
- Native-level
fluency in written and spoken English
- Ability
for both big-picture thinking and detail-oriented thinking
- Ability
to thrive in a startup environment
- Ability
to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability
to work independently and with a team
- Ability
to manage people and to delegate
- A fire
in your belly to create big change in the world
- Resourcefulness
- A
no-matter-what attitude and an ability to overcome challenges
- Ability
and desire to blaze a trail and think beyond business-as-usual
- A sense
of humor
- Strong
writing and verbal communication skills
Great if you
have:
- Written
or spoken Swahili
- Experience
creating, planning and implementing marketing campaigns
- Media
contacts in the development/nonprofit/African development world
- Held a
managerial position in communications and/or marketing
How
to apply
Although
professional experience and a proven track record are valuable, for the right
candidate, the ability to learn quickly, a talent for innovation, and a passion
for building our movement from the ground up may be weighed more heavily than
experience.
Please submit a
resume, cover letter and sample of professional writing relevant to our work
(such as a press release, blog post, grant application, or position paper on
Africa or international development) to michelle@africavolunteercorps.org.
We will review
applications and schedule interviews on an ongoing basis so you are encouraged
to apply as early as possible. Start date is flexible. Minimum length of
contract is one year.