COMMUNICATION/CAMPAIGN MANAGER
Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) a women led, faith based non-governmental organization is soliciting for a short-term Communication/Campaign Manager to provide communication and media advocacy services to support activities to stem community spread of COVID-19 in for a ‘Urban WASH Civil Society Response on COVID19’ an intervention under USAID Effective Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services (E-WASH Program).
The period of performance
- Six (6) months
The objective of this program are as follows:
- Strengthen Federal Government and partner states’ COVID-19 prevention campaigns and strategies through strategic communications and advocacy.
- Deepen partnership with national and local media to increase access to quality information and leverage digital technologies to fight the pandemic.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- S/he will take the lead in developing and online communication campaign strategy using blog, tweeter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bill boards.
- With guidance from the Executive Director, s/he will take the lead in organizing and conducting an advocacy-meeting with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS), Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), The National Orientation Agency of Nigeria (NOA) through virtual meetings
- S/he will develop and disseminate fit-for-purpose information on hygiene practices, risk communications and de-stigmatization in local languages on radio jingles, fact sheet, and educative dramas
- S/he will develop key messages to influence behavior change towards de-stigmatization of COVID19 Survivors through Radio jingles/ TV advertorials, social media banners and newspaper cartoons and editorials on Email, Whatsapp, SMS and also Kick start a bi-weekly radio show on risk communications and hygiene promotion in project states.
- S/he will facilitate or support production of 30-secs TV advertorial, cartoons and short educative illustration on risk communications and hygiene promotion on National TV and Coordinate TV airtime purchase and programme rounds on campaign messages.
- S/he will produce visual communications and promotional materials in clear and simple languages
- S/he will produce radio jingle and TV promotion/social media promotional materials to promote key messages on reducing fake news on Africa Magic (Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa), Radio, TV, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bill boards.
- S/he will supervise a Media Advocacy firm to be that will engaged to carry out communication and media advocacy tasks.
The reporting line
- The Communication Campaign/Manager will report to the Executive Director.
Minimum Position Requirements:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications or a relevant field
- Must be a postgraduate degree preferably a Masters in Mass Communication or a related field
- At least 5 years’ experience in practical communication and media advocacy
- Experience working on USAID funded or International Donor funded project focused on communication is an added advantage
Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MS Word document) explaining their suitability for the job to this email address communicationmanager@weweng.org on or before August 14, 2020.
Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as three professional referees. Candidates must provide functional email addresses and telephone numbers of referees.
Kindly Note: While we thank all applicants for showing interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Applications will be reviewed in batches on a first come, first serve basis. WEWE reserves the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable candidate is selected.
