ActionAid Zambia (AAZ) is part of the ActionAid Global (AAG) Federation, sharing common values and aims to drive social change towards a just, equitable and sustainable world. AAZ works with marginalized and excluded women and young people, their organizations and movements to address the structural causes of social injustice, gender inequality and poverty.

ActionAid Zambia has a vacancy for an experienced and suitably qualified Zambian to fill the position of COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS MANAGER

JOB PURPOSE

The holder of the position shall be responsible for development and execution of ActionAid Zambia’s (AAZ’s) Communications and campaigns Strategy; coordinating and managing the development and production of communications materials for all programme initiatives. Further, the job holder will provide leadership in developing the campaigns and advocacy strategy, build the capacity of civil society partners in order to strengthen and deepen their involvement in advocacy, policy influencing and decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

a) Communications

§  Formulation and implementation of communication strategy, policies and procedures to provide information, education and communication support to AAZ; Select, acquire and index information resources for the AAZ for easy access and retrieval.

§  Ensure timely publication of AAZ works (policy briefs, research reports) and managing stocks of available publications.

§  Oversee and ensure timely editing and circulation of the press statement releases and coordinate public exhibitions.

§  Strengthen media relations to give people living in poverty and the marginalized communities; especially women and youth a platform to raise their concerns on rights issues;

§  Provide proactive public relations and enhancing the corporate image of the AAZ;

§  Organize and coordinate corporate and public relations events, press releases, media liaisons, conferences, and press briefs on the AAZ’s programmes and activities.

§  Develop and publish documentaries including success stories, annual reports, press releases, articles, policy papers and news briefs in collaboration with Programmes and fundraising teams;

§  Coordinate the development of policy briefs and strategies that inform stakeholders about the policy position of Action Aid Zambia and partners;

§  Build capacity of staff in basic interpersonal, public relations and communication and client- relationship management skills;

§  Support the process of systematic collection of stories of Change and case studies by engaging partner organizations and LRPs;

§  Liaising with ICT to ensure maintenance and updating of information on the HIVE and website including blogs and other social media;

§  Support internal teams in the development of key messaging for resource mobilization and Programme activities;

b) Campaigns

§  Develop the Country Programme Campaigns and Advocacy strategy to ensure set objectives in the CSP are well communicated;

§  Provide guidance in identifying key thematic issues on which Action Aid Zambia and its partners should focus their advocacy efforts;

§  Design and package information in a way to influence government (national, district level) on policy and legislation, potential donors and the general public who are keen to follow AAZ’s work;

§  Responsible and accountable for planning, implementation and delivery of quality campaigns and advocacy initiatives from programmatic areas; starting from local to national and linking to global advocacy and campaigns;

§  To support and offer solidarity during campaign activities, working with colleagues within ActionAid Federation.

§  To support partners and staff in drawing advocacy and campaign plans through training events and actions.

§  To deliver, monitor and report on public campaigning and communications projects within ActionAid Zambia’s campaign signature and brand guidelines that support the campaign strategy working with partners at local, national and global level’

a) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

§  A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Communications, Public Relations, Media studies, Journalism or their equivalent from a recognized University;

§  Postgraduate diploma in Journalism for candidates with a non-journalism degree;

§  Have at least seven (7) years’ experience in developing and implementing Communications programmes;  at least three (3) years must have been in Communications and Campaigns in a comparable position in likeminded organizations;

§  Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, desktop publishing graphical designing through adobe Photoshop Suite, Dreamweaver, freehand, illustrator, InDesign and Quark Xpress;

§  Demonstrable experience in advocacy and campaigns on women rights; governance, resilient livelihoods, Humanitarian, youth rights and other themes of AAZ’s work;

§  Proactive in collecting information and developing stories of change;

§  Excellent communication skills and ability to package information in a way that builds credibility and influence.

§  Excellent writing skills and ability to communicate complex policy & programme issues in simple terms;

To apply, please email your cover letter and Curriculum Vitae highlighting how you match the criteria in the Job Description to the following email address: careers.zambia@actionaid.org.  The email subject heading should simply be titled “Communications and Campaigns Manager”. The Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 7th September 2018 at 17:00 hours. Please ensure that you mention www.gozambiajobs.com as the source of this job advertisement.

ActionAid is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified women are encouraged to apply. Please Note: While we value all applications, we can only respond to short listed candidates. Action Aid’s Website:  www.actionaid.org/zambia

To apply for this job email your details to careers.zambia@actionaid.org