The Skills Outside School Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation registered as in IT (70340) in June 2014 at the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria and a Company Limited by Guarantee (09365183) at the Companies House, UK.
- Experience 3 years
- Location Abuja
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Strategy Development & Implementation
Drive the development and implementation of SOSF Communications Strategy to the key target audience.
Development and implementation of the departmental budget and annual workplan, including implementation & continuous update of the organization’s content calendar
Handle strategic external communication planning and implementation including development of brand & marketing collateral, coordination of events, and building & maintaining strategic alliances
2. Brand Management
Develop diverse brand material and communication tools for official website, social media (such as newsletters, YouTube, Instagram etc) and other traditional media platforms
3. Partner and stakeholder relations
- Prepare communication and fundraising materials, coordinate fundraising drives and onboard and manage partners & stakeholders
- Source and Coordinate SOSF external media engagements and visibility across seminars, conferences and roundtables
- Organize and lead strategic events and activities
- Production of quality and timely content to highlight SOSF achievements across its 3 pillars for stakeholder and partner relations.
4. External Engagement and Media Relations
- Prepare the SOSF team for media and public speaking opportunities and act as editor for external communications materials
- Represent SOSF in various communications forums and meetings
- Build and maintain relationships with media contacts and key public sector allies.
6. Social and Traditional Media Management
Manage, maintain and update SOSF social media platforms (website, blog, Youtube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) using creative content and leveraging on effective storytelling
Conduct continuous research on education, employability, entrepreneurship trends and insights to inform our audience
7. Documentation
Maintain and coordinate usage of, and manage a media archive and information resource centre eg Pictures, videos, research, reports, etc
REQUIREMENTS
Education
A university degree in public relations, languages, English, communications, mass communications, theatre arts, drama, film, business management or a related field of study
Experience
- Minimum three years’ work experience in a similar position, preferably in an NGO, or in a corporate organization.
- Marketing and fundraising experience is a plus
- Experience writing for different purposes
- Experience with engaging and contacts in traditional media
- Experience with storytelling, especially for development
- Demonstrated knowledge of trends in media and communication space
Skills
- Creativity and Strategic Thinking skills
- Ability to prioritise work, and meet deadlines
- Track record in brand management and development of brand collateral
- Strong stakeholder management skills is a plus
- Ability to analyse and present detailed information
- Ability to take proactive actions that are necessary to produce results and work independently/with little guidance.
- Excellent communication skills, including excellent skills in social media platform usage
- Proficiency in MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Proficiency in cloud software applications (Skydrive, DropBox, Google Docs)
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a letter of motivation, portfolio and CV to [email protected] copying [email protected] using the “Job Title” as the subject of the email
