Job Description
Position: Communications Officer For Corpsafrica/Malawi
Position Description
About CorpsAfrica:
Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to serve like “Peace Corps Volunteers” in their own countries. CorpsAfrica Volunteers participate in a Pre-Service Training, where they are trained on Human-Centered Design as an approach to development and learn about the variety of work NGOs are doing in their country. Volunteers then move to high-poverty communities, where they facilitate meetings to help local people determine priority needs and implement projects that address those needs. The Volunteers are then expected to perform a comprehensive impact evaluation analysis to serve as a model for future CorpsAfrica Volunteers and their projects. CorpsAfrica aims to create a culture of public service within developing nations by giving participants the opportunity to apply their skills and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty. For more information, please visit www.corpsafrica.org.
Overview of the Position:
The Communications Officer is a full-time staff position with the primary responsibility of demonstrating CorpsAfrica’s efforts related to project impact, fundraising, marketing, other areas as needed. This person will have significant opportunity to help build the organization and there is ample room for professional advancement.
Specific Responsibilities:
Work closely with the CorpsAfrica/Malawi staff and Volunteers on programmatic aspects of operations and communicating project impact.
Promote the organization with media, donors, and government authorities with clear messaging and communication materials.
Help establish and maintain consistent organization image through events and fundraising activities.
Strategically build the organization’s social media presence.
Create and implement events to raise awareness of CorpsAfrica/Malawi.
Utilize programmatic tools to build support, which include Volunteer logs/reports and Monitoring and Evaluation.
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree is required
Excellent judgment, initiative, and creative problem-solving skills
Highly organized and detail-oriented
Strong written, oral, interpersonal, and communication skills
A strong commitment to youth leadership, participatory community development, impact evaluation, transparency, and accountability
How to apply
***Only applicants that possess the qualifications mentioned above will be considered.
