Job Description

Media and Communications Assistant- Volunteer:Local NGO
: Mutare

Deadline: 15 January 2024
A nonprofit organization in the disability sector is seeking to recruit a Media and Communications Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities
• Reporting to the Media and Communications Officer, the Media and Communications Assistant will work across all departments on the following areas:
• Coordinating social media, website updates and newsletter material with staff across all departments;
• Working on storyboarding and developing content as well as engaging and creative social media and awareness-raising campaigns;
• Monitoring growth across social media platforms and promotion of social media platforms;
• Photographing/ filming and editing visual content that documents project activities;
• Improving communication with teams internally and with external partners;
• Developing, editing and proofreading website and blog content;
• Promoting and publicizing the organization on external platforms;
• Creating partnerships and maintaining good public relations across out projects and any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications and experience

• Recent graduate with a degree or diploma in Media Studies and other relevant qualifications;
• At least 1-year Industrial Attachment working experience in a similar environment.
• Experience working in an local or international NGO environment will be an added advantage.
• Students in universities, colleges or professional institutions studying towards a degree or diploma in Media Studies and other relevant qualifications;
• Have good communication skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and put in extra hours;
• Have a deep understanding of human rights;
• Possess excellent writing skills;
• Have multimedia skills in audio and video editing.

How to Apply

Those who meet the above criteria are invited to submit their applications together with a cover letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae that includes names and email addresses of three traceable references. Applications should be clearly marked with the position applied for, i.e., “Media and Communications Assistant- Volunteer” in the email subject line.
Please submit your applications by Monday, 15 January 2024, to the following email address: [email protected]
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Women and persons with disability are encouraged to apply