Branding / Media and Communications Officer Recruitment at Skills Outside School Foundation

The Skills Outside School Foundation is a not-for-profit organization registered in June 2014 at the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria, and a Company Limited by Guarantee (09365183) at the Companies House, UK.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Branding / Media and Communications Officer

Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Branding and Communications Officer will drive media engagement, branding and strategic internal and external communication for Skills Outside School Foundation to enhance its visibility, project its impact & work, attract & retain partners and leverage on communications for development.
• S/he will work closely with all the various SOSF teams across our three pillars - interventions, advocacy and data towards establishing and maintaining strategic alliances, generating support for SOSF’s cause amongst stakeholders and partners.

Roles and Responsibilities
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

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

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.

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.

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

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, Theater Arts, Drama, Film, Business Management or a related field of study.

Experience:

• Minimum of 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 forward their Letter of Motivation, Portfolio and CV to: sosfrecruitment@zohomail.com copying: recruitment@skillsoutsideschool.com using the Job position as the subject of the email.