Communications Assistant

Communications Assistant

Posting Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Africa Communications Assistant will support the promotion of a compelling narrative around Habitat's work in Africa, in line with organizational communications standards and brand guidelines, and in coordination with key internal stakeholders. This includes providing communications support for partnerships, advocacy, and programs across the region. The role will work with country office communications representatives to support the rollout of communications plans and materials.

The Assistant will collaborate closely with colleagues in the Africa Area Office and the global communications team. As part of the Africa communications team, the role will also support and manage digital and social media engagement across regional channels, ensuring Habitat's work in Africa is effectively positioned online.
Essential Duties

1. In partnership with the Africa programs team support to shape and deliver regional narratives that support fundraising, advocacy, and program priorities, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy
2. Support content gathering as part of developing compelling stories and assets that reflect impact and meet the needs of key stakeholders (fundraising, advocacy, and programs).
3. Support website content management and manage regional social media channels to strengthen engagement, visibility, and audience growth
4. Help in reinforcing Habitat’s brand standards by supporting review and editing of communications materials (stories, photos, videos etc) to ensure consistency and quality
5. Support in coordinating communications opportunities across the region, including media engagement, partnerships visibility, and campaign rollouts.
6. Support planning and execution of communications for regional events including branding, photography and post-event storytelling.

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field.
• 3 years in communications or related area

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including experience with both technical and non-technical communications.
• Plans marketing communications campaigns by identifying communications concepts and strategies; coordinating with vendors.

• Social media experience.
• Previous nonprofit experience
• Experience with development communication
• Experience supporting communications efforts in the Africa region
• Knowledge of content management systems (Drupal, WordPress, etc.) is a plus
• Experience with HTML is a plus.

About

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. The purpose and goal of Habitat for Humanity International is to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need. HFHI has an Administrative Headquarters based in Atlanta, Georgia, an Operational Headquarters based in Americus, Georgia and Area Office bases of operations in Manila, Philippines for our Asia and the Pacific work, San Jose, Costa Rica for our Latin American and the Caribbean work, and Bratislava, Slovakia, for our Europe, the Middle East and Africa work.

HFHI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Function

Communications

Auto req ID

10932BR

Position Category

Full-time - Salaried

Position Type

International Employment

Geographic Location

Africa

Location

Nairobi, Kenya