Advocacy and Communication Associate

NINERELA+is a National interfaith network working to advance public health, gender justice, human rights, social inclusion, and the dignity and wellbeing of all people in Nigeria. Through its extensive network of religious leaders, women, youth, community structures and civil society partners, NINERELA+ promotes community-led advocacy, challenges harmful social norms, and strengthens inclusive responses to gender-based violence, HIV-related stigma and other human rights concerns.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advocacy and Communication Associate

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

Job Summary

• The Organization seeks a creative, digitally skilled and results-oriented Advocacy and Communication Associate to support the communication, visibility, documentation and advocacy objectives of an ongoing project.
• The successful candidate will translate project activities, community experiences, advocacy outcomes and emerging evidence into compelling communication products for diverse audiences.
• These will include digital and social media content, graphic designs, newsletters, human-interest stories, advocacy briefs, case studies, reports and other knowledge products.
• The position requires a strong combination of creative writing, digital communication, graphic design, storytelling and content development skills.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and implement engaging digital communication content to promote project activities, achievements, advocacy messages and organisational visibility.
• Create compelling digital campaigns, visual stories, short videos and multimedia content that promote gender justice, human rights, civic participation and community accountability.
• Monitor digital engagement and prepare periodic summaries of communication reach and performance.
• Design high-quality graphics, infographics, social media cards, posters, banners, presentations and other communication materials.
• Translate advocacy messages, programme data and research findings into clear, visually appealing and accessible communication products.
• Support the production of communication materials for campaigns, events, stakeholder engagements and public awareness activities.
• Maintain consistency in organizational/project branding, visual identity and communication standards.
• Produce quarterly electronic newsletters featuring project updates, advocacy developments, community voices, success stories and lessons learned.
• Support the preparation and publication of reports, policy briefs, advocacy materials, learning papers and other knowledge products.
• Write compelling human-interest stories, case studies, opinion pieces, press releases, blog posts and other creative communication products.
• Document changes in community attitudes, leadership, institutional accountability, gender norms and civic participation arising from project interventions.
• Translate complex advocacy, human rights and gender justice issues into clear, accessible and engaging messages for public and policy audiences.
• Support the documentation of intended and unintended project outcomes using Outcome Harvesting and Most Significant Change approaches. .
• Assist in communicating policy priorities, advocacy demands, community evidence and recommendations to decision-makers and relevant stakeholders.
• Support the visibility of movement-building activities, community dialogues, accountability initiatives and stakeholder engagements.
• Work with the project and MEAL teams to convert monitoring findings, community feedback and learning into communication and advocacy products.
• Support the documentation of quarterly After-Action Reviews, partner learning meetings, community scorecards and annual learning reviews.
• Assist in developing case studies, learning briefs, implementation tools and other products that communicate evidence and lessons for wider use.
• Ensure that stories, photographs, interviews and other materials are collected and used with appropriate informed consent and respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality.

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must possess a Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines:
  • Communication Arts
  • Journalism
  • Development Studies
  • Creative Arts
  • Creative writing
  • Sociology
  • Gender studies
• Candidates must demonstrate strong writing, editing and communication abilities, alongside a keen interest in gender justice, human rights, advocacy and social change.

Essential Skills and Competencies:
The successful candidate must demonstrate:

• Practical skills in developing and managing digital content, social media communications and online campaigns.
• Ability to independently produce professional communication materials using appropriate graphic design tools.
• Excellent ability to write clear, persuasive and engaging content for different audiences and communication platforms.
• Ability to research, write, edit, design and produce attractive electronic newsletters.
• Strong proofreading, editorial judgement, information synthesis and attention to detail.
• Ability to convert technical information, advocacy messages and project data into accessible graphics, infographics and other visual products.
• Proficiency in relevant office applications, digital publishing platforms and communication tools.
• Ability to work collaboratively with programme staff, community members, partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines and maintain high standards of quality.
• Applicants with demonstrable portfolios of graphic designs, newsletters, digital campaigns, published articles, creative writing or other communication products will have an advantage.