Advocacy and Communication Associate

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.