Description
Communications Content Officer- Moroto
Save the Children International is currently recruiting for the, Communications Content Officer at our field Office in Moroto. The Communications Content Officer is responsible for supporting team members in delivering information and content queries and requests. He/She will have to produce fundraising and campaign materials, creating facts, stats and case studies, producing photos and videos, editing b-rolls, creating share cards and social posts. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
To be successful for this role, you will have/bring the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in communication, social sciences or marketing.
- Enjoy working in a high paced environment with multiple projects and priorities able to deliver to tight deadlines
- 1-2 yrs minimum experience of working in content/marketing/communications
- Excellent skills in proactively researching, identifying and chasing strong story leads to deliver engaging new content
- Able to work independently and be able to take own initiative where required
- Experience of using Premiere or Avid to edit b-rolls/film content and editing photography in a professional setting
- Diplomacy and excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing skills, ideally with experience of writing up interviews/case studies
- Strong attention to detail
- Fluency in English
- A commitment and passion to work within an NGO environment
- Commitment to the best practice in ethical and production values for content gathering – constantly seeing to improve standards
- Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and ability to ensure this continues to underpin all aspects of work
- Commitment to Save the Children’s child protection policy
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
The organization:
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize children’s rights and ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards 3 breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
Application information
Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document. Please apply online by following this link https://uganda.savethechildren.net/careers indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been your direct supervisors.
Important to note: Testimonials/certificates SHOULD NOT be attached to application that is submitted online. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process. Application closes on 22nd January 2021 at midnight Uganda time. We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Application deadline
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About us For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives.
In Uganda, we implement programmes in five thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Child Poverty, Health and Nutrition in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of 240 persons. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
