Girls Not Brides is hiring for a Remote Communications Consultant to join its Africa Team
Application Deadline: 23 April 2025
Girls Not Brides is hiring for a Remote Communications Consultant to join its Africa Team
Overview
Girls Not Brides is seeking a Remote Communications Consultant to support its Africa Team in amplifying the voices of grassroots organisations, positioning child marriage as a key advocacy issue, and enhancing media engagement across the region.
Background & Context
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is seeking a dynamic and creative Remote Communications Consultant to support its Africa Team in advancing strategic communications initiatives. This short-term consultancy, non-staff role, will be pivotal in amplifying the work of its member organisations, positioning child marriage as a key advocacy issue, and enhancing media and stakeholder engagement across the region.
Girls Not Brides is looking for someone with a strong storytelling instinct, media savvy, and a passion for social impact to help elevate the visibility of its work in Africa through digital and media channels.
Objectives of the Short-term Consultancy
Working closely with the Africa Team and Communication Team, the consultant will support efforts to elevate the visibility of Girls Not Brides work in Africa, create compelling content, and strengthen engagement with media and other key stakeholders.
Scope of Work and Key Deliverables
The consultant will support the development and execution of communications activities aligned with Girls Not Brides’ strategic objectives in Africa. Key deliverables will include:
- Develop and implement a short-term communications plan to support regional and national advocacy priorities.
- Create compelling digital content (e.g. stories, social media posts, short videos, blog articles) showcasing the impact of Girls Not Brides member organisations across Africa.
- Support media engagement efforts, including drafting press releases, pitching stories, and identifying media opportunities to highlight key issues and events.
- Develop communication materials and messaging aligned with regional advocacy campaigns and events.
- Monitor and analyse media coverage and digital engagement related to child marriage in the region.
- Support strategic storytelling that centers the voices and experiences of girls and grassroots partners.
- Provide technical input to the Africa Team on communication activities for key national and regional initiatives.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience in communications, journalism, or advocacy, ideally in the field of international development, human rights, or gender equality.
- Strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives for different audiences and channels.
- Demonstrated experience in digital content creation and social media strategy, particularly in African contexts.
- Experience engaging with media and knowledge of the African media landscape.
- Familiarity with gender and social impact movements and a commitment to feminist principles.
- Ability to work independently, deliver high-quality outputs on tight timelines, and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
- Fluency in English is required; French is an asset.
Application Process
Interested consultants should submit:
- A CV outlining relevant experience.
- A short proposal (max 2 pages) detailing their approach to implementing the deliverables that includes a financial proposal indicating expected consultancy fees for the 6-month period.
Girls Not Brides is the only global organisation uniquely focused on creating and sustaining a worldwide movement to end child marriage and ensuring that this movement leads to tangible change for the girls at risk or affected by the practice. Girls Not Brides is a network of over 1,400 civil society organisations in over 100 countries working in partnership to end child marriage.
Girls Not Brides vision is a world without child marriage where girls and women enjoy equal status with boys and men and are able to achieve their full potential in all aspects of their lives. Girls Not Brides vision challenges deeply embedded social norms that harm the lives of girls, women and their communities.
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