ASEC Employment Opportunities

ASEC’s mission is to facilitate access to education for women religious in Africa that leads to enhancement and expansion of the education, health, economic, social, environmental and spiritual services they provide.

Job Summary

To support in its mission, the Media and Communication Manager (MCM) will oversee the development and implementation of strategic communications initiatives that advance the organization’s mission, objectives and priority areas. MCM is responsible for guiding the strategy for all internal and external printed and digital communications materials, including newsletters, brochures, appeals, website and public relations messages and collateral. 

The MCM will build momentum and awareness around the organization by developing content strategies that engage diverse audiences and lead to measurable action. 

The MCM partners with all departments to improve strategic thinking and leverage the organization’s resources to the best effect. MCM regularly engages with media to enhance the organization’s storytelling capabilities and share widely the work of the organization and “get our story out” (Strategic Direction #4 in ASEC’s Strategic Plan 2023).

Competence

• The ideal candidate has media and communication experience, as well as the ability to develop, implement, track and report on communication strategies and outcomes including social media,
• Maintaining/updating organizational website.
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial, able to work independently.
• Passionate about creating and designing content and strategically distributing compelling narratives through multiple digital and print media channels,
• Comfortable leveraging digital communication tools.
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills
• Experience in graphic design and producing and editing of videos.
• Management of GSuite, email accounts, calendars, listservs, Google Drive. 
• Experience with Content Management Systems (dotCMS and Velocity preferred, but not required), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Database Management.
• Cross-Cultural competence.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; Masters degree is an added advantage

Minimum of 2 years of experience in marketing/communication field with a fair knowledge of nonprofit organizations and fundraising expertise.