Deadline: 24 February 2025
ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice. We want to see a just, fair and sustainable world, in which everybody enjoys the right to a life of dignity, and freedom from poverty and oppression. We work to achieve social justice and gender equality, and to eradicate poverty.
Role Overview:
The Social Media and Content Manager is responsible for developing and implementing engaging content strategies that enhance ActionAid International’s online presence and drive audience engagement across social media platforms. This role plays a crucial part in amplifying the organization’s mission, campaigns, and values through compelling storytelling and multimedia content, and in building long term social media alliances with social movements. The Manager, in collaboration with other GS and members’ colleagues, will create, curate, and manage content across various digital channels, ensuring alignment with ActionAid’s branding and communication objectives. They will also monitor social media trends and audience insights to optimize content performance, engage with followers, and build a strong online community. This position requires creativity, excellent communication skills, and a passion for social justice and community empowerment. The role also proactively coordinates the digital/social engagement plans of ActionAid teams across member countries of the AAI Federation, informing, sharing, amplifying and aligning online assets across relevant channels. The role will work closely with the Leadership Public Engagement and Stories & Projects roles and with other Federation colleagues and Global Platforms members active in social media to effectively articulate visible and engaging global actions
Essential Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, or relevant field
• 5 years’ experience of developing and delivering digital content strategies for NGO’s or campaigning body.
• Qualifications or training on feminism, decolonial studies or antiracism will be an asset
• Experience of developing in-depth audience insights and flexible tools to respond to engagement opportunities.
• Experience of managing social media platforms, including engagement, analytics and risk/crisis management of external channels and conversations.
• Experience managing websites with multiple functionality- e.g. fundraising, supporter engagement, policy informing.
• Experience in producing digital content and assets for use in social media.
• Good experience working within a communications / digital team.
• Proven experience of planning and coordinating priorities and creating processes and tools to support effective planning.
• Experience in collaborating within social movements would be an asset.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
How to Apply
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