Communication Officer
POSITION TITLE: Communication Officer
LOCATION: Remote Online
REPORTS TO: Head of Communications
DURATION: 3 – 6 months (extendable on mutual consent), 12 hours/week
Open date: 15th February 2021
Closing date: 7th March 2021
Approximate starting date: On a rolling bases
Language: English only
Salary: Volunteer position
The Opportunity:
The Communication Officer will be a vital and key member of the ASCOA team and your work will involve communications support.
You are creative but also detail oriented. You are always happy to help where you can. You are a team player and are quick to do what needs to be done to achieve team goals.
This role will give you a variety of skill building opportunities including social impact, communications, social media and project management. This is a remote, unpaid role and will report to the Head of Communications.
Who We Are:
The Association for Community Awareness (ASCOA) is an International NGO with headquarters in Buea, Cameroon (https://ascoa-cm.org/). ASCOA offers robust volunteer opportunities for young professionals and students looking to broaden their knowledge and skills in their field of study and community development.
The Role:
- Oversee and execute social media plan to promote the organization, mission, programs, and events
- Provide oversight of all communications with partners, donors, and the overall mission’s community.
- Develop, write, and edit communications for internal and external partners
- Develop, implement, and evaluate strategic communications plan for the organization, programs, and mission.
- Expand reach and impact through strategic branding and messaging of both the organization and its programs.
- Maintain communication calendar for the upcoming events and promote programs
- Content marketing including creating and distributing multiple newsletters and blog posts, including management of mailing lists and databases.
- Making minor website updates such as adding blogs, adding images, editing copy and creating pages
- Ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to our audience.
Requirements:
- Excellent communication and organizational skills with an ability to multitask
- Ability to develop creative social media content
- Knowledge of various social media platforms
- Social media-savvy and understands social media trends
- Able to combine creative campaign ideas with analytical skills to create successful posts
- Proactive with an ability to work in a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills, energy, and initiative
- Basic Microsoft office knowledge – Word, Excel, Power Point
- Experience using Canva and/or Adobe Creative Cloud. IMovie or Adobe Premiere Pro is a Plus
- Experience using Mailchimp or similar e-mail marketing tool
- Bachelor’s degree or pursuing an education in graphic design, communication, or related field, or equivalent experience
Benefits:
As a volunteer there is no financial compensation. Volunteer perks include:
- A Certificate at the end of your volunteer period with ASCOA
- Feature on the ASCOA website.
- Have ASCOA corporate email.
- Network with ASCOA´s members and other volunteer’s both UN volunteer and non-UN.
- Offer of referee/recommendation letter after the volunteering position taken with ASCOA.
- Represent ASCOA in any event both national and international
- Expand your network. You get to work as a part of an innovative, global and diverse team and expand your network
- Be part of a movement.
- This role will give you a variety of skill building opportunities including social impact, communications, social media and project management.
- You have the flexibility to set the hours you are able to work every week
- It is a scientific fact that volunteering for a good cause improves your wellbeing!
How to Apply:
Please submit a resume/CV, picture and cover letter to: hr@ascoa-cm.org