Deadline: 05 February, 2024

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Amnesty International is seeking to fill the role of Media and Communications Manager.

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than seven million people who take injustice personally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and build a robust campaign and media strategy for Amnesty International Nigeria’s campaign and projects
• Manage the organisation’s presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, X, YouTube, WhatsApp and other similar community sites, posting on relevant blogs, and seeding content into social applications as needed
• Develop and promote press releases and briefings published by Amnesty International Nigeria
• Develop a strong response strategy to showcase Amnesty International Nigeria’s role as a conscientious watchdog on human rights issues
• Monitor national/international trends, political-economic issues, and other developments relevant to the Amnesty International priority areas
• Provide a weekly summary of analytics of our social media platforms and regularly share insights and analytics gained from social media monitoring with the team
• Provide a monthly report on the organisation’s media presence, trends, opportunities and challenges
• Explore alternative channels to disseminate the organisation’s message and showcase its work
• Promote a day-to-day liaison between Amnesty International Nigeria and its online communities; locate and engage advocates in priority areas within the community (Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp) to foster dialogue
• Draft media materials, including press releases, statements, quotes and briefing documents, ensuring accuracy, appropriate sign off and placement
• Communicate briefs to external parties, and validate every piece of content and material used by Amnesty International Nigeria
• Ensure key messages are accurately and consistently expressed in relevant media
• Manage Amnesty International’s relationships with traditional media partners (newspapers, radio and televison), new and online media partners.
• Manage Amnesty International Nigeria’s relationships with media vendors – videographers, newspaper, scriptwriters, producers, etc
• Implement media activity across projects and events to meet set objectives
• Represent Amnesty International Nigeria at events with external stakeholders and communicate Amnesty International’s concerns, positions and, where relevant, campaign strategies to external and internal stakeholders
• Contribute to human rights education and growth activities through research
• Contribute to the team’s response during a crisis or unexpected work
• Carry out other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and capabilities with reasonable flexibility

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related discipline
• Master’s degree in Communication or a related discipline will be an advantage
• Ten years, minimum, of experience in the area of communication, media operations in human rights, and development sector
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), organisational and interpersonal skills
• Experience working on organisational communications and social media platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Youtube, etc
• Demonstrated interest in human rights through previous work, membership of an organisation, and involvement in media advocacy of human rights
• Ability to exercise good political judgment, thorough analysis and diplomacy to develop effective strategies to impact human rights in the region
• Ability to deal in a sensitive and understanding manner with a variety of people, including survivors of human rights violations and others whose campaign Amnesty International is championing
• Experience working in a team and understanding of the importance of efficient communications for the coordination and effective functioning of teams
• Good interpersonal skills and a helpful and personable attitude
• Good oral and written communication skills in English; other relevant local languages or additional foreign languages (desirable)
• Ability to multi-task with multiple deadlines, manage conflicting demands and work to achieve results
• Ability to work in a manner that is consistent with the organisation’s core behaviours and competencies
• Ability and willingness to undertake personal administrative tasks in accordance with Amnesty International’s guidelines on self-servicing
• Good working knowledge of Office 365 and standard media software

To apply and for more information, click here.