• Application Deadline: Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Social Media and Communications Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 - 3 years


• Location Abuja


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 

Job Description / Responsibilities

• Develop creative and engaging social media strategies for the foundation and its projects.


• Give a social media angle and expression to all the activities of the foundation.


• Manage the day-to-day handling of all social media channels of the foundation and its projects such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube, and adapting content to suit different channels


• Oversee, plan and deliver content across different platforms using scheduling tools such as Sprinklr, Hootsuite, Asana, and Olapic etc


• Create engaging multimedia content (and/or outsource this effectively) across multiple platforms


• Develop, launch and manage new competitions and campaigns that promote the organization and brand.


• Form key relationships with influencers across the social media platforms.


• Manage and facilitate social media communities by responding to social media posts and developing discussions.


• Monitor, track, analyze and report on performance on social media platforms using tools such as Google Analytics and Facebook insights.


• Research and evaluate the latest trends and techniques in order to find new and better ways of measuring social media activity.


• Recommend improvements to increase performance as it regards social media engagement.


• Educate other staff on the use of social media and promote its use within your company (in-house roles).


• Attend meetings on behalf of the organization.

Communications:

• Provide support and lead (where needed) in developing high quality communications content for external and internal use.


• Ensure development of high quality content and dissemination of internal and external monthly newsletters.


• Work with project leads to produce communiqués and press release as may be required.


• Provide editorial support to web-content development.


• Set targets to increase brand awareness and increase audience engagement.


• Actively work with the Web Officer to expand audience engagement and viewership, mailing lists etc.

Skills / Education / Experience

• Possess a good First Degree in the Social Sciences or Communications or any other related field.


• Online community management and customer service skills to strike the balance between publicity and stimulating direct discussion with potential and actual customers


• An eye for detail and the ability to work accurately


• Effective storytelling skills and techniques.


• Strong copywriting and editing skills suitable for each platform.


• Organizational skills, with the capacity to prioritize and work across multiple projects.


• A solid understanding and 2 - 3 years experience of the use of a range of social media platforms and content marketing particularly in relation to audience management.


• Project and campaign management skills


• The candidate must understand how to design graphics using Canva and any other design tools.


• Knowledge and understanding of algorithms and search engine optimization.


• Decision making and problem-solving skills


• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction


• Work well independently as well as part of a team


• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment.