• Application Deadline: Fri, 6 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Social Media Advocate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding 

Duration: The duration of this engagement is for a period of 9 months (starting from April to December 2022).

Job Summary

• Looking for ways to make an impact in your community and Africa using Social Media? Here is an opportunity to engage young people to take action to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation in Africa. Join us in taking bold steps to end FGM by 2030! We need you, Africa needs you, and the world needs you. 


• We are advocating to accelerate the elimination of FGM in Africa as a “Social Media Advocate” on her "Strengthening Youth Advocacies to End Female Genital Mutilation across Africa" Project. 

Key Deliverables

Advocates will be required to:

• Actively lead and engage in conversations using Hashtags (#YouthEndFGM) on all posts across all social media


• Support and publicize consortium activities on social media by creating, reposting or retweeting posts on social media platforms before, during and after the events.


• 3. Post content to commemorate and mark the international days targeting the specific countries. The days include the following: 
  
  
  
  • June 16: International Day of the Girl Child
  
  
  • August 12: International Youth Day
  
  
  • Nov 25: 16 days of activism on the elimination of Violence against Women and    Girls
  
  
  • Dec 10: International Human Rights Day
  
  
  
  


• Make at least 2 posts on Facebook, Twitter daily, and Instagram weekly. There is, however, no limit to the number of posts that a person can post within the week.


• Post the key messages developed on all social media handles. These messages can be used and built upon to create daily conversations.


• Promote webinars and online activities coming up, join the activities and also contribute to the discussions.


• Join a monthly review/catch up meeting.


• Share monthly social media report.

Eligibility Criteria

• Young persons between the ages of 18-35


• Resident in any of the following  countries (Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea)


• Ability to initiate conversations online and foster interactions focusing on but not limited to  Female Genital Mutilation


• Provide young people in the targeted countries with adequate information and awareness creation on the above issues


• Have evidence of previous social media engagements around the mentioned issues.