Regional Communications Manager
About Wildlife Works
Wildlife Works is a
community-centered wildlife conservation company that implements market-based
initiatives to protect the planet’s threatened wilderness and endangered
wildlife. The company was founded on the premise that if we want wildlife in our
world, it has to work for local
communities who share their environment. Wildlife Works’ conservation projects
drive direct financing to forest communities to fund their own economic
development while preventing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions
from entering the atmosphere annually.
Job Summary
The East Africa Regional
Communications manager will manage all media and marketing communications
content from existing projects and pipeline projects for regional distribution
and to the global communications team with the goal to elevate Wildlife Works awareness
and reputation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop
and execute local digital, radio, and media campaigns to raise awareness
and brand reputation in Kenya and East Africa regions
- Manage
regional social media accounts
- Write
and pitch stories to the local and national press
- Manage
all press inquiries, trips, and stories requests
- Support
the regional director and sourcing team on communications and advocacy
materials needed to elevate Wildlife Works reputation to secure project
partners
- Work
directly with global communications team to develop regional story themes
and assignments for field teams from each project
- Manage
the individuals who will be collecting content from each project
- o
Train field team members who have been assigned to communications /
content gathering for marketing and communications teams
- Draft
content from information gathered from project sites and send to global
communications team for final editing and distribution
- Travel
to projects to do larger story sourcing – once per month or two months or
as needed
- Organize
and manage all digital storage of footage for archiving and ease of
sharing with proper identification and full credits.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field - At
least 5 years experience developing and executing a communications strategy
- Excellent
english writing and verbal storytelling skills and training
- Journalism
background, training or similar
- Experience
in conservation is a plus
- Proficient
in English and Swahili
- Good
listener with strong people skills to interview people from different
backgrounds in our project communities
- Robust
attention to detail, impeccable grammar and strong analytical skills.
- Adept
interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate in a multi-cultural
team.
- Willing
and able to travel within east Africa as required.
- Willing
to work hours required to liaise with international team members in
different time zones.
- Legal
authorization to work in Kenya
How to Apply