External Affairs or Public Relations Manager at CorpsAfrica: (Deadline 25 March 2023)
Statement of Work
External Affairs or Public Relations Manager
The year 2023
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This senior position reports directly to the Country Director and is a member of the senior management team. Plan and direct public relations programs designed to create and maintain a favorable public image for the organization; and if engaged in fundraising, plan, and direct activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects and nonprofit organizations. He/She will supervise the PR and communication team. The External Affairs and Public Relations Manager is responsible for the overall fundraising activities of the CorpsAfrica/Rwanda, including the development and implementation of a 3 – 5 year fundraising strategy to financially support and strategically advance the program’s operations. This person will develop and maintain effective partnerships relevant to the organization and act as the key interface between the organization and its various audiences, ensuring consistency across the organization’s messages and the partners. Founded in 2011, CorpsAfrica provides the opportunity for Africans to serve in their own countries, like the Peace Corps model. We train college-educated young Africans and send them to live for up to one year in rural, high-poverty communities to facilitate small-scale, high-impact projects that are identified by local people. CorpsAfrica aims to create a culture of public service in Africa by giving participants the opportunity to apply their education, skills, and energy toward helping their fellow citizens overcome extreme poverty. www.corpsafrica.org |
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensures that Corps Africa/Rwanda Country Office develops and maintains positive and effective partnerships and purposeful relationships that are relevant to the implementation of the organization’s mandate. Promotes the vision and objectives of the Corps Africa/Rwanda Strategic Plan to external stakeholders. He /she is responsible for managing the communication team.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and implement a Partnership Strategy for Corps Africa/Rwanda, ensuring that all personnel understand the importance of the Partnership Strategy and their involvement in its successful implementation
- Build and maintain excellent relations with key partners
- Develop strategic partnership-building approaches with government, donors, civil society organizations, corporations, and other stakeholders.
- Establish goals for soliciting funds and develop a plan for raising funds
- Manage fundraising and associated activities through the entire lifecycle of proposal development and submission, including coordinating methodological frameworks, identifying external partners, etc
- Promote local philanthropy and facilitate strategic engagement with relevant international and national stakeholders
- Map potential donors, sources of funding, and potential partners
- Develop and manage MOUs as may arise from forged partnerships
- Manage the organization’s public relations (PR) team and oversee all their activities
- Develop and implement publicity strategies for CorpsAfrica’s operations and services including
- Work closely with the General Support Office Development team to create strategies supporting organization-wide development goals.
- Develop and implement advertising and marketing communications material. – Other tasks as required.
Necessary qualifications (mandatory):
- Graduate degree in International Development or Affairs, Communications, International Relations, Business, or other related fields
- 3-7 years of successful experience in fundraising and partnership development with a focus on development, humanitarian assistance, human rights, social inequality, public policy, or in the communication sector.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda. Fluency in French would be an added advantage.
- Excellent organizational skills, with the capacity to prioritize and manage information.
- Ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, and Slides) and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) – Good creative writing skills
Desired qualifications (non-mandatory) :
- A master’s degree in media, marketing, or another related field may be useful but is not necessary.
- Intermediate to advanced management of Canva and Adobe Suite programs, such as Illustrator and InDesign is a plus
- Candidates should be able to work independently, manage their time wisely, and meet deadlines. They should be detail-focused, reliable, and professional, and possess strong research, writing, editing, and analysis skills, as well as excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
TO APPLY:
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter that illustrates qualifications relevant to this role and a résumé as a single PDF (titled, “Last Name First Name –The External Affairs and Public Relations Manager”) to rwanda@corpsafrica.org, with “Last Name – The External Affairs and Public Relations Manager ” in the subject line.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work full-time in Rwanda and should not require employment sponsorship. Only complete applications will be considered. Deadline to apply is March 25th 2023. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Corps Africa encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, marital status, physical ability or any other legally protected basis.
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