Career opportunity
We
know young people have the power to solve the challenges we face in our world,
but they are being sidelined. We are the agency that works with young people so
they can lead in solving those challenges. Whether that means supporting
communities to end child marriage or prevent HIV, we work with young people to
change their lives and the lives of people in their communities. Our programmes
are genuinely life-changing, but we can’t do any of this without talented,
creative individuals at every level of our organisation.
Are
you able to bring to life the story of a young entrepreneur in Tanzania or a
young activist ending child marriage in India? Can you collaborate with
colleagues around the world to create powerful content about youth-led change
and use our digital channels to make sure it reaches our audiences of
supporters, volunteers and activists? Do you like working in a young, vibrant,
friendly and sociable organisation? If so, we’re looking for you.
You
will join a supportive and talented communications team that works globally and
nationally, working closely with colleagues based in our different Hubs,
especially communications staff based in India and London. We need you to be
proactive, organised, and willing to learn quickly. It’s a really exciting role
for anyone starting out on their career in communications and keen to be part
of the leading agency supporting young people to make change happen.
Position: Communication Officer
Location: Nepal
Salary: Rs 1,013,766 (Basic Annual Salary)
Length of contract: Initial 2 year contract
Visa requirements: Must have the right to work in
Nepal
Reports to: Communications Coordinator(based in
India)
Expected travel: Occasional
Main
Responsibilities
1) Content
& digital platforms
·
Work
across teams to schedule social media posts promoting our projects, work and
opportunities
·
Design
social media content to drive growth and engagement, including graphics,
videos, polls and posts
·
Work
closely with the Communications Coordinator and global comms colleagues to
populate our content planner, keeping up to date with mainstream issues to
ensure our content and stories are timely
·
Compiling
and managing our blog newsletters for readers and contributors
·
Create,
edit and publish new pages on the website, and train colleagues to do this
·
Support
contact management through civi CRM
·
Occasionally
design simple print materials for a range of audiences or work with freelance
designers
·
Keep
up to date with social media trends and maintain engagement of our online
community across our platforms
·
Respond
to messages on socials and engage in conversations with our followers
2) Writing
stories and blogs
·
Support
staff around the world to capture stories, photos and content about youth-led
change
·
Work
with the Communications Coordinator to edit stories to suit different platforms
and audiences
·
Transcribe
interviews and copy edit stories about our work for media, advocacy and
fundraising purposes
·
Give
training and advice through remote support to colleagues and young volunteers
around the world to increase their story gathering and digital marketing
skills, including the ethics of storytelling, safeguarding and informed consent
·
Work
closely with the external engagement team to develop content for key moments in
our calendar
·
Identify
stories that could be pitched to the media, and support with reactive media
opportunities
·
Keep
our story bank up to date and provide staff with technical support, including
curating collections for staff and external partner use, including keeping up
to date and secure consent documentation
·
Support
the Communications Coordinator with blog editing and designing
3)
Analysis, optimisation, other
·
Data
collection, analysis and basic evaluation
·
Support
communications coordinator with blog and website SEO.
·
Support
the Digital Manager to measure and optimise our digital user journeys
·
Provide
comms advice and support to colleagues in Nepal
SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE
Essential
Skills & Experience
·
Experience
developing and creating content to make audiences take action
·
Excellent
editing and copywriting skills (English)
·
Experience
managing social media channels
·
Creative
and innovative approach to developing content that inspires and engages
·
Some
experience of Adobe software (Including flm and photo editing software –
Premiere Pro, Photoshop etc.) or equivalent
·
Experience
in graphic design for both print and digital using tools like Canva
·
Experience
producing engaging content for different audiences
·
Ability
to work with GSuite tools (sheets, docs, calendar)
·
Ability
to work well with people from different backgrounds and cultures
·
Ability
to work well both in a team and autonomously
·
Some
experience in analytics and evaluation
Desirable
Skills & Experience
·
Experience
creating and editing short video clips for social media
·
Experience
of copy writing stories for a fundraising audience
·
Understanding
of international development and/or global justice issues, including restoring
the power in development
·
Experience
with social media scheduling tools such as sprout social, publer or hootsuite
·
Experience
delivering training, including through zoom
·
Experience
using WordPress to create and edit webpages
·
Experience
of a contact management platform (eg civi) and mass email tool (eg Mailchimp,
civimail)
·
Knowledge
of basic SEO techniques
Restless
Development is an Equal Opportunities employer.
WHAT WE DO
FOR YOU
Remuneration
We
are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and
comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we
offer a 1% pension contribution.
Values and
Culture
At
Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values
has been recognised by staff, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this,
we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global
achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.
Work-life
balance
It
goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also
recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life
balance by offering:
·
24
days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of
annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
·
Annual
leave on your birthday
·
Flexible
working
·
Generous
study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave
allowances.
Professional
development
Restless
Development is proud to be an employer who recognises potential and invests in
the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development
of our staff through:
·
Empowering
opportunities to work on signifcant projects which stretch and inspire staff –
allowing them to develop on-the-job.
·
Regular
performance management.
·
Training
and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify
mentors both within and outside of the agency.
·
Quarterly
Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive
training, and socialise.
KEY DATES
·
Please
send a completed application form to jobs@restlessdevelopment.org by Sunday 4th July (midnight Nepal time)
·
Please
note that we do not accept CVs, resumes or covering letters.
·
We
are looking for the successful candidate to begin as soon as possible.
