Communications Manager

Job Title: Communications Manager, Sierra Leone

Localisation

Work Location: Kono preferred, or Freetown with up to 50% travel to Kono Department: Communications Report to: Partnerships and Engagement Lead Position closing date: 2 WEEKS AFTER POSTING DATE Line Management YES, (Multimedia Specialists, Graphic Designer, and Communications Associate) Position Overview Partners In Health (PIH) seeks a creative, self-directed, social justice-oriented professional to lead and grow its nascent communications program in Sierra Leone. The Communications Manager will work with PIH colleagues and external partners in Sierra Leone and around the world to broaden and deepen awareness of and support for PIH. By celebrating the organization’s unique mission and values; showcasing its pioneering accomplishments; promoting its valuable brand; and uncovering its remarkable human stories, the Communications Manager will drive forward PIH Sierra Leone’s communications strategy and output. Communications priorities include: written, visual, and audio storytelling; internal communications; local and international media engagement and speaker requests; fundraising communications; social media; communications training and capacity-building among PIH Sierra Leone staff; and continuous collaboration with global fundraising and marketing and communications teams.

Against these priorities, the Communications Manager will shape the larger communications team, hiring, managing, and collaborating with new staff in specialist areas. The Communications Manager will be a jack-of-all-trades who is excited to wield their creativity and project management skills in equal measure, and to provide vision and leadership to craft a comprehensive communications program founded on elevated content and balanced workflow.

Responsabilités

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Storytelling and External Communications (35%) Lead the strategic planning and development of all external communications including creation of an annual content calendar that supports PIH-SL and the global Marketing & Communications team Oversee the production and quality control of stories—in written, audio, photo, and video formats—about PIH-SL’s programs, patients, staff, and, ultimately, impact Maintain and grow PIH-SL’s social media presence, including setting growth targets, analyzing metrics, and leading innovative digital outreach campaigns Maintain and expand PIH-SL’s website (pihsierraleone.org), by driving web content that supports advocacy donor and partner engagement Lead on media engagement by managing speaking requests, supporting staff preparing for media opportunities, coordinating and facilitating reporters’ visits and interviews, developing relationships with the press, and spearheading formal media training for PIH-SL spokespeople Ensure that all communications outputs adhere to ethical standards, organizational values, and safeguarding regulations Fundraising and Resource Mobilization Communications (30%) Lead the production of fundraising collateral such as a one-pagers and the organization’s Annual Report Strengthen collaboration with global fundraising and marketing and communications colleagues to produce donor-centric communications around the flagship project, the Maternal Center of Excellence, to maximize visibility Serve as an in-country point of

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