Digital Engagement & Content Manager, Global Communications
2025-04-18T16:49:58+00:00
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
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Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Media
Media, Communications & Writing
2025-04-30T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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The Engagement and Content Manager, Global Communication role will lead our content strategy and engagement initiatives across multiple channels, including social media. This role combines creative storytelling with strategic communications to engage diverse audiences, including donors, partners, policymakers, and researchers.
Responsibilities
40% - Content Strategy and Creation:
- Develop and execute comprehensive content strategies across all digital platforms, ensuring consistent messaging and brand voice
- Write, edit, and manage compelling content for the website, blog, monthly newsletter, and social media channels
- Work with research, communications, philanthropic partnership teams, and other internal teams to translate complex findings into accessible content for various audiences
- Create engaging multimedia content, including photos, videos, and infographics to support storytelling
- Maintain editorial calendar and coordinate content production with global teams.
20% - Digital Engagement
- Lead social media strategy and management across LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and YouTube
- Plan and execute organic social media campaigns to support strategic communications priorities
- Manage blog writing and review, ensuring adherence to IPA writing guidelines
- Support website content updates, as needed
- Monitor and analyze engagement metrics to optimize content strategy and campaign performance.
20% - Philanthropy Support
- Collaborate with the Philanthropy and Partnerships team to create targeted content for fundraising initiatives and donor engagement, including the annual fundraising campaign.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of experience in digital communications, content management, or a similar role
- Proven track record in developing successful content strategies and engagement campaigns for research, international development, or academic organization
- Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Experience with social media management platforms (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social)
- Proficiency in content creation tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse global teams across time zones
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 5% of the time.
40% - Content Strategy and Creation: Develop and execute comprehensive content strategies across all digital platforms, ensuring consistent messaging and brand voice Write, edit, and manage compelling content for the website, blog, monthly newsletter, and social media channels Work with research, communications, philanthropic partnership teams, and other internal teams to translate complex findings into accessible content for various audiences Create engaging multimedia content, including photos, videos, and infographics to support storytelling Maintain editorial calendar and coordinate content production with global teams. 20% - Digital Engagement Lead social media strategy and management across LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and YouTube Plan and execute organic social media campaigns to support strategic communications priorities Manage blog writing and review, ensuring adherence to IPA writing guidelines Support website content updates, as needed Monitor and analyze engagement metrics to optimize content strategy and campaign performance. 20% - Philanthropy Support Collaborate with the Philanthropy and Partnerships team to create targeted content for fundraising initiatives and donor engagement, including the annual fundraising campaign.
5+ years of experience in digital communications, content management, or a similar role Proven track record in developing successful content strategies and engagement campaigns for research, international development, or academic organization Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines Exceptional writing and editing skills with meticulous attention to detail Experience with social media management platforms (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social) Proficiency in content creation tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse global teams across time zones Bachelor’s degree in communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field Ability and willingness to travel up to 5% of the time.
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Vacancy title:
Digital Engagement & Content Manager, Global Communications
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Media, Category: Media, Communications & Writing]
Jobs at:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 30 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Engagement and Content Manager, Global Communication role will lead our content strategy and engagement initiatives across multiple channels, including social media. This role combines creative storytelling with strategic communications to engage diverse audiences, including donors, partners, policymakers, and researchers.
Responsibilities
40% - Content Strategy and Creation:
- Develop and execute comprehensive content strategies across all digital platforms, ensuring consistent messaging and brand voice
- Write, edit, and manage compelling content for the website, blog, monthly newsletter, and social media channels
- Work with research, communications, philanthropic partnership teams, and other internal teams to translate complex findings into accessible content for various audiences
- Create engaging multimedia content, including photos, videos, and infographics to support storytelling
- Maintain editorial calendar and coordinate content production with global teams.
20% - Digital Engagement
- Lead social media strategy and management across LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and YouTube
- Plan and execute organic social media campaigns to support strategic communications priorities
- Manage blog writing and review, ensuring adherence to IPA writing guidelines
- Support website content updates, as needed
- Monitor and analyze engagement metrics to optimize content strategy and campaign performance.
20% - Philanthropy Support
- Collaborate with the Philanthropy and Partnerships team to create targeted content for fundraising initiatives and donor engagement, including the annual fundraising campaign.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of experience in digital communications, content management, or a similar role
- Proven track record in developing successful content strategies and engagement campaigns for research, international development, or academic organization
- Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple deadlines
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Experience with social media management platforms (e.g., Hootsuite, Sprout Social)
- Proficiency in content creation tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse global teams across time zones
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 5% of the time.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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