Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About This Role
We are seeking a creative and entrepreneurial manager to build out GiveDirectly’s content collection system and improve our storytelling: empowering the people receiving cash transfers (recipients) to tell their own stories, enabling field teams to collect content that will drive awareness to the voices of people in poverty, and overseeing content that embodies GD’s values .
You are a clear, succinct communicator with a track record of end-to-end ownership of systems management and production roadmaps. You are passionate about strong storytelling and lifting the voices of those at the bottom of the international development power structure to the top.
Unique and transparent recipient story collection has been vital in driving awareness for GiveDirectly’s work, enabling us to raise and deliver more funds to people in poverty. Public efforts like GDLive , as well as our short film and social media posts , bring public attention to specific lives of the people we seek to assist. Specific, unfiltered stories of the recipients donors reached encourages continued giving.
Note: We're also open to making this role more senior for folks with more depth of experience - please reach out if that's you.
Reports to: Director of Communications

Responsibilities
• Content Collection
• Own information gathering and storytelling about each of our programs — in 2021, we ran 25 programs in 10 countries.
• Improve and codify best content collection practices, setting and maintain standards of story collection quantity and quality from field teams
• Collaborate with country directors, partnerships directors, and donor relations team, building buy-in and serving their cross-functional priorities.
• Content Innovation
• Drive innovation in unique styles and techniques of documenting our work
• Cultivate a roster of local filmmakers and artists to contract with us on special projects
• Collaborate with recipients to tell their own stories by connecting them to tech and training

Core Competencies And Experiences
• 3+ years of experience in a fast-paced content-driven role in communications, consulting, media, or systems management with proven skills in project management.
• Exceptional relationship building: you’re excited to work with GiveDirectly leaders in many countries to build consensus and buy-in for the importance of this work.
• Strong communications skills and editorial sensibility (speaking, writing, presenting, risk assessment, and negotiating with multiple stakeholders)
• Excellent attention to detail regarding text, visuals, and video
• Position is mostly remote but involves travel. Must be willing to locate in Rwanda, Malawi, Kenya, or Liberia
• Alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.

Nice To Haves (not requirements, but mention if this is you)
• Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere experience
• Experience with multiple camera technologies
• Past work traveling often to remote locations, working in the field
• Database management experience
• SalesForce and Hubspot experience
• Professional storytelling / creative writing experience
• Fluency in French or primary languages where GD works (Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Chichewa, etc.)


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Job application procedure
Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.
• Recipient Story Manager (Content)

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