Media and Communications Officer Consultancy NEW

Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Media and Communications Officer to play a central role

in delivering the communications strategy of an international NGO in the heart of Madagascar.

Based in the coastal town of Fort Dauphin, the Officer will oversee the daily running of SEED’s social

media and content development, manage a junior team member, and strengthen collaboration

between the Communications and Programmes teams. The role includes supporting with major

fundraising appeals, producing engaging donor updates, and developing innovative content across all

platforms, including expanding SEED’s presence on TikTok.

The successful candidate will work closely with both national and international staff, contributing to

impactful campaigns that showcase SEED’s work in sustainable development and conservation.

Predominantly office-based with occasional travel to rural project sites, the role offers a diverse

range of responsibilities for a communications professional looking to develop their leadership skills

while contributing to meaningful, community-driven development.

Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar

Commitment: 24 months, extendable, 40 hours a week

Salary: Local salary, up to £1,200 contribution for a return flight and up to £650 contribution towards

insurance

Duties and responsibilities

• Lead the daily management of SEED’s social media platforms, including developing and
• scheduling content across all channels, with a particular focus on expanding SEED’s TikTok
• presence.
• Produce, edit, and publish engaging written, visual, and multimedia content for social media,
• website, newsletters, and PR, ensuring alignment with SEED’s brand and communications
• goals.
• Gather stories, photos, and videos from field sites to highlight SEED’s work, ensuring
• safeguarding, consent, and data protection policies are upheld.
• Develop and edit donor updates in collaboration with programme teams to showcase project
• impact.
• Oversee the production of blogs and articles, editing contributions from staff and volunteers
• for external publication.
• Line-manage the Junior Officer or intern, providing day-to-day guidance, feedback, and
• professional development opportunities.
• Support the development of the Communications team STAGE interns, remote international
• interns and volunteers, ensuring learning and capacity building within the team.
• Deliver media, consent, and storytelling training to international staff, strengthening best
• practice across the organisation.
• Manage the relationship between Communications and Programmes teams to deliver major
• fundraising appeals, from concept to promotion; from storyboarding and gathering updates
• to shape engaging communication content that highlight SEED’s impact.
• Work with the Coordinator and International Operations Manager to ensure consistent and
• impactful messaging for appeals and campaigns.
• Contribute ideas for innovative fundraising content and approaches to broaden SEED’s donor
• base.
• Support the review and evaluation of communications platforms against agreed marketing
• KPIs.
• Contribute to quarterly communications reports for trustees, providing insights and analysis
• on content performance and audience engagement.
• Ensure SEED’s brand identity is consistently reflected across all outputs, with oversight from
• the Coordinator.
• Uphold SEED’s safeguarding, whistleblowing, and anti-corruption policies, ensuring best
• practice in all communications.
• Work flexibly, including outside standard office hours when necessary, to meet tight
• deadlines (e.g., donor reports, funding documents).
• Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the
• department, including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anti-corruption, and
• undertake continual training to ensure these are promoted at all times.
• Complete other ad-hoc tasks as required by the International Operations Manager, or
• Director of Programmes and Operations to further the aims and work of the organisation.

Person specification

• A degree-level qualification in Communications, International Development, or a related
• discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 1–2 years’ professional experience in communications, marketing, or fundraising,
• ideally within the non-profit sector.
• Some prior experience in line management, supervision, or project coordination.
• Experience creating and managing social media content and marketing campaigns.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of producing and managing high-quality photo and video
• content.
• Confident in editing visual content with software such as Canva (experience with CapCut,
• GetResponse, or similar tools desirable).
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with proven ability to tailor messaging for different
• audiences and platforms.
• Ability to communicate an organisation’s ethos and mission to diverse national and
• international audiences through photography, videography, and writing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrated interest in conservation and community development, with an understanding
• of international development challenges in the global south desirable.
• Knowledge of PPC, content strategy development, or other advanced communications tools
• desirable but not essential.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple
• priorities.
• Proven problem-solving skills and the ability to deal appropriately with challenging
• situations.
• Passion, curiosity, and motivation for the role, with the ability to enthuse and inspire others.
• Capacity to build skills and share knowledge across cultures, working with people from
• diverse economic and cultural backgrounds and across multiple language barriers.
• Awareness of and comfort with increased social and professional responsibility, always
• working with cultural sensitivity and respect.
• Confident and socially skilled, able to provide guidance and support to junior staff and
• volunteers.
• Flexible and patient, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to SEED’s ethos, values, and safeguarding approach, acting as a positive
• ambassador at all times.
• Willingness to adapt to living and working in a low-income country with sometimes basic
• living conditions.
• Fluent English to a high standard (both spoken and written).
• Basic working knowledge of French is desirable though not essential.

Application procedure

Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter in English outlining why they wish to take

up this position and how their skills and experience match the requirements in the job description

criteria to our hiring team at applications@seedmadagascar.org.

Please note: AI-generated cover letters and recruitment exercises will not be processed. We value

concise and focused applications. To help us review all submissions efficiently, please include the

dates you were in your previous employment, and limit your CV to a maximum of four pages.

Unfortunately, longer CVs cannot be considered.

Application Deadline: Monday, 30th November. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis

throughout this period. Candidates will complete an exercise, long-listed applicants will have an

initial informal interview with Madagascar based staff and short-listed applicants will then be offered

an interview with the London team.

SEED Madagascar actively encourages equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and aims to

create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful

discrimination, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and

valued.

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