Senior Associate – Communications Full Time NEW

Title: Senior Associate, Communications

Grade: 5,0

Gross Salary (starting): KES 165,088

Reports to: Manager, Communications

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Supervision Given: [None]

About RefugePoint

WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2005, RefugePoint partners with refugees to access life-changing solutions and transform how the world supports them. For those who can safely remain in the country to which they have fled, we help them reach stability and work towards self-reliance so they can meet their own needs. Unfortunately, many refugees can’t go home and can’t safely stay in the country to which they have fled. We help these people relocate to a safe, new country, through resettlement or other pathways, so that they can begin to rebuild their lives. RefugePoint helps refugees access these solutions using three tactics: direct services, field building, and systems change. Through this three-pronged approach we provide direct services to thousands of refugees each year, strengthen the capacity of other organizations to better serve refugees, and influence global policy and practice to transform refugee response systems.

Lasting solutions work. Directly, we’ve referred over 140,000 refugees for resettlement or other pathways to a safe, third country. We’ve also equipped thousands of refugees with the tools to support themselves and their families in the country to which they’ve fled. Through innovation, collaboration, and influence, we’ve helped lead the sector in expanding long-lasting, refugee-centered solutions, and instigated major sea changes in global practice.

You will be joining a growing organization (115+ staff globally) that is spearheading new initiatives that are changing the face of humanitarian response, and we would be excited to have you as part of our team!

OUR VALUES
RefugePoint has core, cross-cutting principles and values that define our work:

• Refugee-Centered: We create space for and elevate refugee voices and leadership within the organization to guide our work.
• Anti-Racist & Anti-Colonial: Recognizing that racism, colonialism, and global white supremacy culture have caused many of the inequities driving the world’s refugee situations, we seek to integrate and center anti-racist and anti-colonialist principles in all that we do.
• Equity-Focused: We deliver services, build capacity, and influence policies and systems to strengthen equity in the humanitarian sector.
• Trauma-Informed: We integrate a trauma-informed approach and offer mental health and psycho-social support services to clients and staff.
• Evidence-Informed Practice: We use an evidence-informed approach to practice, i.e., the integration of research evidence alongside practitioner expertise and the people experiencing the practice.
• Collaborative: The urgency of need and the magnitude of the problem requires shared responsibility and shared action. We seek opportunities to engage in networks and partnerships.

Position Summary

The Senior Communications Associate at RefugePoint is responsible for capturing photos, videos, interviews, and audio clips from RefugePoint’s clients and staff and then creating finished content for use on the website, social media, development campaigns, and more). The aim of this role is to assist in showcasing the work of RefugePoint’s Host Country Solutions (HCS) and Third Country Solutions (3CS) work. The Senior Associate, Communications will support the production of collateral and help ensure that RefugePoint’s brand standard is maintained.

Primary Responsibilities

Writing and general communications

• At the direction of the Communications Manager, collect and cultivate client and staff stories and draft content for various RefugePoint platforms and publications, including social media, website campaigns, bulletins, and annual and quarterly reports.
• Support the Communications Manager in the preparation of the quarterly and annual report content related to the Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) and client and staff stories for the URPP.
• Update and upload content onto the external website, and update Nairobi Staff bios on external and internal websites.
• Produce content from start to finish: setting up interviews with other RefugePoint team members and clients, visiting clients at their homes on a monthly basis to document their stories, writing final stories, and submitting finalized work, with photos or video to the Communications Manager for review.
• Maintain strong relationships with all Nairobi teams (medical, social work, livelihoods, MHPSS, etc.) and support in monthly check-ins with the teams for story leads and suggestions.
• Support the creation of content for development campaigns, external newsletter and other publications as needed.
• Support in tracking refugee resettlement departures and updating the Communications Manager regularly. Track refugees post-departure, and help set up systems to put this into place.

Social media and website support

• Working in coordination with RefugePoint’s Digital Communications Officer, and other Communications team members to develop content (reels, YouTubeShorts, photos with quotes, voice notes, etc.) for RefugePoint’s web and social media platforms.
• Provide assistance in evaluating social media platforms and sharing ideas for improvement.

Video and Photography

• Photograph and edit images of clients, staff members, and events in Nairobi for RefugePoint’s publications, reports, blog, website, and social media.
• Film and edit material for RefugePoint’s audio/visual needs including reels, YouTube shorts and long form YouTube videos in line with video editing SOPs.
• Draft voiceover scripts and oversee staff recording the voiceovers for social media videos.
• Help in supervising transcription and translation of videos for written content by ensuring all information is transcribed verbatim and making changes where necessary.
• Help supervise videographers and photographers whenever they are hired for Comms work and assisting in preparing for filming.
• Ensure all equipment is properly cared for and ready for use.
• Plan for all filming and travel to different locations to gather broll, photos and videos for Comms use.
• Organize and manage Comms image library, ensuring that all releases are signed and accessible.
• Assist in maintaining the stories tracker and ensuring all client details are correctly documented on the tracker so that content can be easily searched/accessed.

Event Management and Training

• As needed by the Communications Manager, assist with documenting RefugePoint events in Nairobi, including training, conferences, and other events.
• Assist in reviewing and maintaining project/events requests from teams for Comms support by ensuring the project overview forms are filled in detail.
• Support in training teams to ensure branding consistency in RefugePoint content.

Branding

• As needed, help with conducting quality assurance of T-shirts and other collateral.
• Maintain an updated spreadsheet with all collateral quantities and update the Comms Manager for additional orders.
• Support in distributing collateral to all staff as needed.
• Ensure all staff are on brand and venues are well branded during events for great photo opportunities with staff.

Professional Development

• Undertake assigned courses for professional development to completion and share lessons learned and the respective certifications with the Comms Manager and HR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields (communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, etc). Degrees in human rights or international affairs will also be considered.
• A minimum of three years of experience in a related communications position.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (English and Kiswahili fluency required).
• A strong interest in the mission of RefugePoint and refugee protection.
• Excellent writing skills (in English), proofreading, and editing skills are imperative to this position. Writing with a US-based population in mind will be required.
• Excellent interviewing skills, and communication skills in speaking, transcribing, contacting, and following up with refugee clients.
• Experience with popular social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc).
• Strong photography skills.
• Strong videography skills.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite software is a plus.
• Familiarity with WordPress or similar CMS is a plus.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively. The candidate will need to be a self-starter, someone who can manage their time and tasks independently and responsibly.
• Respect for individuals regardless of their race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, or legal status.
• Attention to detail, patience, willingness to collaborate with team members, and diplomacy.
• Must be legally able to live and work in Kenya.

Special Requirement

• A police clearance certificate is required prior to the issuance of a contract.

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