Communications Manager

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Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

Remote (global)
  • Career category: Comms/ Digital/ Media
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 10+ years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (global)
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: R630,000 ZAR-R740,000 ZAR / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 15/01/2024
  • Location: Remote (global)
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Role Requirements

  • Strategic communication: Help create a new communications strategy, ensuring that it aligns with our organisational mission and goals.
  • Operational workplan development: Create a workplan that is consistent with the communications strategy, outlining specific tasks and timelines.

The scope of the work will include:


1. In partnership with the Global Advocacy Director, create a clear and implementable communications strategy, and an associated monitoring and evaluation plan for the communication strategy that links to the organisational MEL system to measure the effectiveness of the strategy.

2. Managing all communications activities including packaging and dissemination of internal SVRI activities and products, external research, capacity building initiatives, courses and events. Highlighting SVRI achievements, and grantee achievements, lessons learned through SVRIs platforms and networks.

3. Developing and maintaining a regular social media plan including crafting and designing infographics, images and targeted messages for social media channels as well as text for e-mail marketing and blogs (researchers, practitioners, funders, activists, others).

4. Development and packaging of communication materials using multi-media and multiple communication avenues across the four pillars of our work.

5. Maintain and engage with SVRI’s social media community, including content creation for increased engagement and interacting with followers (i.e. via polls, engaging questions, etc.).


6. Creating communication packages for specific projects or events, enhancing visibility and engagement (e.g. PowerPoint presentations, launching surveys, new products, webinars or learnings).

7. Depending on skills and expertise other duties can include:

  • Ensuring effective internal communication strategies to keep all SVRI team members informed and engaged. Handling media inquiries and building relationships with the media/journalists to enhance SVRI's visibility and impact.  Providing communications training and support to SVRI staff to enhance their communication skills. Developing and implementing plans to manage any potential reputational risks in line with our Social Media Policy.

8. Other duties as required to ensure the successful delivery of SVRI’s organisational Strategic Plan.


Required Education: 

  • Advanced university degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field.
  • Relevant experience in public health, social sciences, development studies, or specifically in VAW and VAC would be advantageous.

Required experience: 

  • At least ten years relevant experience within the communications and or PR fields.
  • Demonstrated ability in developing, managing and monitoring communication strategies, projects and campaigns.
  • Proven ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including partners, funders, and media outlets.
  • Experience working in multi-cultural environments and understanding of diverse cultural perspectives, especially in global contexts.
  • Excellent understanding of ethical issues related to communications, storytelling etc. on sensitive topics.
  • Excellent writing and good design and presentation skills
  • Expertise with all social media platforms and formats.
  • Understanding of and ability to foster a feminist approach to this work.
  • Excellent IT and database management skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable.

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