Advocacy and Communication Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Reporting to: Head of Department – Advocacy and Communications
Proposed start date: 1 December 2025
Work location: Abuja, FCT State

Key Responsibilities:

Mission 1:  Develop an advocacy and communication implementation plan, tools and materials to increase awareness of Action Against Hunger programming to stakeholders

• Liaise closely with the field advocacy team to develop and support the integration of new communication approaches, tools, and techniques into Action Against Hunger programming;
• Organize and coordinate the celebration of international/national advocacy days and campaigns, and use such forums for allowed advocacy themes (e.g. World Humanitarian Day, World Breastfeeding Day, International Women Day, Global Handwashing Day, etc);
• Support Action Against Hunger advocacy efforts by developing advocacy messages, materials, tools as well as multimedia content – photography and videography skills needed;
• Undertake field visits to monitor the impact of the communication materials, messaging, use of tools, identifying communication gaps and opportunities for a wider spread and reach critical masses with appropriate information;
• Assist the advocacy and communications team with the coordination of field advocacy events, meetings, and where possible representations;
• Update mainstream and social media platforms to communicate program activities to a wider audience;
• Support coordination with and work with mapped out media and communication organizations in implementing programs’ advocacy activities;
• Monitoring and supervision of media as part of advocacy-related collaborative activities and plans in Nigeria by ensuring that these are in line with Action Against Hunger country strategy;
• Liaise with the project team for advocacy and communications needs and raise procurement requests for the production of IEC materials and other visibility materials.

Mission 2:  Collect evidence-based information and testimonies that Action Against Hunger can use to inform programming and advocacy

• Contribute to the state and national level advocacy agenda by collecting and providing evidence that advantages project outcomes ;
• Collect and document beneficiary stories and testimonies that can be used for advocacy at a national and international level ;
• Promote cross-thematic learning through facilitating engagements, and knowledge sharing workshops on advocacy and communications ;
• Perform additional activities as requested by the Head of Department Advocacy and Communications ;
• Lead in content gathering for mission newsletter.

Mission 3:  Maintain and organize communication data and materials

• Proactively cultivate relationships with key media contacts and compile and maintain contacts and a general database of stakeholders;
• Manage Action Against Hunger image and video library for communication, reporting, and other needs;
• Liaise with media outlets to package information and ensure external visibility with appropriate information and message targeting, while working with HoD Advocacy and Communications and a wider audience, contribute to the preparation of talking points, media briefs, and press releases;
• Support in maintaining a good relationship with Government and non-Government partners working on the Project through effective representations and delegated responsibilities.

Mission 4:  Document and share good practices from planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of program activities at the local community, state, and national levels

• Organize learning, knowledge sharing, and training for program and field teams on innovating and new digital and advocacy technologies.
• Support the timely dissemination of program information internally and externally.
• Work with the Knowledge Management Officer and field program team to ensure success/impact stories are valid and qualitative.
• Work with field program teams in Action Against Hunger field bases to plan and execute proper closeout activities.
• Manage stakeholders’ relationships relevant to advocacy and communications by projecting Action Against Hunger brand values and virtues.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Media, Development Communication, or related fields of ACF thematic implementation (Health, FSL, WASH, etc)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in communications, advocacy, or media work in humanitarian/development contexts.
• Proven ability to design and lead media campaigns and communication strategies.
• Experience in training or capacity building is a plus.
• Strong writing, visual content creation, and presentation skills.
• Proficient in photography, videography, graphic design, and editing tools (Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Canva, CapCut).
• Fluent in English; Hausa is an advantage.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Creative, diplomatic, and culturally sensitive.
• Able to build partnerships with media, government, and development actors.
• Willing to travel regularly to remote areas.