Communication Officer at Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE)

Terms of Reference (TOR) For Communication Officer

• Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organization (WEWE) a women led, faith based non-governmental organization is soliciting for a short-term one position of a combined Communication Officer/Content Editor and Online Strategist officer to provide communication and media advocacy services to support activities to stem community spread of COVID-19 in for a ‘Urban WASH Civil Society Response on COVID19’ an intervention under USAID Effective Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services (E-WASH Program).

Period of Performance:

• Six (6) Months

The objective of this program are as follows:

• Strengthen Federal Government and partner states’ COVID-19 prevention campaigns and strategies through strategic communications and advocacy.
• Deepen partnership with national and local media to increase access to quality information and leverage digital technologies to fight the pandemic.

Duties/Responsibilities

• S/he will assist to develop content and edit key messages to influence behavior change towards de-stigmatization of COVID19 Survivors for Radio jingles/ TV advertorials, social media banners and newspaper cartoons and editorials on Email, whatsapp, SMS.
• S/he will assist in developing content and editing bi-weekly newsletters and short messages on COVID19 interventions on Email, whatsapp, SMS.
• S/he will assist facilitating translations of content into local languages such as Pidgin, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
• S/he will assist in developing scripts and content for 30-secs TV advertorial.
• S/he will assist to editing and reviewing the simple languages for Multimedia presentations, cartoons, educative videos to be run on social media platforms and broadcast media.
• S/he will assist to produce radio jingle and TV promotion/social media promotional materials to promote key messages on reducing fake news through Africa Magic (Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa), Radio, TV, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bill boards.
• S/he will assist to develop story line, edit and review cartoon characters or scripts for cartoon strips and short educative illustration on risk communications and hygiene promotion.
• S/he will assist in developing and online communication strategy and campaign using blog, tweeter, youtube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Bill boards.

The Reporting Line:

• The Communication Officer – Content editor and online strategist will report to the Communication Manager

Minimum Position Requirements

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications or English or a relevant field
• At least 2 – 3 years’ experience communication and media advocacy particular in developing and content editing and online strategy development
• Experience working on USAID funded or International Donor funded project communication is an added advantage