Communications Expert at Media Insight

Job Description

• We are recruiting two exceptionally strong Communications Experts to provide strategic leadership across high-level communication, visibility, and knowledge management portfolios within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• This is an intellectually demanding role. We seek professionals with the strategic depth, technical mastery, and institutional maturity required to shape narratives, influence policy discourse, protect organisational reputation, and drive high-impact communication frameworks.
• These positions are suited to individuals who understand that communication is not merely dissemination, but a core instrument of governance, influence, and institutional credibility.

Role Overview

• The Communications Experts will lead the design and execution of integrated communication strategies aligned with institutional priorities.
• They will operate at both strategic and operational levels, translating complex policy, technical, and programme content into compelling, audience-specific outputs for senior government officials, international partners, donors, media, and the public.
• The roles require the ability to move seamlessly between executive advisory functions and hands-on delivery, ensuring communication outputs meet the highest standards of rigour, clarity, and influence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive communication and visibility strategies
• Lead narrative architecture for programmes, reforms, and policy initiatives
• Produce executive-grade briefing notes, speeches, reports, thought leadership pieces, and strategic messaging frameworks
• Design and oversee multi-channel campaigns across digital, broadcast, print, and event platforms
• Provide advisory support on reputation management and crisis communication
• Coordinate high-level stakeholder engagement and media relations
• Oversee multimedia production workflows, ensuring quality control and brand alignment
• Institutionalise knowledge management systems to capture, structure, and disseminate learning.

Required Profile

• Advanced Degree in Communications, Public Policy, International Relations, Media Studies, or a related discipline
• 3–5 years of demonstrable experience in strategic communications, preferably within government, multilateral, international development, or high-level corporate settings
• Proven experience advising leadership and navigating sensitive environments
• Exceptional writing, analytical, and editorial capability, with a portfolio of high-quality outputs
• Strong understanding of development communication, public affairs, donor visibility requirements, and institutional branding
• Demonstrable experience managing campaigns and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Personal Attributes:

• High intellectual rigour and conceptual clarity
• Strategic judgement and discretion
• Ability to perform under pressure in demanding environments
• Detail-oriented with uncompromising standards of excellence.